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An Analysis of the Vulnerabilities in China's Public Diplomacy to the Neighboring Countries during the Xi Jinping Era (习近平时期中国对邻国公共外交中的脆弱性分析:以对台湾,韩国为)

  • Kim, Suhan
    • Analyses & Alternatives
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.59-85
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    • 2021

  • This study focuses on the impact of China's system on the goals and strategies of public diplomacy for its actors and actions. In other words, China, which aims to assimilate the Western political values and systems, is special in setting the goals and strategies pursued through public diplomacy. Therefore, China often uses the historical and cultural agenda that it shares mainly in order to promote public diplomacy in the neighboring countries of Northeast Asia such as Taiwan and Korea, who have different systems. This phenomenon is an important key of explaining the vulnerability of China's public diplomacy in the face of political and security insecurity. Also, because of China's authoritarian politics and national-social relations, China can pursue efficient public diplomacy. On the other hand, however, such phenomenon provides an answer to why China's public diplomacy is not an effective buffer in the face of political and security conflicts with neighboring countries. Based on this framework, this study seeks to find answers to Why is China's public diplomacy not strong enough to ease political and security conflicts with neighboring countries?

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Neither External nor Multilateral: States' Digital Diplomacy During Covid-19

  • Wu, Di;Sevin, Efe
    • Journal of Public Diplomacy
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.69-96
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    • 2022

  • How does a public health crisis play into the digital rhetoric of states? As Covid-19 is presenting a situation in which countries need to manage the international environment in a relatively short period, their practices could signal how digitization is going to influence public diplomacy in the longer run. This paper explores state public diplomacy in the context of a public health crisis. It develops a theoretical framework of public diplomacy on social media through how and what states communicated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through keyword and hashtag analyses, we identify two patterns. First, states usually regard social media as an instrument for domestic communication rather than public diplomacy. The international impact of messaging has not been prioritized or well-recognized. Social media platforms such as Twitter have global outreach and messaging can be seen by audiences all over the world. Messages intended for the domestic audience could have an international impact. Thus, any communication on digital platforms should consider their public diplomacy outcomes. Second, while social media platforms are claimed to be for networking at different levels, states tend to connect with other states rather than with international organizations during the pandemic. States do not like to mention international organizations like the WHO and the UN on Twitter. Instead, they were either busy dealing with internal problems or cooperating with another state to combat the virus.

  • https://doi.org/10.23045/jpd.2022.2.1.1 인용 PDF KSCI

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

  • Park, Jongho;Kim, Ho
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.154-161
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    • 2022

  • 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.

  • https://doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2022.10.2.154 인용 PDF KSCI

Policy Implications of Global Governance through Public Diplomacy Activities (공공외교활동을 통해 본 글로벌거버넌스의 정책적 함의)

  • Kim, Young Mi
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.139-144
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    • 2020

  • While networks of many countries around the world are actively connected with the establishment of ICT-based infrastructure, diplomatic activities are also evolving into various diplomatic forms that are different from traditional diplomacy before. In particular, in the process, public diplomacy activities that focus on subjects other than the government and new diplomatic areas are accelerating. This study identifies the current state of public diplomacy that has emerged as a representative type of new diplomatic style and derives policy implications for the revitalization of global governance. The analysis was attempted based on data generated mainly on the main contents of various diplomatic activities by each entity, and the future direction of public diplomacy was sought. In particular, the subject of diplomacy is becoming more diverse, and most of all, various activities are being carried out based on the world stage due to changes in diplomatic means. Most of all, they understood that all the people are playing the role of private diplomacy, and that the roles and capabilities of local governments are becoming stronger. Global governance needs to be built to revitalize public diplomacy, and support policies need to be continued by expanding the role of public diplomacy and various topics.

  • https://doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2020.18.5.139 인용 PDF KSCI

A Study on Korean Public Diplomacy of Appropriate Technology (한국의 적정 과학기술 공공외교 현황)

  • Baek, Woonho;Shin, Jin;Koo, Ki-kwan;Jung, Jihoo;Choi, Sangjin
    • Journal of Appropriate Technology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.103-114
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    • 2020

  • Appropriate technology could be viewed in light of the framework of public diplomacy in which different countries and peoples interact with the environment and demand of residents in developing countries abroad. Korea has been relatively recently participating in public diplomacy since the effectuation of public diplomacy law in 2016, and tends to focus on cultural areas such as the Korean Wave. In this regard, this study compares the current state of public diplomacy in science and technology with major foreign countries and consider Korea's strengths, potential for development and evaluation management. The framework of public diplomacy may provide an opportunity to seek systemic cooperation in appropriate technology.

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