한국 지방자치단체의 평화구축 도시외교 방향 설정을 위한 사전 연구: 네덜란드 도시외교 사례가 주는 시사점

The world is facing various international problems such as climate change, refugee crisis, and regional conflicts. However, it is difficult to reach reasonable consensus among nation-states, because every national government prioritizes its own national interests over international affairs. Recently, city diplomacy is in the limelight for its potential to resolve international issues, since local governments are less entangled with political interests. Above all, the role of city diplomacy for peace-building through providing essential services such as housing, water and waste management has been strongly advocated. The idea that cities can contribute to peace-building could be unfamiliar in the academic world. Nonetheless, the authors of this paper believe that it has meaningful implications for local governments in the Republic of Korea, because of its confrontational status with the North Korea. This paper is a preliminary study to set policy directions of Korean city diplomacy policies for peace-building. This study reviews the Dutch cases of peace-building city diplomacy efforts and draws policy implications for Korean city diplomacy.