The JET Program and the US-Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine

by Emily T. Metzgar

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498526050
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	11/09/2018
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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

Table 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

Editorial Reviews

Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, Emily T. Metzgar’s study of the JET program presents an impressive analysis of public diplomacy’s diverse benefits. Exchange programs tend to be undervalued, but Metzgar sets the record straight. This is essential reading for those interested in the ways that educational exchanges can advance diplomatic interests.

Philip Seib

This study is an excellent and timely contribution to the literature on soft power and the US–Japan bilateral relationship. Emily T. Metzgar writes with clarity and knowledge gained from personal experience as an American teacher in Japan and from careful, long-term study of how the world’s largest teaching exchange program fosters public diplomacy. On the thirtieth anniversary of the JET Program, this book offers a fitting tribute to the potential of cultural exchange to open hearts and minds.

David McConnell