
Elsa Hedling
Researcher

Blending Politics and New Media : Mediatized Practices of EU Digital Diplomacy
Author
Summary, in English
The empirical material consists of 23 informant interviews conducted during a number of visits to the EEAS in Brussels, official documents, newsletters and social media observations (Twitter, Facebook and YouTube). The case study analyzes the development of digital diplomacy at the EEAS through three empirical snapshots that illustrate crisis management communication during the Ukraine crisis 2013-2014, responses to Russian disinformation 2015-2016 and the projection of the EU Global Strategy 2016-2017. The conclusion is that the mediatization of politics happens through an interaction of media logic (here new media) and the hosting political context, where expectations, threats, leadership, resources, skills, learning and individuals influence the practices where new media and diplomacy ultimately blend.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
Publishing year
2018-11-25
Language
English
Publication/Series
Lund Political Studies
Issue
193
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Lund University
Topic
- Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
Keywords
- mediatization
- public diplomacy
- digital diplomacy
- EU
- EEAS
Status
Published
Supervisor
- Douglas Brommesson
- Lisbeth Aggestam
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0460-0037
- ISBN: 978-91-7753-896-7
- ISBN: 978-91-7753-897-4
Defence date
19 December 2018
Defence time
10:00
Defence place
Eden auditorium, Pardisgatan 5H, Lund
Opponent
- Alister Miskimmon (Professor)