• Analyses & Alternatives
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.45-71
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• 2024

The main purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities and limitations of Korean diaspora public diplomacy as a form of polylateral diaspora diplomacy, and to seek alternative approaches. In Korea's public diplomacy policy, the participation of diaspora communities has remained limited, and their potential has yet to be fully reflected in the policy. For diaspora public diplomacy to hold significance as an alternative to traditional diplomacy, it must propose alternatives that maximize the ontological characteristics of overseas Korean communities as deterritorialized entities, along with their multilingual and multicultural potential. Polylateral diplomacy is based on diaspora's capability as a "global imagined community" with a hybrid identity, that connects various non-state actors. Furthermore, from this perspective, this study evaluates the diaspora public diplomacy of Israel and Ireland and seeks to draw implications for Korea's public diplomacy. For Korea's diaspora public diplomacy to evolve into polylateral diaspora public diplomacy, the diaspora communities must secure autonomy from the state and be able to engage with various actors in civil society. Additionally, it must fill the content of public diplomacy with universal values. Considering the history and identity of the Korean diaspora as well as the situation on the Korean Peninsula, special attention can be given to the significance of the concept of peace.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.32-53
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• 2018

The $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$(正倉院) is the detached storage building for Japanese treasures that belongs to $T{\bar{o}}dai-ji$ in Nara, Japan. The reason why $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections are drawing attention is that Japanese artifacts, sculptures, paintings, and other objects that were introduced through the Silk Road, such as Sasanian Persia and India, and those that were introduced from the Unified Silla and Tang China. In addition, hundreds of well-preserved documents of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections play an important role as a historical reference material covering not only the social situation of the time but also the history of exchange of cultural diplomacy and the change of Buddhist doctrine. In particular, some of collections of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ were made in China and may have been imported or received as gifts, but many of the artifacts made in Baekje and Unified Silla are becoming more and more important. This paper examined the research status of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ metal crafts of Korean and foreign scholars, and examined the association with the relics of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ through metal crafts excavated from the Korean Peninsula. The research on the future direction of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections should be summarized as follows. 1. Systematization of state-level support and single window for the research of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections 2. Accurate listing and database of $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections 3. The positive implementation of joint research with Japan and invitation of researchers related to $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections 4. The exchange exhibition between the Korean National Treasures and the $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections 5. Expansion of the research base through the publication and support of books related to $Sh{\bar{o}}s{\bar{o}}-in$ collections.