The EU as ‘norm entrepreneur’ in the Asian region: exploring the digital diplomacy aspect of the human rights toolbox

Vadura, Katharine

doi:10.1007/s10308-015-0420-3

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“…However, the centrality of European MFAs may also be explained through the prism of public diplomacy. Studies examining the EU's use of social media in Asia and ASEAN countries have found that EU missions focus on information dissemination, as opposed to conversing with Twitter users (Bjola & Jiang, 2015; Vadura, 2015). However, these studies have also demonstrated that as a diplomatic actor, the EU uses social media to promote its core values—protecting human rights, promoting democracy, and combating climate change.…”

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Follow to be followed: The centrality of MFAs in Twitter networks

Manor,

Segev

2023

Policy & Internet

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This article outlines three major features of the digital society (information sharing, a levelled‐playing field, and reciprocal surveillance) and explores their manifestation in the field of diplomacy. The article analyzed the international network of 78 Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) on Twitter during the critical period of its growth between 2014 and 2016. To explain why some MFAs follow or are followed by their peers, both internal (Twitter) and external (gross domestic product) factors were considered. The analysis found the principle of digital reciprocity to be the most important factor in explaining an MFA's centrality. Ministries who follow their peers are more likely to be followed in return. Other factors that predict the popularity of MFAs among their peers are regionality, technological savviness, and national media environments. These findings provide a broader understanding of contemporary diplomacy and the fierce competition over attention in the digital society.

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Follow to be followed: The centrality of MFAs in Twitter networks

Manor,

Segev

2023

Policy & Internet

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“…Examples from the second category include Park and Lim’s (2014) evaluation of the online activities and relationships of Japanese and South Korean ‘public diplomacy organisations’, including foreign affairs ministries; Vadura’s (2015) more conceptual work on the role of digital diplomacy in the European Union’s efforts to promote human rights in Asia and Archetti’s (2012) comparison of the use of digital communications technologies by foreign diplomats in London. This analysis conspicuously highlights the differing experiences and achievements of the various embassies: there is ‘no one-size-fits-all policy when it comes to identifying an effective communication strategy in diplomacy … It is shaped by the contingent interplay of contingent factors (Archetti, 2012: 205).…”

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Facebook diplomacy: a data-driven, user-focused approach to Facebook use by diplomatic missions

Spry

2018

Media International Australia

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The utility of social media platforms as means for communication and engagement has become important for those responsible for public diplomacy. This article addresses this nexus between social media studies and diplomacy studies using original empirical research based on Facebook pages published by the diplomatic missions of 8 nations in 22 host nations. Data from 161 pages from January to December 2016 were extracted using Netvizz. A multi-stage mixed-methods approach uses quantifiable engagement data and qualitative content. The analysis varies from many previous studies by foregrounding social media as a communication environment and by including audiences/users as active participants. The findings suggest Facebook diplomacy is more relevant in countries that are smaller, poorer and closer. They categorise content using a four-part taxonomy of diplomatic discourse: outward-facing publicity, inward-facing publicity, engagement, and user-generated content. The article aims to develop the field of digital diplomacy studies by highlighting innovative findings and suggesting trajectories for further scholarship.

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“…In the case of the creation of the International Red Cross, there was a break with the established practice of treating enemy medical personnel as spoils of war (Finnemore and Sikkink 1998 ). As these examples already demonstrate, most studies on norm entrepreneurship focus on progressive actors that promote norms like equality, freedom, education or welfare through international organisations such as the European Union or the United Nations, or through international nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) like the Red Cross (Keck and Sikkink 1998 ; Kleibrink 2011 ; Risse and Sikkink 1999 ; Sikkink 2014 ; Vadura 2015 ; on conservative norm protagonism, see Bob 2012 ). The ROC’s promotion of traditional values is of a different kind: it is conservative, not progressive.…”

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The Russian Orthodox Church as moral norm entrepreneur

Stoeckl

2016

Religion, State and Society

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Conflicts over religious symbols in the public sphere, gay marriage, abortion or gender equality have shown their disruptive potential across many societies in the world. They have also become the subject of political and legal debates in international institutions. These conflicts emerge out of different worldviews and normative conceptions of the good, and they are frequently framed in terms of competing interpretations of human rights. One newcomer voice in conflicts over rights and values in the international sphere is the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), which in recent years has become an active promoter of ‘traditional values’ both inside Russia and internationally. This article studies the ideational prerequisites and dynamics of Russian Orthodox ‘norm protagonism’ in the international arena.

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The EU as ‘norm entrepreneur’ in the Asian region: exploring the digital diplomacy aspect of the human rights toolbox

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Follow to be followed: The centrality of MFAs in Twitter networks

Follow to be followed: The centrality of MFAs in Twitter networks

Facebook diplomacy: a data-driven, user-focused approach to Facebook use by diplomatic missions

The Russian Orthodox Church as moral norm entrepreneur

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