Understanding Public Diplomacy in East Asia
Understanding Public Diplomacy in East Asia

Author: Jan Melissen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1137532297

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Set against the backdrop of tensions in East Asia, this book analyzes how East Asia's "new middle powers" and emerging powers employ public diplomacy as a key element of their foreign policy strategy and in so doing influence regional power dynamics. The volume brings together contributions from an international and influential group of scholars, who are leading debates on public diplomacy within East Asia. Where the study of public diplomacy has so far focused primarily on the West, the essays in this book highlight the distinct strategies of East Asian powers and demonstrate that understanding public diplomacy requires studying its strategies and practices outside as much as within the Western world. A focus on public diplomacy likewise gives us a more varied picture of state-to-state relations in East Asia.

Public Diplomacy and Soft Power in East Asia
Public Diplomacy and Soft Power in East Asia

Author: Jan Melissen

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780230110977

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This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context. Both concepts originate in the West, and in a sense this book can therefore be seen as an exercise in critically assessing soft power and public diplomacy in a different geographical and cultural setting.

China's Public Diplomacy
China's Public Diplomacy

Author: Ingrid d'Hooghe

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2015-01-08

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9004283951

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In China's Public Diplomacy, author Ingrid d'Hooghe contributes to our understanding of what constitutes and shapes a country's public diplomacy, and what factors undermine or contribute to its success. China invests heavily in policies aimed at improving its image, guarding itself against international criticism and advancing its domestic and international agenda. This volume explores how the Chinese government seeks to develop a distinct Chinese approach to public diplomacy, one that suits the country's culture and authoritarian system. Based on in-depth case studies, it provides a thorough analysis of this approach, which is characterized by a long-term vision, a dominant role for the government, an inseparable and complementary domestic dimension, and a high level of interconnectedness with China's overall foreign policy and diplomacy.

Transnational Sites of China’s Cultural Diplomacy
Transnational Sites of China’s Cultural Diplomacy

Author: Jarmila Ptáčková

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-10-17

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9811555923

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This edited volume presents the results of a three-year comparative study on Chinese cultural diplomacy (CD) across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, which contributes to the broader theoretical debate on China`s increasing soft power in international relations. The study, ‘China's Cultural Diplomacy and the Role of Non-State Actors’ was conducted by a research team at the Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic from 2015 to 2018. This book pays special attention to China’s localized forms of CD, focusing on the regional variations and involvement of non-state actors, especially local actors outside China. Local actors involved in Chinese CD diplomacy are characterized by their intermediary status as working for the aims of two states, while trying to bridge conflicts and enhance mutual understanding. This book will be of interest to scholars, diplomats, and China watchers.

Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia
Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia

Author: Peter Hayes

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2015-06-22

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1783741120

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Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia offers the latest understanding of complex global problems in the region, including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change. Detailed case studies of China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and ‘civic diplomacy’ in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond. Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia’s security. In doing so, the book identifies key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes¯especially ones that reduce the North Korean threat to its neighbors. Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia presents strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security, and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues that official ‘complex diplomacy’ cannot. By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, this volume is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists, and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time.

The New Public Diplomacy
The New Public Diplomacy

Author: J. Melissen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-11-22

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0230554938

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After 9/11, which triggered a global debate on public diplomacy, 'PD' has become an issue in most countries. This book joins the debate. Experts from different countries and from a variety of fields analyze the theory and practice of public diplomacy. They also evaluate how public diplomacy can be successfully used to support foreign policy.

Public Diplomacy and the Implementation of Foreign Policy in the US, Sweden and Turkey
Public Diplomacy and the Implementation of Foreign Policy in the US, Sweden and Turkey

Author: Efe Sevin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 3319493345

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This book presents a comprehensive framework, six pathways of connection, which explains the impact of public diplomacy on achieving foreign policy goals. The comparative study of three important public diplomacy practitioners with distinctive challenges and approaches shows the necessity to move beyond soft power to appreciate the role of public diplomacy in global politics. Through theoretical discussions and case studies, six pathways of connection is presented as a framework to design new public diplomacy projects and measure their impact on foreign policy.

Winning Hearts and Minds: Public Diplomacy in ASEAN
Winning Hearts and Minds: Public Diplomacy in ASEAN

Author: Sue-Ann Chia

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2022-05-13

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9789811250439

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Foreword (Tharman Shanmugaratnam); Introduction (Ong Keng Yong); Singapore and Public Diplomacy (Alan Chong); A Bruneian Approach: Forging Friendships as Global Partners (Hafimi Abdul Haadii); Cambodia's Changing Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding (Chheang Vannarith); Indonesia's Public Diplomacy: The Growing Role of Optics in Foreign Policy (Dino Patti Djalal); From Spectator to Player: Laos' Diplomacy and Cultural Engagement (Anoulak Kittikhoun Aditta Kittikhoun); Rethinking Public Diplomacy in Malaysia (Michael O K Yeoh and Zaim Mohzani); Myanmar's Public Diplomacy Experience and Challenges: Can ASEAN Make a Difference? (Moe Thuzar); Public Diplomacy in the Age of Digital Media (Julio S Amador III); The Evolution of Thai-Style Public Diplomacy (Seksan Anantasirikiat); Unity in Diversity: Vietnam's Public Diplomacy in the ASEAN Context (Vu Lam); Afterword: The Psychology of International Interactions and People-to-People Relations (David Chan)