Riski M Baskoro

PROFILE

Lecturer and researcher in the field of international communication, with a strong scholarly interest in how states construct images, convey messages, and build cross-cultural relationships in the international arena.

His academic work centers on public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy, particularly on the role of culture as a form of soft power that adds strategic value to international communication and foreign relations.

Among various forms of cultural expressio, places particular emphasis on gastrodiplomacy, defined as the use of gastronomy as a diplomatic instrument and a medium of international communication.

His research examines how gastronomic practices function as symbolic, communicative, and relational tools in fostering mutual understanding, national branding, and people-to-people engagement across nations.