Complementing and extending scholarship in three areas - terrorism the media mediated
representations and propaganda in contemporary culture and the political and diplomatic
environment post-9 11 - this book articulates the role of human communication in the «war of
ideas». Drawing on contemporary research from a variety of disciplines this book offers
analyses and recommendations for people to make use of informed inspired and ethical
communication to counter ideological support for terrorism and to promote more effective public
diplomacy. This is the first book to apply human communication concepts and theories - and to
offer potential solutions - to the communication problems encountered by nations communities
and individuals and in doing so moves beyond critiques of failed U.S. communication campaigns
and strategies in the «war on terror».
