Phillip C Arceneaux (PhD)
Phillip Arceneaux is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication. His research investigates the art and science of organizational storytelling in political and government public relations. As a public policy specialist, his areas of interest include foreign policy, national security, and elections. Dr. Arceneaux’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Public Relations Review, Journal of Communication Management, International Journal of Strategic Communication, Journal of Political Marketing, Journal of Public Affairs, Journal of Public Diplomacy, and Journal of Information Warfare. He has authored multiple book chapters, policy papers, and thought leadership articles.
In an administrative role, Dr. Arceneaux also serves as the Director of Miami’s Diplomacy Lab. This public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of State pairs faculty expertise and student experiential learning to “course-source” practical policy solutions to real-world threats faced by diplomats and foreign service officers at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. He is also a faculty fellow with the Menard Family Center for Democracy.
As a communication practitioner, Dr. Arceneaux has consulted on public relations and marketing across the United States diplomatic, defense, and intelligence communities. He has also served as a research consultant for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Partnership for Countering Influence Operations as well as the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Project on Prosperity and Development.
In the classroom, Dr. Arceneaux has taught a wide range of courses including public relations principles, strategic communication planning and writing, new and social media, international and intercultural communication, political communication, advocacy and civic participation, research methods, and emerging media law and ethics. He enjoys working with students one-on-one and regularly takes on graduate and undergraduate students for independent studies, senior projects, theses, research hours, and other opportunities.
Dr. Arceneaux received his doctorate degree from the University of Florida, his master's from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and his bachelor's from Louisiana State University. He is an active member of the International Communication Association, International Studies Association, Public Diplomacy Council of America, Public Relations Society of America, and Political Public Relations Research Lab.
Publications
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Arceneaux, P. (2018). The Public Interest Behind #JeSuisCharlie and #JeSuisAhmed: Social Media and Hashtag Virality as Mechanisms for Western Cultural Imperialism. The Journal of Public Interest Communications, 2(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.32473/jpic.v2.i1.p41
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Golan, G. J., Arceneaux, P. C., & Soule, M. (2018). The Catholic Church as a public diplomacy actor: an analysis of the pope’s strategic narrative and international engagement. The Journal of International Communication, 25(1), 95–115. https://doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2018.1517657
Golan, G. J., Manor, I., & Arceneaux, P. (2019). Mediated Public Diplomacy Redefined: Foreign Stakeholder Engagement via Paid, Earned, Shared, and Owned Media. American Behavioral Scientist, 63(12), 1665–1683. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764219835279
Labarca, C., Arceneaux, P. C., & Golan, G. J. (2020). The relationship management function of public affairs officers in Chile: Identifying opportunities and challenges in an emergent market. Journal of Public Affairs, 20(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2080
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Arceneaux, P. (2021). Information intervention: A taxonomy and typology for government communication. Journal of Public Diplomacy, 1(1): 5-35. https://doi.org/10.23045/jpd.2021.1.1.005.
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Arceneaux, P., & Bier, L. M. (2021). Cultural considerations and rigorous qualitative methods in public diplomacy research. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41254-021-00232-4
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Arceneaux, P. (2022). Political public relations within foreign affairs: Ireland’s public diplomacy campaign for a security council seat. Public Relations Inquiry, 11(3), 427-459. https://doi.org/10.1177/2046147X211055194
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Arceneaux, P., Albishri, O., Romanova, E., Alhaddadeh, H., Hendricks, B., & Kiousis, S. (2022). Election Mudslinging, from the Bayou to the Swamp: Assessing Agenda-Building in the 2019 Louisiana Gubernatorial Runoff Election. Public Relations Journal, 15(2), 1-20.
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Arceneaux, P. (2023). Popes as public diplomats: A longitudinal analysis of the Vatican’s foreign engagement and storytelling. International Journal of Communication, 17, 23.
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Shaughnessy, B., Albishri, O., Arceneaux, P., Dagher, N., & Kiousis, S. (2023). Morality on the ballot: strategic issue salience and affective moral intuitions in the 2020 US presidential election. Journal of Communication Management, 27(4), 582-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCOM-01-2023-0006
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Arceneaux, P., Albishri, O., Anderson, J., & Kiousis, S. (2024). Dynamics of Campaign, Press, and Public Discourse in Electoral Politics. Journalism Studies, 25(2), 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2289891
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Arceneaux, P. (2024). Value creation through organizational storytelling: Strategic narratives in foreign government public relations. Public Relations Review, 50(2), 102433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102433
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Arceneaux, P., Albishri, O., & Kiousis, S. (2022). How Candidates Influence Each Other in Electoral Politics: Intercandidate Agenda-Building in Florida’s 2018 Midterm Election. Journal of Political Marketing, 23(4), 353–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2022.2040690
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Kiambi, D., Kiousis, S., & Arceneaux, P. (2024). Analyzing media valence shifts: The association between a US PR firm's engagement and Kenya's portrayal in US media. Public Relations Review, 50(4), 102485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102485