This innovative text provides a structured and practical framework for understanding the complexities of contemporary public relations throughout the world and highlights the different approaches professionals must consider when communicating in different PR contexts.

Alan R. Freitag is Associate Department Chair in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Ashli Quesinberry Stokes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

1. Common Ground 2. Evolution of the Profession 3. Theories and Methods 4. Comparative Cultural Metrics 5. Structural Comparisons 6. State of the Profession 7. South and Southeast Asia 8. China, Japan, and South Korea 9. The Middle East 10. Sub-Saharan Africa 11. Latin America 12. Central and Eastern Europe 13. Western Europe and Legacy Countries 14. Future of Global PR