2019
DOI: 10.1093/fpa/orz003
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Public Diplomacy and International Conflict Resolution: A Cautionary Case from Cold War South America

Abstract: Can public diplomacy help resolve protracted international conflicts? Both rationalist and constructivist traditions identify significant domestic obstacles to international peacemaking. However, Robert Putnam's concept of “reverberation” implies that diplomats can expand their adversaries’ win-sets for cooperation by engaging foreign publics. This paper analyzes a most-likely case, with archival evidence: Argentine Ambassador Oscar Camilión's unsuccessful quest for Argentine-Brazilian rapprochement in 1976–77… Show more

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“…The study of public diplomacy has bloomed into a substantial literature: an expanding number of academics, along with the high-level officials engaging in public diplomacy, see international public engagement as crucial to achieving a state's foreign policy goals (e.g., Hartig 2016;Mor 2006;Peterson 2002;Wilson 2008). However, other scholars dismiss diplomatic outreach to public audiences, claiming that it lacks credibility, delivers no tangible benefits, or is merely a performance for the benefit of domestic audiences (Darnton 2020;Edelstein and Krebs 2005;Hoffman 2002). It is often portrayed as irrelevant to important outcomes in international relations (Cohen 2017).…”
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“…The study of public diplomacy has bloomed into a substantial literature: an expanding number of academics, along with the high-level officials engaging in public diplomacy, see international public engagement as crucial to achieving a state's foreign policy goals (e.g., Hartig 2016;Mor 2006;Peterson 2002;Wilson 2008). However, other scholars dismiss diplomatic outreach to public audiences, claiming that it lacks credibility, delivers no tangible benefits, or is merely a performance for the benefit of domestic audiences (Darnton 2020;Edelstein and Krebs 2005;Hoffman 2002). It is often portrayed as irrelevant to important outcomes in international relations (Cohen 2017).…”
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“…According to this view, foreign public opinion does not influence foreign policy outcomes. These theorists believe that image management campaigns are not credible, do not bring about concrete benefits, or are merely a performance for domestic audiences (Edelstein & Krebs, 2005 ; Darnton, 2020 ; Hoffman, 2002 ) and they thus dismiss the role that public diplomacy plays in international relations (Cohen, 2017 ).…”
Section: Foreign Public Opinion In International Relationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…search shows that engagement with foreign publics could enable and enhance cooperation and the buy-in of a negotiated agreement. 16 Ultimately, what has contributed to this lack of clarity is the text of the agreement that is open to much speculation and various interpretations when analysed alongside with the memorandum of understanding with the Afghan government.…”
Section: Weak Public Diplomacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…IR theory maintains that conflict resolution between rival countries requires diplomatic engagement to break the ice. 1 Reaching out to the adversary in any form-state-to-state, leader-to-leader, or the opposing citizenry-is important for conflict resolution between rival countries. 2 However, to break the ice, the rival parties need to "soften up."…”
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confidence: 99%