Paradiplomacy and Indonesian Public Diplomacy

DOI

10.2991/amca-18.2018.44How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Paradiplomacy, international cooperation, local government, public diplomacy

Abstract

This article assumes the activities undertaken by paradiplomacy can be one way to support public diplomacy. Paradiplomacy is an extension of the authority of loval governments in the form of international relations activities. Actually, local governments have the authority in administration and governance at the provincial or district level in order to improve the welfare of local communities. Therefore, the cooperation undertaken is limited to cooperation between regions within the context of the state. The existence of globalization and democracy affect the pattern of international interaction that is no longer solely oriented to the state, but also the participation of non-state actors. In the context of public diplomacy, the central role government began to shift and be replaced by nonstate actors as agents. The relations established by non-state actors in the form of regions with counterpart can improve the network of economic, social, cultural and educational cooperation. Increased regional international cooperation can foster emotional closeness, avoid misperceptions and even further support foreign policy. The study was conducted on two international cooperation conducted by local government in Yogyakarta-Kyoto and Bandung-Braunshweig. From research conducted on both cities indicates that the continued existence of international cooperation by local government can encourage the closeness and appreciation of the outer public within the framework of Indonesian public diplomacy.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Sri Issundari
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TI  - Paradiplomacy and Indonesian Public Diplomacy
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 156
EP  - 159
SN  - 2352-5398
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