Episode 35: Northern Ireland peace and the challenge of 'relevance'
Episode 35: Northern Ireland peace and the challenge of 'relevance'
In this episode Nick and Simon respond to a listener's question about the impact of a potential collapse of the Northern... Read more
15 Jul 2022
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31mins
Episode 34: The Power of “From”: The Country-of-Origin Effect
Episode 34: The Power of “From”: The Country-of-Origin Effect
This episode revisits a key concept in the study of international image: the ‘country-of-origin effect’ by which countri... Read more
8 Jul 2022
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33mins
Episode 33: What’s in a Name? Renaming places as a Strategic Gambit
Episode 33: What’s in a Name? Renaming places as a Strategic Gambit
Inspired by media reports of the Turkish government attempting to assert the Turkish spelling of their name, this episod... Read more
1 Jul 2022
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33mins
Episode 32: Reckoning with the Pandemic: COVID 19, image, media and communication
Episode 32: Reckoning with the Pandemic: COVID 19, image, media and communication
This episode takes an overall view of COVID 19 and its impact on reputation. Simon points out that the damage to reputat... Read more
24 Jun 2022
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35mins
Episode 31: Honest to God: The image of Religions and other Transnational Groups
Episode 31: Honest to God: The image of Religions and other Transnational Groups
In this episode Nick and Simon think about the reputation of transnational ideas and organizations, starting with religi... Read more
17 Jun 2022
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31mins
Episode 30: Issues in the Index: The Nation Brands Index 2021
Episode 30: Issues in the Index: The Nation Brands Index 2021
This episode considers the results of the Nation Brands Index for 2021. Issues include the limited post-Trump recovery o... Read more
10 Jun 2022
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34mins
Episode 29: Meet the Goodest: The Good Country Index for 2022
Episode 29: Meet the Goodest: The Good Country Index for 2022
In the episode Simon introduces the fifth iteration of the Good Country Index (index.goodcountry.org/) now published in ... Read more
3 Jun 2022
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32mins
Episode 28: War in Ukraine
Episode 28: War in Ukraine
In this season 2 opener Simon and Nick consider the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for issues of intern... Read more
27 May 2022
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38mins
Episode 27: Afghanistan
Episode 27: Afghanistan
In this final episode of the season Simon and Nick consider the implications of recent developments in Afghanistan for o... Read more
22 Oct 2021
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32mins
Episode 26: Israel: Branded by Conflict?
Episode 26: Israel: Branded by Conflict?
This episode considers the image of Israel which, as Simon notes, was one of the worst when included in the Nation Brand... Read more
11 Oct 2021
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31mins