This issue Includes the article The response of Swedish and Norwegian public diplomacy and nation branding actors to the refugee crisis, co-authored by James Pamment and our former Master students Alexandra Olofsson and Rachel Hjorth-Jenssen. The purpose of the article is:
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the communication management of the Swedish and Norwegian Governments during the 2015-2016 refugee crisis. It does so in the context of recent debates into public diplomacy (PD) and nation branding, on the understanding that governments seek to manage their reputations in order to attract trade, investment and tourism, as well as generate broader interest in their policies and values.
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