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Breslin, Shaun (2011) The soft notion of China's 'soft power'. London: Chatham House . (Asia Programme Paper).
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Abstract
· Although debates over Chinese soft power have increased in
recent years, there is no shared definition of what ‘soft power’
actually means. The definition seems to change depending on
what the observer wants to argue.
· External analyses of soft power often include a focus on
economic relations and other material (hard) sources of power
and influence.
· Many Chinese analyses of soft power focus on the promotion of a
preferred (positive) understanding of China’s interests and
identities overseas.
· Unpacking broad and inclusive definitions of soft power allows for
the identification of different types and sources of power including
national image promotion, normative power promotion and
‘imagined power’.
· China’s emergence as an alternative economic partner seems to
be the major source of attraction for other developing states,
though it remains difficult to separate hard material factors from
softer attraction to values and world-views.
Item Type: | Report | ||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Power (Social sciences) -- China, China -- Commerce, China -- Foreign relations, Nationalism -- China | ||||
Series Name: | Asia Programme Paper | ||||
Publisher: | Chatham House | ||||
Place of Publication: | London | ||||
Official Date: | February 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.2011 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 18 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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