Soft power in contemporary international relations
By: Robert Łoś ; translation Krystyna Krzemińska
Edition: First edition.
Series: Political science
Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Łódź
Language: eng
Translated from: pol
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9788380888999; 9788380889002
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); International relations; Branding (Marketing); Political aspects; Communication in politics; Internationale Politik; Macht; Machtpolitik; Politische Kommunikation
Work titles: Soft power we współczesnych stosunkach międzynarodowych
Description: "Soft power, is not a new phenomenon in a political practice but it may be considered a novelty in the theory of international relations. The concept of soft power reflects the character of changes which took place in international relations when the notion of security was extended to include threats and challenges of non-military character. New threats and challenges require another type of instruments which are identified with soft power to a greater extent. Marginalising soft power is a consequence of one-dimensional perception of power as belonging to the military domain. lt results from an erroneous conviction that soft power resources i.e. culture, values, norms and a political style do not belong to the category of power. Furthermore, soft power must not be overrated at the expense of hard power which is identified with military force and economic pressure. Soft power is certainly an important dimension of power and failure to include it in states' plans may lead to problems with achieving its basic objectives." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-238).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: chapter 1. Power versus world order: Contemporary world order; title: Power in theoretical approach; title: Measures and indicators of power; title: chapter 2. Resources and instruments of soft power: Soft and hard power: scope of action; title: The concept of soft power; title: Hard power versus soft power; title: Military power versus soft power; title: Economy versus soft power; title: Soft power resources; title: Classification of resources; title: Norms and values; title: Culture; title: Education; title: Foreign policy; title: The scope of the notion; title: Legitimization; title: Ability to build a consensus; title: Measures and methods of a state's foreign policy; title: The perception of foreign policy operational environment; title: New instruments of soft power interaction; title: Public diplomacy; title: Cultural diplomacy; title: National branding; title: National institutions and a society; title: A state's political regime and soft power; title: Social conditions of reinforcing soft power; title: Instruments of support; title: Media; title: Communication possibilities and credibility of information; title: A role of contemporary media; title: Foundations; title: think tanks; title: Conclusion; title: chapter 3. Contemporary power and soft power: Indicators of a state's hard power; title: Soft power ranking; title: Selected rankings of soft power; title: Original ranking of states' soft power; title: Diplomacy; title: Social-political category; title: Popular and high culture; title: Education and science; title: The social-economic category; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography.