West Java Diplomacy in Introducing Kasundaan Values as Part of National Culture: A Cultural Security Perspective
Gilang Nur Alam (a*), Aurelia Syafina Luthfi (b)

a) International Relations Departments, Universitas Padjadjaran
Jalan Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Hegarmanah, Sumedang, West Java 45363, Indonesia
*g.n.alam[at]unpad.ac.id

b) International Relations Departments, Universitas Padjadjaran
Jalan Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Hegarmanah, Sumedang, West Java 45363, Indonesia

Abstract

This article aims to review West Java diplomatic efforts in introducing Sundanese values as part of the national culture through the perspective of cultural security. West Java is a region identical to Sundanese culture, where most of the population and culture are based on Sundanese culture. The reality of global issues and problems, as well as awareness in introducing Sundanese values, brings the possibility of the existence of Sundanese values in West Java. This challenges the presence and sustainability of Sundanese values, which are part of the national culture. This article uses the theorization of regional diplomacy and cultural security. The method used in this article is qualitative, with direct and indirect data collection. This article finds that foreign culture brings threats and vulnerabilities to the existence of Sundanese culture and values in West Java. This article also finds that in West Java, both governmental and social actors are possible to carry out diplomacy to maintain Sundanese values from the threat of foreign cultural values.

Keywords: Regional diplomacy- West Java- Sundanese values- cultural security

Topic: International Relations