Jet Program and the Usjapan Relationship - Goodwill Goldmine

This study examines the Japan Exchange and Teaching program as a form of public diplomacy and soft power. Through original survey data and extensive interviews with alumni, the author provides a quantitative analysis of the program's effects and argues that it has been highly useful in shaping interactions between Japan and the United States.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The JET Program and Its Implications
Chapter 2: Frameworks for Public Diplomacy
Chapter 3: Japan and the Soft Power Context
Chapter 4: JET's History, Implementation, and Visibility
Chapter 5: A Profile of American Alumni
Chapter 6: The American Alumni Community
Chapter 7: Alumni in the World
Chapter 8: Mining Thirty Years of Goodwill

About the author

Emily T. Metzgar is associate professor in The Media School at Indiana University.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Metzgar, Emily T. Metzgar
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781498526050
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2605-0
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Politics & government, Diplomacy, Asian History, History of the Americas