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Singapore Public Diplomacy

Posted on:2015-05-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2176330431468750Subject:International relations
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The significance of public diplomacy, the supplement of inter-governmentaldiplomacy, increases gradually on Singaporean government’s foreign policy.Singapore is country of political authoritarianism with governance highly centralizedas well, but the mixture of eastern&western culture broadens its horizon ofinternational politics. From being in struggle of survival in the early years offoundation to one of the financial centers of Asia, Singapore is keenly aware of thebenefits that public diplomacy brings in establishing national image&brand,enhancing international discourse power and developing the whole country.In the theory of constructivism, culture&identity are regarded as thefundamental elements. And the identity, after which exists the definition of stateinterests, begins to come into being after some complex interacting of community ofnations.The purpose of public diplomacy&constructivism is not limited to directlynegotiating the power between nations and policy impact anymore, it extends toideational interaction and reaching a consensus in immateriality-level such asideology and culture, and then the ideal national identity can be constructed. Thepublic diplomacy&constructivism lay stress on the communication between stategovernment and domestic non-state actors. Leading by Singapore government,plenty of non-state actors, such as Singapore International Foundation, MediaCorpGroup and Temasek Holdings, are authorized the power and diplomacy to spreadfavorable national image and cultural atmosphere on the basis of advancedinternational platform of information processing, effective resource integration andkinds of public diplomacy activities.Taking advantage of the edges over other nations, Singapore obtains greatinternational reputation in the public diplomacy activities of culture, telematics,foreign aid, education, exhibition industry and enterprises. It is a significant referencefor China’s public diplomacy to play a major role, make national brands of China,improve the coping mechanism of public crisis and coexist harmoniously for the goalof peaceful rising.
Keywords/Search Tags:public diplomacy, constructivism, Spiritual politics, nontraditionaldiplomacy, national brands
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