Biography
Nur Çelik Efşan is an academic and researcher specializing in Political Science and Public Administration. She is recognized for her work on migration, climate change, local development, digitalisation, and the Balkans. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies as a visiting researcher at the University of Belgrade in Serbia. Her research focuses on areas such as migration, climate change, local development, chambers of commerce, civil society, and local development. Çelik Efşan has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored chapters in books such as titled “An Examination of the February 6th Earthquakes and Hurricane Katrina in the Shadow of AFAD and FEMA” in the book Natural Disasters and Climate Change: Political Processes, Institutions, and Practices, published by Nobel Academic Publishing. Moreover, the researcher's other international book chapter, titled "Comparative Public Administration with Examples from Europe," was published in the work The Handbook of Public Administration by Livre de Lyon Publishing in Lyon, France.
Conference contributions 1
THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE DIGITALIZATION OF DIPLOMACY
It is known that technological developments have influenced interstate relations from the past to the present. While the development of transportation routes formed the basis of diplomatic relations in traditional diplomacy, in the 21st century, with the development of studies on artificial intelligence, digitalization activities in the private sector have spread to the public sector, and artificial intelligence dominance is observed in a wide range of areas in diplomacy, from intelligence gathering and increased security measures to electronic service delivery and the preparation of international political and commercial texts using special software. All of these have paved the way for the digitalization of diplomacy. Indeed, digital diplomacy is a foreign policy tool through which a country maintains its connections with other states through negotiations and mutual cooperation without resorting to hard power. The announcement of digital diplomacy to the public through the new media order has increased transparency, and with the removal of communication barriers due to the impact of globalization and the widespread use of internet technologies in state administration, it has taken its place as a tool for influencing and informing individuals. Digital diplomacy; While facilitating the conduct of diplomatic relations online, it is also a supporting factor that enables states to maintain a strong image in the international arena. The aim and importance of this study is to analyze the advancement of diplomatic relations on the basis of artificial intelligence in our century shaped by artificial intelligence. A literature review was conducted in the study