Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Going digital : choices and challenges for international organizations / Corneliu Bjola and Ruben Zaiotti -- International organizations' public communication going digital? Understanding social media adoption and use in times of politicization / Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt -- Digital diplomacy or political communication? Exploring social media in the EU institutions from a critical discourse perspective / Michal Krzyzanowski -- Is there a place for a crowdsourcing in multilateral global diplomacy? Searching for a new museum definition : ICOM versus the world of museum professional / Natalia Grincheva -- The United Nations in the digital age : harnessing the power of new digital information and communication technologies / Caroline Bouchard -- CLOCK, CLOUD and contestation : the digital journey of the Commonwealth Secretariat / Nabeel Goheer -- Tweeting to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war? The UN, Twitter and communicative action / Matthias Hoffenberth -- Reconceptualising and measuring online prestige in IOs : towards a theory of prestige mobility / Ilan Manor -- The (un)making of international organizations' digital reputation : the European Union, the 'refugee crisis' and social media / Ruben Zaiotti -- Diplomat or troll? The case against digital diplomacy / Mike Habegger and Tobias Lemke -- Coping with digital disinformation in multilateral contexts : The case of the UN Global Compact for Migration / Corneliu Bjola -- Conclusion: Rethinking international organisations in the digital age / Corneliu Bjola and Ruben Zaiotti.

"This book examines how International Organisations (IOs) have struggled to adapt to the digital age, and with social media in particular. The global spread of new digital communication technologies has profoundly transformed the way organizations operate and interact with the outside world. This edited volume explores the impact of digital technologies, with a focus on social media, for one of the major actors in international affairs, namely IOs. To examine the peculiar dynamics characterizing the IO-digital nexus, the volume relies on theoretical insights drawn from the disciplines of International Relations, Diplomatic Studies, Media and Communication Studies, as well as from Organization Studies. The volume maps the evolution of IOs' 'digital universe' and examines the impact of digital technologies on issues of organizational autonomy, legitimacy and contestation. The volume's contributions combine engaging theoretical insights with newly compiled empirical material and an eclectic set of methodological approaches (multivariate regression, network analysis, content analysis, sentiment analysis), offering a highly nuanced and textured understanding of the multifaceted, complex and ever-evolving nature of the use of digital technologies by international organisations in their multilateral engagements. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy, media and communication studies, and international organisations"--

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