James Pamment is Assistant Professor of Media & Communication Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden. currently on a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin. His research is primarily in the fields of public diplomacy and aid transparency, with a focus on the relationship between policy, organization and accountability. He is the author of New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A Comparative Study of Policy and Practice(Routledge New Diplomacy Studies, 2012). He holds a PhD from Stockholm University (2011) and was previously Vice Consul at the British Embassy Stockholm.