“Soft Power„ Instrument in Promoting International Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 152 (6) ◽  
pp. 104-117
Author(s):  
Victoria V. Perskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Development ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Effective Mechanism ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Internal Affairs

In the present article the authors substantiate the following thesis: in the context of real polycentrism and increased confrontation between the states with liberal system of values and the states that defend real sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs of aid-recipient states through a variety of development assistance tools, exceptionally "soft power" can become an effective mechanism of creating conditions for sustainable development of the world community as a whole. In preparing the study the authors applied the methods of historicism and comparative analysis of approaches to the policy of realizing the "soft power" goals.

scholarly journals Increasing University Competitiveness through Assessment of Green Content in Curriculum and Eco-Labeling in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 712
Author(s):  
Andrea Okanović ◽  
Jelena Ješić ◽  
Vladimir Đaković ◽  
Simonida Vukadinović ◽  
Andrea Andrejević Panić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Novi Sad ◽  
The University

Growing environmental problems and increasing requirements of green jobs force universities around the world not only to transform their curricula but also to enrich existing ones with contents related to the promotion of sustainable development. This paper aims to show the importance of measuring and monitoring the share of green contents in all university activities, as only in that way it is possible to monitor trends and give realistic assessments of their effect and importance. The paper presents a comparative analysis of different types of methodologies for assessing sustainable activities at universities as well as research conducted at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and its comparison with the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). This research aims to point out the importance of increasing competitiveness in higher education through assessment of green content in a curriculum and its promotion. In this way, through eco-labeling methodology, it would be easier to identify those contents that, in a certain share, contribute to the promotion of sustainable development. Furthermore, this methodology can easily be extended across the country and the region, which would bring positive effects to all stakeholders in higher education.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING IN THE CONTEXT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
S. Bunko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
World Community ◽  
Environmental Marketing ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Republic

The article is devoted to the analysis of the inclusion of the Republic of Belarus in the processes of achieving the goals of sustainable development adopted by the world community. Environmental marketing is seen as a tool to achieve sustainable development goals in the area of responsible consumption. The essence of environmental marketing at the level of organizations and at the state level is determined. Directions for the development of environmental marketing in the Republic of Belarus have been identified in order to reduce the volume of non-decomposable waste and waste that cannot be recycled, including due to improper collection.

Japanese Soft Power in Indonesia on Anime Entitled Ufo Baby: Study of Popular Culture

IZUMI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-337
Author(s):  
Risa Yuliani ◽  
R.M. Mulyadi ◽  
M. Adji
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
World Community ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
The World

Anime as Japanese popular culture has been successfully consumed by mass in many countries. It indicates that Japan's strategy to make anime one of its soft power has been successfully accepted by the world community. In Indonesia, since anime entered the television, the enthusiasm given by the community has been good and positive. Anime is liked by various circles, especially children, even today. Ufo Baby is one of the shows on RCTI, even though it's not as global as Doraemon, for example, but apart from an interesting storyline, this anime also incorporates many elements of Japanese culture. The aim of this study is to explain the soft power of Japan in Indonesia on anime entitled “Ufo Baby”. The research method uses a qualitative approach with interpretive analysis. The researched part is scenes from anime that contain cultural elements. The approach used is John Storey's cultural theory and Nye Joseph's theory of soft power. Data collection was conducted to examine the influence of Japanese culture on Indonesian society by using interview techniques. The results of this study reveal that in the Ufo Baby anime there are elements of soft power culture used by Japan. From the results of research, the culture shown in anime has an influence on Indonesian society marked by the community's participation in celebrating traditional Japanese festivals and the discovery of many typical Japanese goods sold in local shops.

THE WORLD COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATION FOR COMBATTING WITH POVERTY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Ильмира Минигулова
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Community ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
World Community ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Migration Crisis

Global problems of modern age make deep problems for the formation of socio-economic and political-legal stability in modern states. The most complex is poverty that provokes the new problems, such as the migration crisis. The international community follows the fundamental principles and norms of international law, tries to wipe out poverty, the practical implementation of this activity is reflected in the Concept of Sustainable Development.

International development assistance and health

2019 ◽  
pp. 140-163
Author(s):  
Ronald Labonté ◽  
Arne Ruckert
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Health ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Macroeconomic Policies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Gains ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Open Question

The pursuit of global health gains has been one the aims of international development policy for several decades. Along with migration, trade agreements and dominant macroeconomic policies (i.e., neoliberalism), development assistance (aid) is one of the defining elements of contemporary globalization, a noblesse oblige on the part of wealthier nations to support the improvement of lives in poorer, often former colonized, nations. Rarely achieving its stated commitments, and declining since its peak-generosity in the 1960s, aid has been subject to intense disagreements, vacillating between being seen as creating a neocolonial dependency, to arguments for its absolute necessity in saving lives. Since 2000 the aid discourse has been dominated by global development goals, the first set expiring in 2015 (the Millennium Development Goals) and the next and more exhaustive set running until 2030 (the Sustainable Development Goals). Whether these new goals will deliver on their commitments remains an open question.

scholarly journals إدماج تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصال في التعليم : توصيات ومقترحات

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Fatimah Ahmad Thahir
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Ict In Education ◽  
Critical Juncture ◽  
Just Cause ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract: This research aims to uncover the benefits of the introduction of information and communication technology in education. The researcher analyzes documents from formal and non-formal institutions in facilitating the use of information and communication technology to meet the needs of today's students. In order to maximize the benefits of having ICT in education, universities have to have more interactions with the world community through communication with pople in the community and their leaders. The universities should also take advantages of available possibilities to ensure the comprehensive and sustainable development, which we desperately need them at this critical juncture for our just cause. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1122

scholarly journals Evaluating the EU as a Global Leader in International Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sareth Kailas Kumaresan
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Agenda Setter ◽  
Chinese Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Oriented Approach ◽  
The Eu

ESAANZ ESSAY PRIZE WINNERAs the second-largest economy in the world and as the largest provider of development assistance, the EU is a major actor and agenda-setter in international development. This paper seeks to examine the tools used by the EU in providing assistance and the ways in which its approach to development are different to those adopted by other major actors. The EU's use of ODA and market access are distinguished as two major tools employed by the Union to promote its vision for development. Major challenges to the EU's pre-eminence in the field are also outlined, particularly focusing on challenge arising from the emergence of the Chinese model of development assistance. Drawing on reports produced by the European Commission and academic studies, therefore, this paper finds that while there are inherent shortfalls in its approach, with strong normative underpinnings and a long-term oriented approach, the EU remains a successful and prominent actor in international development.

scholarly journals G20 in the Second Decade of the 21st Century.Steering the World Towards Inclusive Growthand Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Svetlana Lukash ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
World Community ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Global Institutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Near Future

In 2020, the world community, states and citizens faced the serious global challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic jeopardized the implementation of the goals of sustainable development and inclusive growth, and has become a major challenge for the international cooperation and the action of global institutions. Being the main platform for cooperation among the world's leading economies, the G20 is often criticized for its inability to effectively withstand crises. However, as shown in this article, the G20 managed to quickly implement a coordinated set of large-scale measures to overcome the pandemic and its consequences and become a coordinator of anti-crisis actions. The author concludes that the unique characteristics of the G20 will allow it to remain the flagship of international efforts to ensure strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth of the world economy, and suggests a number of priorities for the implementation of which the G20 agenda should be aimed at in the near future.

Ending Global Poverty

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantine Michalopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Institutions ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

Ending poverty is a noble goal, relevant today as much as it was two decades ago when four women rose to prominent positions in their government and decided to make it their central objective. As the world strives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we may find inspiration in the work of Eveline Herfkens from the Netherlands, Hilde F. Johnson from Norway, Clare Short from the United Kingdom, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul from Germany who became ministers in charge of their governments’ international development policies in 1997–8. They believed that the best way to end global poverty was to join forces in changing the policies of the international institutions where decisions affecting the poor all over the world are made and to reform donor countries development programmes. They came to be known as the Utstein Four, after the Norwegian Utstein Abbey where they formalized their collaboration in 1999. They called their collaboration ‘a conspiracy of implementation’ to contrast their action-oriented approach with the lofty pronouncements leaders agree to in big global conferences only to forget them when they return home. This volume discusses Utstein’s many contributions ranging from helping relieve the poorest countries of their debt, using debt relief to actually lift individuals out of poverty, achieving primary education for all, especially girls, and putting developing country partners in charge of setting priorities and implementing programmes of assistance. It is a story of women’s empowerment which lasted for only about half a dozen years as the original Utstein Four moved on to other positions. But their influence continues to be felt because their approach to improve aid effectiveness was codified in international agreements and practices of global institutions. The last part of the book discusses the legacy of the Utstein group and the lessons that their experience offers to the continuing challenges of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development.

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