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Karin Aggestam

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Introduction: Advancing a New Research Agenda on Digital Disruption in Diplomacy

Author

  • Karin Aggestam
  • Constance Duncombe

Summary, in English

This article introduces the special issue on digital disruption in diplomacy. We propose a new research agenda, advancing novel conceptualisations and empirical insights into the hybrid nature of contemporary diplomatic practices in a broad range of areas such as peace-making, inter-state signalling, domestic politics, digital communication, public diplomacy and popular culture. Emphasising the major impact of new tech- nologies and the convergence of offline and online diplomatic space, we address the transformative influence at both the micro level of individual actors and the macro level of diplomatic processes and structures. By taking stock of the existing digital diplomacy literature and exploring emerging digital technologies, diplomatic signal- ling and digital disinformation, we show how new research on digital disruption in diplomacy may be advanced by focusing on agency-structure, method and data col- lection. Finally, we provide an overview of contributions that collectively propel the development of a new explorative research agenda on digital disruption in diplomacy.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science
  • Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World

Publishing year

2024-01-02

Language

English

Pages

1-16

Publication/Series

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Volume

19

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Brill Nijhoff

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)

Keywords

  • digital diplomacy
  • digital disruption
  • diplomatic practice
  • digital disinformation
  • diplomatic communication

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1871-1901