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84 MAPPING THE GREAT BEYOND<br />

Author Biography<br />

Ali Fisher is Director at Mappa Mundi Consult<strong>in</strong>g. He specialises<br />

<strong>in</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>sight to enhance Public Diplomacy strategy and evaluation<br />

through network analysis. In addition, he regularly advises governments,<br />

charities, companies, and NGO on best practice for onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

engagement and network build<strong>in</strong>g. Publications <strong>in</strong>clude Options for<br />

Influence and “Music for <strong>the</strong> Jilted Generation: Open-Source Public<br />

Diplomacy” Hague Journal of Diplomacy (2008). He recently co-edited<br />

The Playbook, with Nick Cull. Current research focuses on <strong>the</strong> use<br />

of new media by protest movements, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Copenhagen dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

COP15 and follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> election <strong>in</strong> Iran.<br />

He was previously director of Counterpo<strong>in</strong>t, <strong>the</strong> British Council’s<br />

research th<strong>in</strong>k-tank (2006-7), and lecturer <strong>in</strong> International Relations at<br />

<strong>the</strong> University of Exeter. Ali received his PhD from <strong>the</strong> University of<br />

Birm<strong>in</strong>gham, where he studied US cultural operations dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> cold<br />

war. Ali blogs at Wandren PD.

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