Best Practices
Many U.S. multinationals do a good job of becoming good “local citizens” as opposed to “bad tourists.” BDA intends to collect the best practices of as many companies as possible and share them with you here for research and imitation.
Gateways to Global Citizen Diplomacy Efforts
- World Affairs Councils
- Sister Cities International
- Americans for Informed Democracy
- Youth Exchange and Study
- U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
- Rotary International
- Watching America
- World Citizens Guide
- MEDA
Recommended Reading
- Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy, Edited by Nancy Snow, Philip M Taylor
- Featured Public Diplomacy Essays by: Keith Reinhard, Nicholas Cull, Dr. Sherry Mueller, and Matt Armstrong
- The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989 (Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication), by Nicholas J. Cull (July 2008)
- The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream, by John Zogby (August 2008)
- The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith With Our Values in a Dangerous World, by Anne-Marie Slaughter (May 2008)
- BBC – Learn Many Different Languages Free (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/)
- Life Could Be Sweeter, by William Sinunu (www.lifecouldbesweeter.com)
- America's Dialogue with the World, Edited By William P. Kiehl (www.amazon.com)
- Americanization & Anti-Americanism: The German Encounter With American Culture After 1945 by Alexander Stephan (Editor)
- Anti-Americanisms in World Politics (Cornell Studies in Political Economy) by Peter J. Katzenstein (Editor), Robert O. Keohane (Editor)
- Behave Yourself! The Essential Guide to International Etiquette (Globe Pequot Press, 2005) by Michael Powell
- Brand America - The Mother of All Brands (Cyan) by Simon Anholt
- The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent (Harper Business 2005) by Richard Florida
- Foreign Affairs - foreignaffairs.org
- Foreign Policy Magazine - foreignpolicy.com
- Friendly Fire: Misadventures Abroad and the Making of Anti-America (PublicAffairs) by Julia E. Sweig, Nelson & David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies & Director, Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Senior Advisor to BDA
- How to Manage Your Reputation - A Guide to the Dynamics of International Public Relations (New York University Press) by Michael Morely, Vice Chairman Edelman
- John Brown's Public Diplomacy Review - USC Center on Public Diplomacy (view online)
- Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy by Fawaz A. Gerges
- Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands - How to Do Business in Sixty Countries (Adams Media Corp) - by Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway, and George Borden, PhD.
- MSU Global Edge International Business Resource - http://globaledge.msu.edu
- Dr. Nancy Snow: Persuasion & Principle - http://www.nancysnow.com
- The Paradox of American Power - Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone (Oxford Press) by Joseph Nye, Jr.
- Simon Anholt—Nation and Place Branding - http://www.simonanholt.com
- Soft Power - the Means to Success in World Politics (Public Affairds Books) - by Joseph Nye, Jr.
- Überpower, The Imperial Temptation of America (W. W. Norton & Company) - by Josef Joffe
- What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World - Your Guide to Today's Hotspots, Hot shots and Incendiary Issues (Penguin Group) by M.L. Rossi
- Working with Americans (Prentice Hall) by Allyson Stewart-Allen & Lanie Denslow
- Work With Anyone Anywhere: A Guide to Global Business (PROG) by Michael B. Goodman
On the Web
- The Brookings Institute
- Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Council on Foreign Relations
- USC Center on Public Diplomacy
- US Chamber of Commerce, Center for Corporate Citizenship
- WatchingAmerica.com: Daily translations of foreign media coverage of the US
World Citizenship Resources For Kids
- Panwapa – www.panwapa.com -- Where Kids shape the world! Resources, Teachers Guide and more. Created by Sesame Workshop in partnership with Merrill Lynch
- BBC Muzzy Foreign Language for Kids
- Wee Bee Tunes: Learning about the world never sounded so good!
World Citizenship Resources For Teens
- We're Moving Where? An Adolescents Guide to Overseas Living, by Ben Voegele
