Exploring Global Korea Scholarship as a Public Diplomacy Tool

SSCI
Korea
Global Korea Scholarship
mixed
quantitative
people-to-people diplomacy
intergroup communication
social identity
public diplomacy
survey
t-test
belief-attitude-behavior
KF grant
grant
2022

Kadir Jun Ayhan*, Moamen Gouda and Hyelim Lee (2022), “Exploring Global Korea Scholarship as a Public Diplomacy Tool,” Journal of Asian and African Studies: 57(4): 872-893, doi: 10.1177/00219096211035800

Authors
Affiliations

Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

University of Oklahoma

Published

July 2022

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Supported by Korea Foundation 2018-2019 Policy-oriented Research Support Program.

Abstract

Through international student mobility programs, such as Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), countries aim to influence international students’ beliefs about and attitudes toward the host country. In this article, we explore GKS’s role in bringing international students to the country and analyze changes in GKS students’ and alumni’s affective and cognitive evaluation of Korea after coming to the country. We compare results based on students’ and alumni’s length of stay, gender, and economic development level of their home country. Our findings suggest that after coming to Korea, GKS recipients evaluate Korea more positively in both affective and cognitive dimensions.

BibTeX citation

@article{ayhan_exploring_2022,
    title = {Exploring {Global Korea Scholarship} as a Public Diplomacy Tool},
    volume = {57},
    issn = {0021-9096},
    doi = {10.1177/0021909621103580},
    pages = {872--893},
    number = {4},
    journaltitle = {Journal of Asian and African Studies},
    author = {Ayhan, Kadir Jun and Gouda, Moamen and Lee, Hyelim},
    date = {2022},
    note = {Type: Journal Article},
}