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Economic & Public Diplomacy

A practical professional programme focused on economic & public diplomacy, designed to strengthen communication, media capability and stakeholder engagement.

Type
Executive
Level
Executive
Duration
5 days
Delivery
In person, Live online, In-house
Languages
English, Arabic

Economic & Public Diplomacy develops the capability to use economic engagement, strategic communication and stakeholder relations to advance international objectives and strengthen national or institutional influence.

The programme examines trade and investment diplomacy, economic interests, public diplomacy, soft power, cultural engagement, international audiences, strategic narratives and partnership-building.

Participants learn how economic and public diplomacy can complement traditional diplomatic channels and shape international relationships and perceptions.

Objectives

  • Understand the roles of economic and public diplomacy.

  • Analyse trade, investment and economic interests in diplomatic contexts.

  • Develop strategies for international audience engagement.

  • Use strategic narratives and soft-power tools effectively.

  • Build partnerships that support long-term international objectives.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the relationship between economic interests and diplomacy.

  • Identify relevant economic and international stakeholders.

  • Develop public-diplomacy objectives and audience strategies.

  • Design credible strategic narratives for international engagement.

  • Develop partnership approaches that support diplomatic objectives.

Who it is for

  • Diplomatic and foreign-affairs professionals.

  • Trade and investment-promotion professionals.

  • Public-diplomacy practitioners.

  • Government communications professionals.

  • International-relations and public-affairs professionals.

Programme modules

1. Economic Diplomacy Foundations
  • Economic diplomacy

  • National economic interests

  • Trade and investment

  • Economic influence

2. Trade and Investment Engagement
  • Market access

  • Investment promotion

  • Business stakeholders

  • Economic partnerships

3. Public Diplomacy Foundations
  • International audiences

  • Soft power

  • Public opinion

  • Reputation and influence

4. Strategic Narratives and Communication
  • National and institutional narratives

  • Message credibility

  • Digital diplomacy

  • International media

5. Cultural and Educational Engagement
  • Cultural diplomacy

  • Educational exchange

  • People-to-people relations

  • Long-term influence

6. Partnerships and Impact
  • International partnerships

  • Stakeholder coalitions

  • Diplomatic outcomes

  • Measurement and review

Methodology

The programme combines economic-diplomacy frameworks, public-diplomacy cases, stakeholder exercises and strategic-communication scenarios. Participants develop integrated approaches to international influence and engagement.

Assessment

Assessment includes economic and public-diplomacy exercises and a final applied task requiring participants to develop an international engagement strategy for a defined economic or public-diplomacy objective.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

For your organisation

This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.

Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.

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