Corneliu Bjola

Corneliu Bjola is Associate Professor in Diplomatic Studies at the University of Oxford and Head of the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group. He also serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California and as a Professorial Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. He has published extensively on issues related to the impact of digital technology on the conduct of diplomacy with a recent focus on public diplomacy, international negotiations and methods for countering digital propaganda.

His forthcoming co-edited volume "Digital Diplomacy and International Organizations: Autonomy, Legitimacy and Contestation” (Routledge, 2020) examines the broader ramifications of digital technologies on the internal dynamics, multilateral policies and strategic engagements of international organisations.

He is currently working on a new book project “Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Evolution or Revolution?” examining the potential transformative impact of AI in consular affairs, crisis communication, public diplomacy, and international negotiations.

Email: corneliu.bjola@qeh.ox.ac.uk @cbjola  www.cbjola.com