The article departs from the disruption that the transition to videoconferencing has had on the rituals and performances of summit diplomacy. The absence of a visual protocol has led to new opportunities for states and state leaders to present themselves favorably when taking part in summits. Specifically, it examines the visual performances of status seeking that took place during the first virtual summit which included all major nations in the world: the G20 meeting in March 2020.
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Hedling on visual diplomacy in virtual summitry
Elsa Hedling has co-authored the article ”Visual diplomacy in virtual summitry: status signalling during the coronavirus crisis”, together with August Danielson (Uppsala university). The article is published Open Access in the journal Review of International Studies.