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Digital Media and Their Implications on Diplomatic Practices in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Global South Perspective

Digital Media and Their Implications on Diplomatic Practices in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Global South Perspective
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Author(s): Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise (University of South Africa, South Africa)and Ndivhuwo Doctor Sundani (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 26
Source title: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Digitalization of Diplomacy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Floribert Patrick Calvain Endong (University of Dschang, Cameroon)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8394-4.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter explores the contemporary trends and debates on the use of digital media for diplomatic services and practices in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as 4IR, in the global south. The chapter emphases how digital diplomacy industrialized and evolved to be predominant during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as known as the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter has been strengthened by the practice theory for digital diplomacy transformations. Most prominently, the chapter establishes that digital media platforms played a vital role in diplomatic relations practices for the development and social change in the global south countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the chapter suggests strategic solutions to prevent digital diplomacy challenges and highlights the future of digital diplomatic practices in the global south.

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