Public & Cultural Diplomacy
In the post-9/11 world, public diplomacy has become the most commonly used tool by the countries to assure mutual understanding by engaging in a process of two-way communication. States use public diplomacy as a tool to interact with the public of the foreign country and thus increase their soft power.
Public diplomacy has gained a significant position in the contemporary world, unlike past where it was easily dismissed because the citizens a country have now the power to impact the foreign policy decision making. The citizens are more aware than before, and they take interest in the internal as well as external affairs of the country.
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Dialogue and Peace
Public and cultural diplomacy involves the engagement in dialogue between people, institutions, political leaders and members of civil society. For the effectual practices of cultural diplomacy certain measures are mandatory.
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Cultural Exchange
For the longest time in history, the state leaders gather their information about the world outside their borders through the programs of cultural exchange.
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Tolerance
Under the practice of cultural diplomacy, the most common practice is “inter-faith dialogue”, between different actors and groups across the country.
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Popular Influences
Influence and popularity might look the same, but they're not.
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Cultural Tourism
Within the framework of foreign policy, culture, and cultural diplomacy has acquired the position of a strategic political determinant.
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Soft Power
Soft power can be defined as an ability to obtain the desired outcomes through attraction instead of coercion or use of force.
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