Beyond the "obama effect": Refining the instruments of engagement through U.S. public diplomacy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 784-802

  Hayden, Craig ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement; foreign policy; international communication; Obama; public diplomacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955731195     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211400571     Document Type: Article

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