Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media

This paper observes the practice of Indonesian Missions abroad in conducting public diplomacy via social media. The research question is how do the Indonesian Missions abroad utilize social media to connect with the public and to support Indonesia’s foreign policies? This paper uses a descriptive qu...

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Main Author: Anak Agung Mia Intentilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta 2023-06-01
Series:Nation State
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Online Access:https://jurnal.amikom.ac.id/index.php/nsjis/article/view/1062
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description This paper observes the practice of Indonesian Missions abroad in conducting public diplomacy via social media. The research question is how do the Indonesian Missions abroad utilize social media to connect with the public and to support Indonesia’s foreign policies? This paper uses a descriptive qualitative method with primary and secondary data. Primary data are gathered by observing @indonesiainjeddah and @desrapercaya on Instagram. Secondary data are compiled by using literature studies of articles from reputable journals. There are three main findings of this paper. Firstly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia emphasizes the importance of digital technology for diplomacy, proven by the Social Media Awards to appreciate the efforts in disseminating Indonesia’s foreign policy overseas. Secondly, the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah, @indonesiainjeddah, has utilized social media account to disseminate Indonesia’s foreign policy, covering economic and health diplomacy, diplomacy for citizens’ protection, and Indonesia’s G20 Presidency. Thirdly, Ambassador Desra Percaya, @desrapercaya, has contributed to disseminating the foreign policy of Indonesia in the context of economic diplomacy, sports diplomacy, and the regional issue of ASEAN, with the additional element of cultural diplomacy. These findings confirm that Indonesia’s public diplomacy can be conducted using social media, to further promote Indonesia’s foreign policy.
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spelling doaj.art-952314a1fde34832840d69328521e6762023-07-04T04:21:00ZengUniversitas Amikom YogyakartaNation State2620-391X2621-735X2023-06-016110.24076/nsjis.v6i1.1062Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social MediaAnak Agung Mia Intentilia0Departement of Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sceince and Humanities, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Bali - IndonesiaThis paper observes the practice of Indonesian Missions abroad in conducting public diplomacy via social media. The research question is how do the Indonesian Missions abroad utilize social media to connect with the public and to support Indonesia’s foreign policies? This paper uses a descriptive qualitative method with primary and secondary data. Primary data are gathered by observing @indonesiainjeddah and @desrapercaya on Instagram. Secondary data are compiled by using literature studies of articles from reputable journals. There are three main findings of this paper. Firstly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia emphasizes the importance of digital technology for diplomacy, proven by the Social Media Awards to appreciate the efforts in disseminating Indonesia’s foreign policy overseas. Secondly, the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah, @indonesiainjeddah, has utilized social media account to disseminate Indonesia’s foreign policy, covering economic and health diplomacy, diplomacy for citizens’ protection, and Indonesia’s G20 Presidency. Thirdly, Ambassador Desra Percaya, @desrapercaya, has contributed to disseminating the foreign policy of Indonesia in the context of economic diplomacy, sports diplomacy, and the regional issue of ASEAN, with the additional element of cultural diplomacy. These findings confirm that Indonesia’s public diplomacy can be conducted using social media, to further promote Indonesia’s foreign policy. https://jurnal.amikom.ac.id/index.php/nsjis/article/view/1062Foreign PolicyIndonesiaPublic DiplomacySocial Media
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Nation State
Foreign Policy
Indonesia
Public Diplomacy
Social Media
title Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media
title_full Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media
title_fullStr Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media
title_full_unstemmed Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media
title_short Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Social Media
title_sort foreign policy public diplomacy and social media
topic Foreign Policy
Indonesia
Public Diplomacy
Social Media
url https://jurnal.amikom.ac.id/index.php/nsjis/article/view/1062
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