As the Indo-Pacific emerges as one of the most dynamic and strategically significant regions in the world, maritime connectivity has become central to economic integration, regional governance, and international cooperation. Yet discussions of maritime affairs often remain focused on states, great powers, and geopolitical competition. This volume shifts the lens toward a growing but frequently overlooked dimension of international relations: the role of subnational actors, port cities, coastal regions, and local institutions in shaping transnational maritime networks.
Archipelago Meets Peninsula examines how maritime paradiplomacy is reshaping regional cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea. Bringing together perspectives on governance, connectivity, maritime networks, and middle power diplomacy, this volume offers a fresh framework for understanding how local actors contribute to broader regional and global processes. Through the concepts of the “hub” and the “bridge,” the book explores how South Korea’s institutional and logistical strengths complement Indonesia’s strategic position as the world’s largest archipelagic state, generating new opportunities for collaboration across the Indo-Pacific.
Combining theoretical innovation with contemporary case studies, this book speaks to scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and students interested in maritime governance, international relations, regional development, and public policy. By highlighting the growing significance of maritime paradiplomacy, it demonstrates how cooperation increasingly emerges through networks rather than hierarchies, and how cities, ports, and local governments are becoming indispensable actors in shaping the future of regional order.
A timely contribution to the study of maritime governance and Indo-Pacific cooperation, this volume reimagines diplomacy beyond the state and places maritime networks at the heart of regional transformation.
Foreword (Rector University of Muhammadiyah Malang) v
Preface ix
Table of Contents xv
Maritime Paradiplomacy: Connecting Peninsula and Archipelago 1
Tonny Dian Effendi & Saiful Hakam
Archipelago Meets Peninsula: The Architecture of Maritime
Paradiplomacy between Indonesia and South Korea 27
Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari & Ardila Putri
Transnational logistics connectivity and Paradiplomacy Network
between Busan Port, South Korea and Port Cities in East Java,
Indonesia 53
Doojoo Baek & Shannaz Mutiara Deniar
Challenges and Opportunities for Maritime Paradiplomacy
between Probolinggo and Busan Port Authority in Supporting
the ‘Gerbang Baru Nusantara’ Narrative 79
Hamdan Nafiatur Rosyida
Mahakam-Seoul Blue Synergy: Exploring the Potential for
Collaboration in the Development of the Maritime Sector
in East Kalimantan and South Korea 101
Khoirul Amin & Devy Indah Paramitha
Exploring the Potential of South Korea’s Maritime Paradiplomacy
in West NusaTenggara Province 115
Ismah Rustam
From Cultural Diplomacy to Maritime Paradiplomacy Networks:
The Sister City Cooperation between Baubau, Indonesia –
Seoul, South Korea 131
Faturachman Alputra Sudirman
The Opportunity of Blue Economy Paradiplomacy in Southwest
Papua Through Indonesia - South Korea Cooperation 155
Agfajarina Cindra Pamungkas
Potential Cooperation of Two Strategic Tourism Destinations
between Jeju Island And Derawan Islands 173
Havidz Ageng Prakoso & Riski Nurul Hasanah Manurung
From Archipelago to Peninsula: Migrant Fishers, Local Crises,
and the Promise of Maritime Paradiplomacy between Indonesia
and South Korea 191
Ardila Putri & Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari
Synthesizing the Waves: The Future of Paradiplomacy in the
Indonesia-South Korea Partnership 209
Tonny Dian Effendi
Contributors 215
