Vaccine (public) diplomacy: legitimacy narratives in the pandemic age

Manfredi-Sánchez, Juan-Luis

doi:10.1057/s41254-022-00258-2

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“…Last, actors seek to validate public policy decisions and create meanings in line with an interpretation of the issue and how it relates to the international and national levels. Thus, actors have to convince target audiences, whether internal or external, that their narratives are legitimate and sound (Manfredi-S anchez, 2022).…”

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Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Manfredi-Sánchez

Smith

2022

JCOM

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PurposeThe purpose of this research is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the EU's public diplomacy – towards both domestic and external audiences – during times of crisis. The EU's public diplomacy is examined across six major crises: the Eurozone crisis (2008), the Ukrainian crisis (2014), the migrant crisis (2015), the Brexit referendum (2016), the new transatlantic relationship (2017) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2019). The goal of examining these crises in conjunction is to derive policy-relevant insights.Design/methodology/approachThis article adopts a problem-driven approach – the problem being how successful is the EU at public diplomacy during times of crisis – that draws theoretical and empirical insights from Communication Studies, International Relations and EU studies via a “strategic narratives” framework. It situates the EU as a unique public diplomacy actor, one which is becoming more prominent due to the mediatisation of diplomacy, especially driven by the advent of cyberspace.FindingsThe article finds that the EU has been experiencing a cycle of crises that have affected the political, economic, symbolic and social foundations of the common project. The EU has had some notable success – such as restoring confidence at the height of the Eurozone crisis – and some notable challenges – such as effectively combatting disinformation. Regardless, the EU has the potential to better manage these and future crises by engaging in an effective public diplomacy strategy that tells a shared European story that informs and inspires people, both domestically and externally.Originality/valueThe article offers an original examination of the EU's public diplomacy response to six different crises. It looks at different types of crises and utilises concepts from different social science perspectives. It offers novel strategic and policy recommendations.

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“…The COVID-19 health crisis has exacerbated two problems that make public diplomacy difficult (Manfredi-S anchez, 2022). First, the impact of the pandemic has weakened the Eurozone.…”

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Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Manfredi-Sánchez

Smith

2022

JCOM

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“…В ряде публикаций уделяется внимание вакцинной дипломатии, а также смежным вопросам, таким как механизмы обеспечения доступа к вакцинам, формирующийся рынок вакцин, его влияние на социально-экономические позиции государств, гонка вакцин, геополитика вакцин и т.д. (Moon 2020;Halabi, Santos Rutschman 2021;Hotez 2021;Hotez, Narayan 2021;Lee 2021;Manfredi-Sánchez 2022).…”

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Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era

Arsentyeva

2022

Vestnik MGIMO-universiteta

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The pandemic has produced the global COVID-19 vaccine market with various stakeholders acting in their economic self-interest. At the same time, some governments use vaccines for pursuing national interests and expanding their international influence. Using scientific works on the topic and documents from WHO, GAVI, WTO, IMF, government documents and think tank reports, the author analyzes vaccine diplomacy as a branch of medical diplomacy and identifies changes that occur under pandemic impact. The article examines the current policy of China, as it has achieved the most notable success in medical services export, primarily to developing countries, and Chinese pharmaceutical companies play a prominent role in the global vaccine market. It raises serious concerns of the West, which accuses Beijing of using coronacrisis to establish a new (China-centric) world order. It is concluded that government capacity to protect public health and control epidemic spread is among the significant criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of State policy, and its own vaccine industry begins to be regarded as an important element of national security. There is also a considerable increase in the role of healthcare in foreign policy of a number of States using medical and vaccine diplomacies as a means of achieving political goals. COVID-19 vaccines are becoming a strategic asset that affects the country’s position on the world stage and generates a new field of geopolitical rivalry. But at the same time, vaccine diplomacy could serve as a dialogue platform in cases when interstate relations are in a deep crisis. And it may lead to awareness of the need to train specialists in the field of medical diplomacy.

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“…This pandemic has created a chance to spread legitimacy narratives of PD (Manfredi-Sánchez, 2022). We identify civilians involved in Canada–China HE programs as non-state actors in this subset of PD, specifically, Education Diplomacy.…”

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Post-crisis response by Chinese stakeholders to Canadian international education programs: a case study with community-based survey evidence

Liu

2022

AEDS

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PurposeThis article examines education diplomacy as a specific application of public diplomacy in stabilizing Canada–China relations, which have worsened over the last few years. It conducts a case study analysing post-crisis responses of Chinese stakeholders in Canadian university international programs. The survey results provide policymaking insight for restoring post-crisis global learning activities.Design/methodology/approachIt applies conceptual analysis, comparative methods and historical reflection to design a community-based survey. It treated Chinese university students and scholars as stakeholders of education diplomacy. Utilizing an established network of Chinese intuitional partners by the host institute, this case study analyses questionnaires on the online survey platform Qualtrics.FindingsThe survey indicates concerns about diplomatic tension by Chinese stakeholders in Canadian university international programs. However, their responses are still favourable for resuming global learning activities with more flexibility, mobility and personal safety facilitation.Originality/valueThe paper assesses the post-crisis response of Chinese stakeholders concerning the Canada–China education collaboration while interpreting Education Diplomacy as a specific form of Public Diplomacy for normalizing China–Canada relations still subject to growing bilateral tension.

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Vaccine (public) diplomacy: legitimacy narratives in the pandemic age

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era

Post-crisis response by Chinese stakeholders to Canadian international education programs: a case study with community-based survey evidence

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