Understanding Public Diplomacy in East Asia (eBook)

By using the case of public diplomacy in East Asia, this book provides a richer understanding of the forces at work in the relationships between states in the troubled region. The prism of public diplomacy helps us to see a more varied picture of East Asian state-to-state relations.

Azyumardi Azra, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia. Andrew F. Cooper, University of Waterloo, Canada. Craig Hayden, American University, USA. Jabin T. Jacob, Institute of Chinese Studies, India. Sook Jong Lee Sook, SungKyunKwan University, South Korea. Jan Melissen, Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', Belgium. Alexandra Oliver, Lowy Institute for International Policy, Australia. Yoshihide Soeya Yoshihide, Keio University, Japan. Yul Sohn, Yonsei University, Korea. Russell Trood, Griffith University, Australia. Zhoa Kejin, Tsinghua University, China.

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Set against the backdrop of tensions in East Asia, this book analyzes how East Asia's "e;new middle powers"e; 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.