Writing

usc cpd perspectives · august 2026
Cover of Music Diplomacy and Network Effects: Strategies for Amplifying Influence, CPD Perspectives

Music Diplomacy and Network Effects: Strategies for Amplifying Influence

Drawing on network theory and examples of music exchanges produced by U.S. Embassies, this paper published by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy’s Perspectives series, provides practitioners with frameworks for designing programs that activate network effects.

usc cpd blog · december 2025
Sihasin performing at the Yerevan Wine Days Festival, from the article Music, Displacement and Resilience

Music, Displacement and Resilience: Lessons from an Armenian-Navajo Cultural Exchange

Published on the USC Center on Public Diplomacy Blog, on how music diplomacy helps displaced communities preserve identity and dignity.