Diplomasi Publik Indonesia melalui Beasiswa Seni Budaya Indonesia di Era Covid-19 (2020-2021)

Abstract

Public diplomacy is currently the diplomacy that is most frequently carried out by many countries in the world. Indonesia is one of the countries that uses Public Diplomacy to achieve its interests. One of the public diplomacies carried out by Indonesia is through the arts and culture sector. Indonesia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses BSBI as an instrument of public diplomacy that utilizes artistic and cultural wealth. Through the BSBI program, which is a non-degree program, Indonesia has successfully implemented it since 2003 until now. However, in 2020 and 2021, a pandemic hit the world, so that several programs that were designed were hampered and could not be carried out face-to-face. In 2021, the BSBI program will be implemented virtually again so that there is a scope for public diplomacy which results in people-to-people connecting happening again. The data was obtained by conducting a literature study and primer data by informant interview. Using a qualitative method, this study seeks to provide an explanation of the role BSBI as part of public diplomacy instrument in pandemic covid-19 era (2020-2021).