ABSTRACT

Culture and Public Relations explores the impact of culture – societal and organizational – through the global lens of public relations. Structuring the volume around three themes -- culture as an environment for public relations; the culture of PR globally; and the impact of PR on culture -- the editors bring together compelling discussions on such questions as how spirituality, religion, and culture have affected public relations, and how public relations culture has been affected by the "corporate cultures" of business enterprises. Additionally, the volume provides studies on the effect of culture on public relations practice in specific countries.

With contributors from Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, this collection offers international perspectives on a topic that is growing increasingly important in public relations study and practice. It is required reading for scholars, researchers, and students in public relations and also has much to offer the business discipline, for those seeking to integrate culture and communication to their practices.

chapter |16 pages

Culture and Public Relations

Formulating the Relationship and Its Relevance to the Practice

chapter |12 pages

In Praise of Hybridity

Globalization and the Modern Western Paradigm

chapter |24 pages

Identity and Culture

Implications for Public Relations

chapter |19 pages

Mago Mago

Nigeria, Petroleum and a History of Mismanaged Community Relations

chapter |18 pages

Public Relations and Culture in Germany

Between the “Iron Cage” and Deliberative Democracy

chapter |21 pages

Public Relations' Occupational Culture

Habitus, Exclusion and Resistance in the UK Context

chapter |19 pages

Public Relations in Mexico

Culture and Challenges vis-à-vis Globalization

chapter |20 pages

When Cultures Collide

Theoretical Issues in Global Public Relations

chapter |16 pages

Critical Interrogations of Global Public Relations

Power, Culture, and Agency

chapter |19 pages

Thinking about Public Relations and Culture

Anthropological Insights and Ethnographic Futures

chapter |6 pages

Corporate Public Relations as a Professional Culture

Between Management and Journalism