Digital diplomacy against international stigmatization
The Bukele case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3687934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Parthenay (0000-0003-0884-8279, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 301-321 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiad285 |
| OpenAlex | W4390669359 |
| Language | IT |
| Citations received | 4 |
The article addresses the diversity of digital diplomatic strategies used by governmental actors to fight international stigmatization. Faced with structural limitations, the leaders of small states use it to defend their political project's image or reputation when they come under international criticism for deviating from or transgressing international norms. Borrowing from Erving Goffman, I draw on the idea that social networks can be conceptualized as orders of interaction, in which digital diplomatic strategies can be put in place and international politicization and normative debates can develop. An examination of Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele's Twitter posts from January 2019 to May 2022, during a period of increasing international criticism regarding the authoritarian-populist drift in El Salvador, improves our knowledge of the diversity of digital diplomatic strategies. Consequently, this enlightens us on the constitutive elements of how small states manage their relationship with external actors, their image and status, and eventually how they challenge the international order, international norms and powers
Authoritarianism · Criticism · Democracy · Diplomacy · Diversity (politics) · Economics · International relations · Law and economics · Normative · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Reputation · Sociology · International Relations in Latin America · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |