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    Philippine Cultural Diplomacy: Unraveling its Full Potential

    Wong, Andrea Chloe A. | July 2016
    Abstract
    Cultural diplomacy plays a vital role in international affairs. It is defined as “the exchange of ideas, information, art, and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding.” It serves as an avenue through which states promote their national interests and build relationships with other nations. As the world becomes more globalized and interdependent, cultural diplomacy is becoming a vital tool in enhancing interaction within the international community. It creates a foundation of trust with other countries, which policymakers can build on to reach political, economic, and military agreements. It also provides a “positive agenda for cooperation inspite of policy differences, creates a neutral platform for people-to-people contact, and serves as a flexible, universally accepted approach towards countries where diplomatic relations have been strained.” As with other states, the Philippines recognizes the value of culture in its global affairs. This paper argues that, through its promotion of cultural diplomacy, the country is abandoning long-held assumptions that culture is inferior to politics. Because of this, it recommends that the Philippines mobilize its cultural diplomacy to boost its international status. This requires planning long-term strategies and implementing high-impact activities in an overarching program that will promote the country’s culture abroad. This paper also contends that, since politics and culture are essentially linked in international relations, the global promotion of cultural diplomacy rests not only in the hands of the Philippine government, but also among the Filipino public and other stakeholders.
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    Wong, Andrea Chloe A.. 2016. Philippine Cultural Diplomacy: Unraveling its Full Potential. © Foreign Service Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7135.
    Keywords
    Government
    Institutional Framework
    Public Administration
    Business Ethics
    Political Leadership
    Public enterprises
    Public finance
    Governance
    Corporate Governance Reform
    Governance Approach
    Governance Quality
    Public Sector Projects
    Public Sector Reform
    Political Leadership
    Political Power
    Institutional Framework
    Government
    Government accounting
    Government
    Political obligation
    Public management
    Government accountability
    Transparency in government
    Political ethics
    Government spending policy
    Government services
    Democracy
    Democratization
    Elections
    Local government
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    Governance
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