This book examines the newly established concept of the new public diplomacy against empirical data from extensive case studies, in order to offer a systematic assessment of policy and practice in the early 21st century.

James Pamment is lecturer and researcher at Karlstad University and Uppsala University, Sweden, and has a PhD in Media and Communication Studies. From 2013, he will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.

1. Introduction 2. A Dynamic Field in a Changing World 3. Perspectives on the New Public Diplomacy 4. United States 5. United Kingdom 6. Sweden 7. Prospects for a New Public Diplomacy