Public diplomacy games: a comparative study of American and Japanese responses to the interplay of nationalism, ideology and Chinese soft power strategies around the 2008 Beijing Olympics

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 876-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Finlay ◽  
Xin Xin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Beijing Olympics ◽  
Power Strategies ◽  
2008 Beijing Olympics

The Key Components of South Korea’s Soft Power: Challenges and Trends

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-286
Author(s):  
Agapi E. Matosian
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Cultural Economy ◽  
Military Force ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Korean Wave ◽  
Power Strategies ◽  
The Republic

To this day political processes are less and less impacted by military force. States are increasingly resorting to the use of means of latent influence or relying on cultural attraction. Such phenomena have led to the emergence of soft power in international relations. Many countries, including the Republic of Korea, effectively use soft power tools in implementing policies at various levels. This manuscript seeks to analyze the main soft power components and tools of the Republic of Korea in foreign policy. The paper examines the background of the formation and development of soft power strategies. Many factors have predetermined the growing popularity of Korean culture, a phenomenon subsequently called the Korean Wave (Hallyu). This paper identifies the main elements of the Hallyu, including public diplomacy and South Koreas cultural economy exporting pop culture, entertainment, music, TV dramas, and movies, and examines how these elements complement each other.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: visual insights into China's soft power

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwen Chwen Chen ◽  
Cinzia Colapinto ◽  
Qing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Beijing Olympics ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
2008 Beijing Olympics

scholarly journals The Beijing 2008 Olympics: Examining the Interrelations of China, Globalization, and Soft Power

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Giulianotti
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Beijing Olympics ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Global Television ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
2008 Beijing Olympics

This article explores the national and global significance and impact of Beijing’s hosting of the 2008 summer Olympic Games. The discussion is organized into four main parts. First, I locate the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the context of wider processes of globalization; in particular, I explore how China ‘glocalized’ the Olympics, by giving the event distinctive meanings that were then experienced by global television audiences. Second, I employ the concept of ‘soft power’ to explore how, in hosting the event, China sought to advance its international influence and appeal; I introduce the concept of ‘soft disempowerment’ to examine how there may have been some negative impacts for China in staging the Olympics. Third, I discuss issues of security surrounding the Beijing Olympics, given the growing focus on such questions for sport mega-events in general following the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Fourth, I outline some of the key issues regarding sporting legacies for China, following the 2008 Olympics, with particular reference to Chinese football.

scholarly journals The use of soft power in digital public diplomacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-140
Author(s):  
Lidija Kos-Stanišić ◽  
Viktorija Car
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Main Menu ◽  
Power Resource ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
Digital Diplomacy ◽  
The Eu

The focus of this comparative study is on the use of soft power in the digital‎ public diplomacy of two Global South players, Brazil and India, in EU member‎ states. The main objective of this research is to find out how their embassies‎ use digital diplomacy in communication through their official websites‎ and to identify which soft power resources they dominantly use. Quantitative‎ content analysis and thematic analysis were used to analyze the categories and‎ subcategories on the main menu and special banners on each embassy’s home‎ page, and the associated content. Unlike the Indian embassies, which fully‎ embraced digital diplomacy 2.0, the Brazilian embassies do not utilize the full‎ potential of digital diplomacy and primarily remain reliant on websites only.‎ According to this research, the Brazilian embassies in the EU use film as a‎ dominant soft power resource in their digital diplomacy, while the Indian embassies‎ use yoga as a powerful diplomatic tool. Still, both approaches are not‎ enough to attract European publics. There remains a lot of space for improvement‎ and better usage of soft power resources and digital public diplomacy‎ potentials in communicating the powers of Brazil and India in EU countries.‎

An Analysis of UN Peacekeeping as Pakistan’s Soft Power Asset

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ume Farwa ◽  
Ghazanfar Ali Garewal
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
International Community ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
The People ◽  
Peacekeeping Missions

The power of attraction and admiration is soft power. Generally, it is perceived that hard power cannot generate soft power, but the protective role of military in humanitarian crises and conflicts negates this prevailing misperception by specifying their contexts and effective utilizations; hard power assets can be transformed into soft power resources. This paper argues that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions are the source of soft power and Pakistan, being an active participant in this field, can utilize this asset for shaping the preferences of others. Overall, it did earn admiration from international community and managed to build its soft image abroad through peacekeeping missions. Pakistani blue helmets not only earned the admiration and appreciation of the people of the conflict-zones and earned praises, but from international community also. However, to what extent has the country utilized this asset of soft power to exercise its influence in the global arena remains debatable. Although Pakistan’s UN Peacekeeping missions have been an instrument of building the country’s soft image, it is publicized in a far less productive manner. Peacekeeping can be used as a means to enhance the country’s presence and the level of participation in both international and regional organizations. By effective application of soft power strategy in tandem with public diplomacy, Pakistan’s UN peacekeeping can provide the country with the platform where its narratives can be projected effectively and its influence can be exercised adroitly.

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