Abstract:
Cultural diplomacy becomes a phenomenon that used by various countries, both developed and developing countries as an attempt to achieve national interests in this current globalization era. The national interests is the basis of foreign policy formulation through cultural diplomacy. The number of countries that use cultural diplomacy and its influence significantly to a state, inspired the author to conduct research on Indonesian cultural diplomacy.
Indonesia as a country which has cultural diversity, Indonesia as a country which has a cultural diversity, utilizing culture as a tool of cultural diplomacy in the implementation of foreign policy, which will support the activities of the macro economy derived from tourism and the creative economy, and that more focused on building an image in international relations. Wayang is one type of culture that Indonesia, which has high artistic value and become an effective and positive communication tool. Hence, Wayang is considered capable as a tool of Indonesian cultural diplomacy.
In the development, the actors of cultural diplomacy are not only state officials, but also individuals, the organizations or private that represent its national interests by approval from the governments. UNIMA is the only international organization that focuses on the preservation of puppet throughout the world. The participation of Indonesia in the UNIMA becomes a great opportunity for Indonesia to implement cultural diplomacy through Wayang. The author through this research, try to discuss the role of UNIMA-Indonesia in using Wayang as a tool of Indonesian cultural diplomacy.
