South Korea’s Public Diplomacy Actors in Uzbekistan

During the last decade, there has been growing academic interest in new public diplomacy, which anticipates a more collaborative approach to international relations and contributes mutual understanding among nations foreign publics. One of central debates recent diplomacy research concerns role place actors. This study aims identify actors their South Korea’s strategies Uzbekistan, thereby providing additional insight into implementation development mechanisms. Furthermore, article explores analyses relationship between state non-state examine how these networks collaborate promote national image. The findings show that Korea actively used cultural organizations, educational institutions, hospitals, businesses as tools Uzbekistan. also found Koryŏin, or local Korean diaspora, takes special