Potential of national-cultural autonomy in the implementation of public diplomacy (on the example of the activities of the national-cultural autonomies of Republic of Crimea)

The subject of the research is the potential of national-cultural autonomies in the implementation of public diplomacy (using the example of the activities of national-cultural autonomies of the Republic of Crimea). Modern international influence is based on the ability to attract attention through cultural values, political ideals and humanitarian initiatives, and public diplomacy is a tool for implementing this influence through dialogue between non-state actors and foreign audiences. National-cultural autonomies representing the interests of ethnic and cultural communities can become key non-state actors in this process, as they establish close ties with cultural metropolises and with states where a particular culture is widely represented. These connections directly influence the trust that arises within ethnic communities and, as a result, form a positive perception of the processes occurring between a national minority and the state. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time the activities of national-cultural autonomies have been improved at the current stage of implementation of public diplomacy. To determine the level of involvement of regional national-cultural autonomies of the Republic of Crimea in international activities, an expert survey was conducted. As a result of the expert survey conducted, aimed at determining the level of international activity of the national-cultural autonomies, as well as the analysis of the activities of the Crimean national-cultural autonomies, the parameters for assessing the effectiveness of their activities in implementing foreign policy were identified. The metric measurement of each of the designated parameters makes it possible to determine the effectiveness of the use of the resource of national-cultural autonomies in the implementation of public diplomacy.

public democracy, social capital, civil society, soft power, non-state actors, national-cultural autonomies, Republic of Crimea, foreign policy, Russian Federation, international activity