JAKARTA - SEOUL SISTER CITIES AND ITS IMPLICATION TO THE TOURISM (2012-2015)

Abstract

International Relations as a discipline of major theoretical and analytical approach has established as the paradigm on describing the act of state with diplomacy put as polar system on international relations. Renowned as cooperation, which might be done by the local government directly, sister-city identified as a motion to stimulate tourism growth. The involvement of high-level government officials is integral to the credibility of the relationship. Republic of Korea.s economic development has grown rapidly, and the cities have been forging sister city links with countries all over the world since the late 1970s. With the purpose of encouraging economic development, Republic of Indonesia has established the regional autonomy in accordance with tourism enhancement and promotes better bilateral relations. Thus, the sister cities movement sees as an important catalyst for tourism development, it can be accounted to foster local, regional, and international opportunities by strengthening the tourism, art and culture, infrastructure and investment within states. The central objective of this thesis is to achieve an understanding of the Jakarta and Seoul sister city relationships, and how to utilize the sister city network for tourism development. This thesis hence investigates the existence of influence the relationships pose to the region while presenting how it changes the country.s and both cities tourism development. The main focus of this thesis is to elaborate two sides of theory in constructivism and complex interdependence leading of paradiplomacy, which is creating the vision to act as a sister-city or a unifier for many countries along the regional government.