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T1 South Korea in Reconstructing Masculinity as Brand Image of the State’s Economic Diplomacy
A1 Azizah, Nur
A1 Dwiyanti, Ainun
A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid
K1 Sociología
AB   By applying the theory of Economic Diplomacy by Rana and Chatterjee, Public Diplomacy by McClory and State Identity by Maxym Alexandrov, the main purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons behind South Korea’s promotion of soft masculinity through their means of public diplomacy, such as K-Pop and Korean drama. Particularly in South Korea, ideas about how to look good as ‘a man’ are changing attitudes and also influencing the world.  The study has applied phenomenology methodology and qualitative research methods to understand the contemporary international relations phenomenon which are soft masculinity and economic diplomacy. The unit of analysis examined as the subject is ‘South Korean government’ and the unit of explanation were the driving factors of why South Korea promotes soft masculinity. The data were taken from the secondary sources such as various books, journals, reports, as well as documents from different relevant websites and a comprehensive and systematic analysis were applied.  It was found that soft masculinity as an image that is promoted through the public diplomacy tool of South Korea, such as K-Pop creates the appeal of the country towards the global audience as it is a rarity. South Korea has become the front liner of soft masculinity by incorporating the image through its economic diplomacy. This research further reveals that South Korea promotes soft masculinity in its K-Pop product because the country is utilizing the uniqueness of soft masculinity as its brand image to enhance its economic diplomacy for its cosmetic industry
SN 1989-8487
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48550
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/48550
LA eng
NO Sociology and Technoscience; Vol 11 No 2 (2021): Pandemics and its aftermath in Southeast Asia pags. 1-22
DS UVaDOC
RD 02-dic-2024