Public Diplomacy and Civil Society Organisations

This book explores the roles of civil society organisations engaging in public diplomacy activities and their impact on community development and change. A key resource for researchers, policy makers, donors and NGO practitioners in international development, peacebuilding, civil society, politics, and international relations.

Ibrahim Natil has published many works, including seven books, taught at different academic institutions and worked for many civil society and international organisations. He is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy and Assistant Dean for Programs at Joaan Bin Jasim Academy for Defence Studies and a Research Fellow at the Institute of International Conflict Resolution and Re-construction (IICRR) at Dublin City University, Ireland. He is also the Co-convenor of NGOs in Development Study Group, DSA-UK, and the founder of Society Voice Foundation and winner of the Robert Chamber Best Overall Paper, selected by DSA Ireland (2017). He has invited a guest and visiting lecturer to a number of universities and has acted as an external examiner at a number of well-known universities such as Glasgow Caledonian (2021), Durham University (2020) and Bradford University (2018/2021). He also managed more than 60 community projects in the field of human rights, community peacebuilding and women and youth empowerment since 1997.