A perceptual approach to EU public diplomacy : Investigating collaborative diplomacy in EU-Ukraine relations
In: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Jg. 15 (2020), Heft 4, S. 488-516
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This article contributes to the theorisation of collaborative public diplomacy by introducing a perceptual approach. Engaging with the collaborative diplomacy paradigm developed to conceptualise public diplomacy in the context of non-traditional security threats and conflicts, as well as nation building, the article explores and compares perceptions of the European Union (EU) as a public diplomacy actor in Ukraine (tracked in 50 elite interviews) and in Brussels (13 interviews with EU practitioners). The article engages with a concept of a 'perception gap' hypothesising a gap between the Others' perception of the EU and the EU's self-perception. It furthers the conceptualisation of a perception gap by suggesting to consider it at cognitive, normative and emotive levels in the image structure and arguing variation between the levels. The article contends that a perception gap is a critical factor in preventing genuine dialogue, engagement and listening - key concepts proposed by the collaborative diplomacy paradigm.
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A perceptual approach to EU public diplomacy : Investigating collaborative diplomacy in EU-Ukraine relations
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Chaban, Natalia ; Elgström, Ole |
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Zeitschrift: | The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Jg. 15 (2020), Heft 4, S. 488-516 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2020 |
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ISSN: | 1871-1901 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1163/1871191X-BJA10029 |
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