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The USC Society of Public Diplomats is the nation's first student-run organization in the field of public diplomacy.

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The Summer/Fall 2019 edition of #PublicDiplomacy Magazine is now available! In this issue, read about “monumental” instances of PD and the policy, people and physical structures that shape them: https://t.co/poyALy5WdV

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Are you all caught up on @PD_mag published by @USCAnnenberg's @USC_SPD students? New issue coming soon! In the meantime, catch up on the latest issues about #BorderDiplomacy: https://t.co/jL9zChxHUQ and #CityDiplomacy: https://t.co/NqDDS74jdE #ascj @USC #PublicDiplomacy

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Ever wonder how musical theater based on tragic events comes together? The Broadway musical #ComeFromAway skillfully narrates the true story of how a small town welcomed nearly 7,000 refugees after 9/11. RSVP to learn more about crisis storytelling: https://t.co/AfHbZ9GeOQ

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“To cultivate a better image, cultivate a better reality,” says @NickCull on #NationBranding. Germany, for example, is a brand to be emulated because it has cultivated a better reality. #IdentityPD #ASCJ

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What’s the role of diaspora communities in constructing national identity? According to @UCLA’s George Dutton, there’s a complicated relationship between the Vietnamese diaspora and the Vietnamese state #IdentityPD

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For countries seeking to establish a new identity, what assets would a country need to make progress? - Panel Three Moderator Robert Banks asks of @NickCull, Frank Zerunyan and George Dutton #IdentityPD

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It’s important to remember that genocide is a crime against humanity, not just against Armenians, says @USCPrice’s Frank Zerunyan #IdentityPD

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@USCAnnenberg’s @NickCull on #NationBranding and #IdentityPD: “Leaders are getting their stability from looking to their past.” #ASCJ #USCMPD

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#Vietnam has quite successfully re-branded itself post-conflict, says George Dutton, Director of the @UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies #IdentityPD

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Frank Zerunyan, Professor of the Practice of Governance @USCPrice, discusses post-conflict #IdentityPD in Armenia #USCSPD2018 #IdentityPostConflict

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Panel Three is starting now: “Identity Transcending Borders” explores how #PublicDiplomacy can change images of post-conflict countries abroad. Public Diplomacy Practitioner Robert Banks moderates, with speakers @NickCull, @UCLA’s George Dutton and @USC’s Frank Zerunyan.

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”Through the similarities between the Ivory Coast and Colombia conflicts, UNIMINUTO was able to use Catholic initiatives and networks to build connections for post conflict reconstruction”. - Mauricio Izquierdo #IdentityPD

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Dr. Bojan Petrovic, the senior lecturer in the Department of International Studies at the University of California, Irvine, speaks about how conflicts acquire religious dimensions, the difference between state building and nation building, and the process of national identity.

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Mauricio Izquierdo, the Director of International Projects at UNIMINUTO University, gives us the context of the Colombian conflict for Panel Two. #IdentityPD #IdentityPolitics

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Panel Two: “Moving Forward, Constructing a New Identity” focusing on Colombia and Iraq features panelists Bojan Petrovic and Mauricio Izquierdo, moderated by Dr. Edgardo Perez Morales #IdentityPD #IdentityPostConflict

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“What is the best way to create a collective identity? Is it better to tell the story of a nation from different perspectives or is it better to focus on rebranding for the future?” #IdentityPD #IdentityPostConflict

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“Religion can be seen as a divisive marker in post conflict multi-ethnic societies”- Dr. Neven Andjelic #IdentityPD #IdentityPostConflict

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When it comes to conflict, don’t believe anything that can fit in a tweet because that will seriously lack the nuances and the intricacies that go into the issue - Sara Brown @USCShoahFdn @USC_SPD #identityPD

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“The rebranding of Rwanda makes no reference of the genocide, instead they choose to focus on economic, infrastructure, and technological gains. They brand themselves as the ‘Singapore of Africa’.” - Professor Donald Miller #IdentityPD #IdentityPostConflict

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#Turkey never acknowledged the #genocide of the #Armenians, Serbia never acknowledged the genocide of the Bosnians, Croatia never acknowledged the WWII genocide of the Serbs and it just keeps repeating. There is no closure. Prof. Neven Andjelic @regentsuni @USC_SPD #identityPD