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Doctoral Research

Ellen Huijgh

Ellen Huijgh is pursuing doctoral research (2007-2011) on domestic public diplomacy in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. As a doctoral candidate and co-editor of the Discussion Papers in Diplomacy, she is associated with the Clingendael Diplomatic Studies Programme (CDSP).

As a CDSP research fellow, she did a study on the public diplomacy of federated entities (Quebec) for the Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs, which was commissioned to Clingendael by the Flemish Centre for International Policy. Her interest in public diplomacy touches on theory building, and issues of domestic outreach, identity pluralism, diversity governance and communication in foreign policy, non-state actors, federal states and their entities.

She is a member of several research organisations, such as the Canadian International Council (Toronto), the International Association of Quebec Studies (Quebec), the Corporate Communication Institute (Baruch College/City University of New York), and before joining Clingendael, Ellen worked as a research fellow for the Communication Department of the Free University, Brussels (2002-2006) as well.

(Current) Projects

Broadening At-Home Citizen Involvement in Foreign Policy: the Theory and Practice of Domestic Public Diplomacy.
Public Diplomacy and Domestic Outreach of Federal States (such as Canada, Belgium)
Sub- and Non-State Actors in Public Diplomacy (such as Federated Entities and Cultural Industries)

Education

MA in Communication, Free University Brussels, Belgium
BA in Social-Cultural Agogy - Applied Psychology, European University College Brussels, Belgium

Latest publications by Ellen Huijgh: (more »)

Reputatie België vraagt meer pragmatisme, Ellen Huijgh; Jan Melissen: [NL] Press article in De Tijd, 5 februari 2010, Download PDF (962 Kb)
Public Diplomacy of Federated Entities: Examining the Quebec Model, Ellen Huijgh; (Summary): [EN] Article in , Leiden/ Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, February 2010, pp. pp. 125-150
The Public Diplomacy of Federated Entities. Excavating the Quebec Model, Ellen Huijgh (Summary): [EN] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 23 in , The Hague, Clingendael Institute, October 2009, 40 pp. , ISBN 978-90-5031-1441
Van droom naar werkelijkheid. Rol van uitgeweken Vlamingen in publieksdiplomatie, Ellen Huijgh: [EN] Article in , Brussel, België, Stichting Vlamingen in de Wereld, September 2008, pp. 2, Download PDF (57 Kb)
Public diplomacy of federate entities: Quebec, Ellen Huijgh in collaboration with Jan Melissen (Summary): [EN] Compendium, The Hague, Clingendael Institute, 24 August 2008, 24 pp. , Download PDF (617 Kb)
Vlaamse publieksdiplomatie kampt met groeipijnen, Ellen Huijgh en Jan Melissen: [NL] Press article in De Tijd, 7 juni 2008
Diversity United? Towards a European cultural industries policy, Ellen Huijgh; (Summary): [EN] Article in , UK, Oxford, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Group, September 2007, pp. 15

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