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Chinese in Australia have grown into a variegated diaspora with a mainland-born majority. Diaspor... more Chinese in Australia have grown into a variegated diaspora with a mainland-born majority. Diasporas are channels of cultural, economic and political influence; and seen as such by sending and receiving countries. They interact in international cultural relations between sending and receiving countries, as expressions of civic virtue oriented to either or both. Cooperative interactions between the respective countries can bring prosperity to all; but when security considerations cast clouds over relations between countries, the concerned countries and communities have careful paths to tread. This input visits the Chinese diaspora past and present. It emphasises the rules of friendship and hospitality as guiding principles for healthy international cultural relations.

Routledge eBooks, May 19, 2023

Communication, Politics & Culture, 2012

The United States and China draw mutual fascination as the current global superpower and an incip... more The United States and China draw mutual fascination as the current global superpower and an incipient one, respectively. The state visit to the US in February 2012 by Vice President Xi Jinping, who is described as the Chinese president-in-waiting in the Western press, is examined comparatively across leading US and Chinese newspapers. Framing theory is employed in the examination to ascertain different frames that have emerged in the two political cultural contexts.

This paper discusses the relationship between soft power theory emerging variously from the field... more This paper discusses the relationship between soft power theory emerging variously from the fields of international relations and international communication, noting the links to symbolic interactionism. Additionally it draws on the initiation of China's soft power to illustrate the ideal-typical notion of "ethical soft power". China has had connections with Africa since Admiral Zheng. He visited the eastern seaboard of the continent during the Ming Dynasty. The initial attraction was exerted by Africa, a new world full of strange animals and other wonders. A giraffe that was brought back to the emperor at this time was supposedly seen as a "qilin", a mythical beast that was associated with perfect good will, gentleness, benevolence to all and righteousness. The qualities attributed to the qilin may be associated with "ethical soft power". In the 21st century, China has entered a developmental relationship with the African continent and this has taken place at a time it is thinking seriously about its soft power capabilities and strategy. The China-Africa development relationship may be viewed usefully through the lens of soft power and measured in terms of "ethical soft power".12 page(s

As the market’s influence on policy and as a shaper of knowledge wares grows, the role of univers... more As the market’s influence on policy and as a shaper of knowledge wares grows, the role of universities as developers of thinking critical to the information revolution gains importance. There is a tendency to overlook important customers in the information marketplace. This chapter maps the information marketplace with respect to media and information technology (MIT) education and recommends an educational strategy for particular MIT education vendors, viz universities.13 page(s

Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy, 2008

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Global media journal, 2006

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The Journal of International Communication, 2005

The cover of the present issue celebrates the life and work of one of the standardbearers of what... more The cover of the present issue celebrates the life and work of one of the standardbearers of what we call, in the field of international communication, the 'dominant paradigm'. The picture, provided by Corinne Shefner-Rogers, Everett M. Roger's widow, depicts the leonine countenance of Professor Rogers (born 1931) who died on 21 October 2004, leaving behind what can be described as a library of his own publications and an army of scholars, students and extension workers whose lives and works had been touched by his own life and works. Ronny Adhikarya, a former student and colleague of Roger's has written:

T wenty-first Century public relations, in the age of Web 2 technology, is the art of developing,... more T wenty-first Century public relations, in the age of Web 2 technology, is the art of developing, retaining and transforming with participatory communities. More advanced technologies than Web 2 are in the offing, and are depicted by science fiction. A case in point is Tron, a movie in which Encom Corporation is controlled by an artilect, or artificial intelligence known as the Master Control Program (MCP). MCP, which evolved from a chess program and is a master strategist, decides to take over the Pentagon’s computer systems for reasons of efficiency. Users decide that it has to be destroyed. In science fiction films, almost invariably. Power hungry artilects are defeated. If nascent artilects wanted good public relations, Hollywood contributes to this by presenting scenarios of artilects running amok as both distant and reversible.

The Journal of International Communication, 1996

The Future of US Public Diplomacy

... International governance structures are likely to influence “organi-zational features of tran... more ... International governance structures are likely to influence “organi-zational features of transnational actors” (Carlsnaess and Risse-Kappen 2002, 261). ... 2006. Carlsnaess, Walter and Thomas Risse-Kappen. Routledge Handbook of International Relations. London: Sage. 2002. ...