...The conclusion summarises the book’s argument that the Pilgrims acted in the realm of public diplomacy in an attempt to influence foreign and international relations by engaging with foreign publics. These actions characterise public diplomacy as it is understood today and, indeed, the Pilgrims...

... and establishes the role of unofficial public diplomacy activities and associational culture in official Anglo-American relations in an earlier period than has been recognised in the existing historiography. The book concludes that the Pilgrims Society is best regarded as a semi-official actor in international...

... for domestic audiences, as a crucial component of soft power and as a form of public diplomacy. Medinskii in particular has helped to promote a patriotic culture centered on the Second World War, Soviet sports achievements, and the Soviet space program. Developing this patriotic brand, however, has come...

... to advance its interests. The EU also incentivises free movement and pro-immigration policies among its regions and prospective states. Finally, immigration and emigration play a critical role in developing Scotland’s international reputation and Scotland’s public diplomacy promotes positive contributions...

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...The Republic of Moldova is ridden by political uncertainties, divided by acute language and media policy issues, and plagued by a continuous national identity crisis. This chapter discusses the country’s exposure to Russian public diplomacy initiatives, in particular those implemented with the help...

...This chapter outlines the theoretical rationale behind the book’s argument that the Pilgrims Society’s activities during the first half of the twentieth century were a nascent form of public diplomacy and that they contributed to the development of later, more official, public diplomacy...