Preventing Election Violence Using Media and Technology Panel Discussion
On November 1st, 2024, the IPDGC hosted a panel where experts shared their international experience on preventing election violence using media, communications, and technology. Panelists were: Vasu Mohan, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ Senior...

U.S. Senator Risch Receives Award for Congressional Leadership In Public Diplomacy
IPDGC honors Idaho senator for his support of American global engagement IPDGC Director Dr. William Youmans presents Sen. James Risch with the 2023 Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy. Mrs. Vicki Risch is on the left. (Official U.S....
Defending democracy: Yuliia Paievska (Ukraine)
Recap of IPDGC activities: hosting the 2023 IWOC awardees By Mohamad Fayaz Yourish On March 10, 2023, IPDGC had the opportunity to host the recipients of the 2023 International Women of Courage Award at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs. Earlier that...

Soft Power through Museum Diplomacy
April 5, 2023, 1 – 2pm EST… Visiting Scholar Dr. Tran Khang from University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Soft Power through Museum Diplomacy: The case study of Vietnam, USA and Japan in telling the story of wars....

Narrating peace in Ukraine-Russia
April 4, 2023; 11:30am-12:30pm [note time change] The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) is pleased to host Visiting Scholar Ben O’Loughlin from Royal Holloway, University of London. RSVP Ben will present his paper on Narrating...

Korean Public Diplomacy and Peace Building in Northeast Asia
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET Dr. Seung-Keun Lee is a professor in the Political Science Department at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea and a Visiting Scholar at IPDGC. The event will be hosted at the GW Institute for Korean...

On Strategic Ontologies
Visiting Scholar Ben O’Loughlin spoke on On Strategic Ontologies: Narrative and Meso-Level Theorizing in International Politics Tuesday, March 21st 2023, 12-1 pm | Room 505, 1957 E St About the SpeakerBen O’Loughlin is a Visiting Scholar hosted by the...
VIDEO: Celebrating International Women of Courage. A GW Conversation
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator During Women’s History Month, the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs is honoring and celebrating exceptional women from around the world who have showed fortitude and leadership in advocating...