Boundary Spanners of Humanity
Three Logics of Communications and Public Diplomacy for Global Collaboration
Author R.S. Zaharna
Reviews and Awards
"We are living in an age where our problems are much more effectively globalized than our solutions. Zaharna's new book provides a sensitive, authoritative, and eminently practical route out of this growing dilemma: a more culturally-aware approach to communications and diplomacy. It would be a wonderful thing if this book became required reading for the coming generations of diplomats and politicians, as well as scholars and students. It certainly deserves it." -- Simon Anholt, author of The Good Country Equation
"An original and valuable work which rethinks the links between communication, culture, and diplomacy. The great joy of this book is its eclecticism and the comprehensiveness of Zaharna's 'world tour' with the multiple insights she brings. The result is consistently illuminating and fun to read in equal measure. A book to celebrate." -- Nicholas J. Cull, author of Public Diplomacy
"Zaharna's pioneering new book shows us how a cross-cultural, humanist approach to communication and public diplomacy leverages the impact of diversity and connectivity in addressing some of the world's biggest challenges. This masterful work shifts our view of public diplomacy as a state-centric function to a human-centric enterprise." -- Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, author of The Future of U.S. Public Diplomacy
"Zaharna doesn't just write eloquently about boundary spanners of humanity. She is one. This world is in desperate need of more people to guide us like my friend who wrote this book." -- Nancy Snow, Coeditor of The Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy
