Vol. 13 No. 84 (2024)
Articles

Musical art as a facilitator of cultural diplomacy and international relations

PDF EPUB HTML
  • Oleksandr Zlotnyk,
  • Svitlana Borysova,
  • Volodymyr Lytvynov,
  • Oleksandr Lytvynov,
  • Iryna Poluboiaryna
Oleksandr Zlotnyk
R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Ph.D. Professor, Acting Rector, Department of Singing and Choral Conducting, Faculty of Singing and Jazz, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Svitlana Borysova
R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Executive Disciplines No. 2, Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Volodymyr Lytvynov
Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Graduate Student, Department of Economic-Legal and Socio-Political Disciplines, Faculty of Law, Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Lytvynov
R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Department of Humanitarian and Musical and Innovative Disciplines, Faculty of Singing and Jazz, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Iryna Poluboiaryna
R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Performing Arts No. 2, Faculty of Performing Arts and Musicology, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.84.12.12

Published 2024-12-30

Keywords

  • diplomacy, international relations, cultural interaction, musical art, national interests.

How to Cite

Zlotnyk, O., Borysova, S., Lytvynov, V., Lytvynov, O., & Poluboiaryna, I. (2024). Musical art as a facilitator of cultural diplomacy and international relations. Amazonia Investiga, 13(84), 197–205. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.84.12.12

Copyright (c) 2025 Oleksandr Zlotnyk, Svitlana Borysova, Volodymyr Lytvynov, Oleksandr Lytvynov, Iryna Poluboiaryna

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the impact of cultural diplomacy on international relations and the role of musical art in building diplomatic ties between countries. The topic's relevance is due to the growing interest in cultural diplomacy to reduce tensions and strengthen international cooperation. The article utilises comparison, synthesis, generalisation, and induction methods to analyse specific cases of musical events that have influenced the formation of positive relations between states. Using the comparison method, the article analyses various international initiatives in music diplomacy, including examples of interactions between the United States and Iran, North and South Korea, Israel, and Palestine. As a result of the study, the article identifies critical aspects of music diplomacy. The main trends and prospects of using music for cultural exchange and peacekeeping initiatives are outlined. The article examines how musical events strengthen cultural and diplomatic ties, ensuring integration and interaction at the level of the state and society. Particular attention is paid to the prospects for further use of music to resolve contemporary conflicts and potential directions for the development of cultural diplomacy on a global scale. Further research could explore new approaches to music diplomacy, developing innovative cooperation models to increase the effectiveness of international cultural initiatives.

PDF EPUB HTML

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

  1. Bannerman, J. K. (2023). Music Education and "Music for Uniting the Americas." Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, 44(2), 229-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/15366006221082563
  2. Choudhary, K. (2022). Cultural Heritage and Music Diplomacy. Ethnomusicology and Cultural Diplomacy. In D. G. Hebert, & J. McCollum (Eds.), Ethnomusicology and Cultural Diplomacy (pp. 277-296). Retrieved from https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=BxBsEAAAQBAJ
  3. Criss, N. B. (2019). International Relations, Music and Diplomacy, Sounds and Voices on the International Stage, edited by Frédéric Ramel and Cécile Prévost-Thomas. Diplomatica, 1(2), 314-316. https://doi.org/10.1163/25891774-00102014
  4. Davies, M. (2023). Music, time, and international political economy: making coevalness. Review of International Political Economy, 30(4), 1560-1581. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2022.2122066
  5. De Oliveira, V. T., Silveira, M. B., & Bittencourt Rodrigues Lopes, R. (2021). Music as an Emancipatory Pedagogical Tool in International Relations Classes in the Global South. International Studies Perspectives, 22(3), 283-300. https://doi.org/10.1093/isp/ekaa015
  6. Dunkel, M., & Schiller, M. (2022). The people vs. the power bloc? Popular music and populism. Popular Music, 41(3), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114302200054X
  7. Everist, M. (2021). Music, Theatre, and Diplomacy: The Paris Opéra during the Second Empire. Diplomatica, 3(2), 278-301. https://doi.org/10.1163/25891774-03020002
  8. Fillion, E. (2023). Pop friction: performing Canada at the Festival Internacional da Canção Popular. Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 48(1), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/08263663.2023.2125785
  9. Herrera, E. (2021). The Invention of Latin American Music: A Transnational History. American Music, 39(3), 394-398. https://doi.org/10.5406/americanmusic.39.3.0394
  10. Idowu, D. L., & Ogunnubi, O. (2021). Music and dance diplomacy in the COVID-19 era: Jerusalem and the promotion of South Africa's soft power. Round Table, 110(4), 461-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2021.1956816
  11. Jamnongsarn, S. (2017). Interaction of Music as a Soft Power in the Dimension of Cultural Diplomacy between Indonesia and Thailand. International Journal of Creative and Arts Studies, 1(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.24821/ijcas.v1i1.1572
  12. Karamy, S. E., & Bainus, A. (2020). West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: A Representation of Peace Optimism from the Middle East. Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, 16(1), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.26593/jihi.v16i1.3341.87-97
  13. Kelly, E. (2019). Performing diplomatic relations: Music and East German Foreign Policy in the Middle East during the Late 1960s. Journal of the American Musicological Society. University of California Press, 72(2), 493–540. https://doi.org/10.1525/jams.2019.72.2.493
  14. Kiel, C. (2020). Chicken dance (off): Competing cultural diplomacy in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 26(7), 973-987. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2020.1776269
  15. Kumalaningrum, W. S. (2021). Strategi diplomasi publik Pemerintah Korea Selatan terhadap Indonesia melalui Hallyu. Indonesia Berdaya, 2(2), 141-148. https://doi.org/10.47679/ib.2021128
  16. Liu, B. X. (2021). "The Timpani Beats Just Hit on My Heart!" Music, Memory, and Diplomacy in the Philadelphia Orchestra's 1973 China Tour. Twentieth-Century Music, 18(3), 395-418. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478572221000189
  17. Lytvynov, O. M. (2014). Law as a phenomenon of culture: an attempt at philosophical understanding. Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs named after E.O. Didorenko. Luhansk: Yantar. https://visnyk.univd.edu.ua/index.php/VNUAF/article/view/173
  18. Ma'arif, H. M. A., Jatmika, S., & Marlinda, A. P. (2022). Music as Propaganda for Humanitarian Diplomacy: A Semiotic Analysis of Ferdinand de Saussure in the Song We Are the World. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 9(9), 144-157. Retrieved from https://ijmmu.com/index.php/ijmmu/article/view/3944
  19. Marc, I. (2020). Around the world: France's new popular music diplomacy. Modern and Contemporary France, 28(3), 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2019.1682533
  20. Mishra, M. (2022). Instrumentality of music in cultural diplomacy between India and Pakistan. International Journal of Public Law and Policy, 9(1), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijplap.2023.127321
  21. Novitasafitri, F. P., & Hartati, A. Y. (2022). Diplomasi Budaya Amerika Serikat Melalui Musik Pop Di Indonesia (Studi Kasus Fenomena Michael Jackson Di Indonesia). International Relations Studies, 1(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.31942/khi.2021.1.1.6451
  22. O'Keeffe, E. (2024). Military music and society during the French wars, 1793-1815. Historical Research, 97(275), 108-128. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htad027
  23. Ogunnubi, O., & Idowu, D. L. (2022). Music Diplomacy. In O. Ogunnubi, & F. Sheriff (Eds.), Religion and Global Politics: Soft Power in Nigeria and Beyond. Retrieved from https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=apRyEAAAQBAJ
  24. Paczkowski, S. (2020). Music and Diplomacy: The Correspondence of Marshal Jacob Heinrich Flemming and Other Records, 1700-1720. Part II: The Wedding Ceremony of Friedrich August and Maria Josepha in Vienna (1719). Musicology Australia, 42(1), 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/08145857.2020.1820181
  25. Panasiuk, V., Borko, I., Khvostova, T., Maslov-Lysychkin, A., & Yermukanova, A. (2022). Music as a Communication Factor in Foreign Policy. Studies in Media and Communication, 10(3), 160-167. https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v10i3.5847
  26. Pasler, J. (2021). Music and African diplomacy at the festival mondial des arts nègres, Dakar, 1966. Diplomatica, 3(2), 302-334. https://doi.org/10.1163/25891774-03020004
  27. Prima, D., Osmuk, N., Tyulpa, T., Ieresko, O., & Ratsul, O. (2024). Information influence on the formation of social competence in higher education students. Amazonia Investiga, 13(83), 36–51. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.83.11.3
  28. Quevedo-redondo, R., Rebolledo, M., & Navarro-sierra, N. (2023). Music as Soft Power: The Electoral Use of Spotify. Media and Communication, 11(2), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i2.6344
  29. Rijo Lopes da Cunha, M. M. (2024). Music as Cultural Diplomacy: Analysing the Role of Musical Flows from the Arab Levant to New Cultural Poles in the Arab Gulf in the Twenty-First Century. In Music and Cultural Diplomacy in the Middle East (pp. 221-240). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36279-8_10
  30. Statista. (2024). Global recorded music revenue from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272305/global-revenue-of-the-music-industry/
  31. Tallis, B. (2022). Kraftwerk and the international 're-birth of Germany': Multiplicity, identity and difference in music and international relations. Cooperation and Conflict, 57(3), 268-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/00108367221098488
  32. Tkach, O., Saienko, V., Vader, T., Morhulets, O., & Bielikova, N. (2024). Responsible management in administrative management: Innovative approaches and forecasts. Amazonia Investiga, 13(83), 126–141. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.83.11.10
  33. Zhu, X. (2023). Book Review: Culture, music education, and the Chinese dream in mainland China. Global Media and China, 8(2), 239-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364231152315