Understanding Public Diplomacy in East Asia

Jan Melissen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael in The Hague and Professor of Diplomacy at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Yul Sohn is a Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University, Korea.

“This edited volume is comprehensive in both geographic scope and analytical breadth and, with several thematic chapters and six case studies, largely succeeds at its appointed task. … I enjoyed the diverse array of viewpoints and case studies offered by this volume. Individual chapters are clearly presented and well written, and the manuscript provides an informative and valuable starting point for both politics students and lays audiences interested in the use of public diplomacy in East Asia.” (Erin Zimmerman, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Vol. 4 (2), September, 2017)

• 1. Introduction .- 2. Regionalization, Regionalism, and Double-Edged Public Diplomacy in East Asia .- 3. Soft Power and the Recalibration of Middle Powers: Comparing South Korea as an East Asian Leader with Canada as the Exemplar of the Traditional Model .- 4. Public Diplomacy, Rising Power, and China’s Strategy in East Asia .- 5. The Evolution of Japan’s Public Diplomacy: Haunted by its Past History .- 6. South Korea’s Middle Power Activism and the Retooling of its Public Diplomacy .- 7. Indonesia’s Middle Power Public Diplomacy: Asia and Beyond .- 8. Thinking East Asia, Acting Local: Constraints, Challenges, and Contradictions in Indian Public Diplomacy .- 9. Public Diplomacy and Australia’s Middle Power Strategy in East Asia .- 10. US Public Diplomacy: A Model for Public Diplomacy Strategy in East Asia? .- 11. Conclusions and Key Points about Public Diplomacy in East Asia.