Media policy analysis and diplomatic interactions during COVID-19 between China and the United States in a comparative perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Fangzhu Lu ◽  
Biao Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Word Clouds ◽  
Media Systems

This is a comparative study of official diplomatic speeches regarding COVID-19, 
released by spokespersons for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and documents from the United States Department of State China Archive. It explores how these speeches and documents reflect the US–China relations and the conduct of policies surrounding digital media in the two countries. We focus on the period from the start of the Wuhan lockdown, 20 January 2020, to the city’s reopening on 8 April, and use several forms of content analysis to analyse the documents: Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modelling, sentiment network analysis and word clouds. We argue that the diplomatic relationship and political ideologies adopted by different political and media systems can have a major impact upon media policy implementation and guidance.

Fostering Refugee Self-reliance: A Case Study of an Agency's Approach in Nairobi

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-124
Author(s):  
Amy G Slaughter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Impact Measurement ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Urban Refugees ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Potential Applications

Abstract This article traces the evolution of an urban refugee self-reliance model developed in Nairobi, Kenya that intends to bridge the gap between ‘care and maintenance’ programmes and durable solutions. It does so by presenting the development of the approach used by the non-governmental organization RefugePoint to assist urban refugees in Nairobi. In developing its approach, RefugePoint drew on elements of the model employed by the United States Department of State and its contracted partners for resettling refugees in the United States. The applicability and limitations of this model in the context of a country of first asylum are examined. The article concludes by suggesting potential applications of RefugePoint’s ‘self-reliance runway’ approach (and the measurement tool that is integral to it) in expanding self-reliance opportunities for refugees globally. In particular, it recommends that both donors and operational agencies look beyond sector-based programming towards more holistic approaches and focus their impact measurement on the collective outcomes for refugee households rather than project-specific delivery indicators.

Response – The Fight against Terrorism and the Rules of International Law – Comment on Papers and Speeches of John B. Bellinger, Chief Legal Advisor to the United States State Department

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 747-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silja N. U. Vöneky
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
German Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
London School ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Legal Limits ◽  
Legal Adviser ◽  
The Us ◽  
London School Of Economics

In the last year John B. Bellinger, III, Chief Legal Adviser to the United States Department of State, has been engaging in a dialogue with politicians and legal scholars in European countries. These speeches and public appearances, like the remarks delivered at the London School of Economics in 2006 and republished in this issue of the German Law Journal, were meant to address the misimpressions, as Mr. Bellinger sees it, that have become prevalent in Europe over the last few years with respect to the US positions on questions of the legal basis and legal limits of the “war on terror” and the treatment of detained terrorists.

Catalogue of Files and Microfilms of the German Foreign Ministry Archives, 1920-1945

1962 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1026-1026
Author(s):  
E.H.F.
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
States Department ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Hoover Institution ◽  
Foreign Ministry

The United States Department of State and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University are jointly publishing “A Catalog of Files and Microfilms of the German Foreign Ministry Archives, 1920-1945.”

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