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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2022.10.2.154

Reconsideration of the Public Diplomacy Act in Korea and a Few Suggestions  

Park, Jongho (Binghamton Univ.)
Kim, Ho (College of Social Science, Keimyung Univ.)
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.10, no.2, 2022 , pp. 154-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Korean government has recently invigorated the activities of public diplomacy. It is based on the Public Diplomacy Act enacted in 2016. However, there is a widespread concern that it was belatedly enacted and showed necessity to a revision. We believe that this paper contains three contributions which were not sufficiently addressed before. First, we identify the current state of public diplomacy-related legislation in Korea. Second, we argue the necessity to critically review the legal adequacy of Public Diplomacy Act with a consideration of rapidly changing external environment. Lastly, we propose several ways of revision for the future development of public diplomacy in Korea. When revising the Act, it is necessary to make clear a legal connection between the general law and the special law as in the case of the Korea Foundation Act and the Public Diplomacy Act. In this regard, it is worth examining the relationship between the Framework Act on International Development Cooperation and related norms. In addition, the role of the private sector and subnational governments should be expanded. For this purpose, a method and level of cooperation with the private sector should be clearly defined.
Keywords
Public Diplomacy; Public Diplomacy Act; Korean Law; Korea; Soft Power;
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