In light of the events of 2011, Real-Time Diplomacy examines how diplomacy has evolved as media have gradually reduced the time available to policy makers. It analyzes the workings of real-time diplomacy and the opportunities for media-centered diplomacy programs that bypass governments and directly engage foreign citizens.

PHILIP SEIB Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and of International Relations at the University of Southern California, USA, and director of USC's Center on Public Diplomacy.

PART I: 2011 The Political Revolution The Media Revolution PART II: DIPLOMACY TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN Traditional Diplomacy and the Cushion of Time The Arrival of Rapid-Reaction Diplomacy The Expeditionary Diplomat and the Case for Public Diplomacy PART III: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL CHANGE The Promise of Networks Ripple Effects Looking Ahead