Essays about: "the resources of soft power"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words the resources of soft power.

  1. 16. Hard Ice, Soft Politics : EU:s och USA:s utrikespolitik i den arktiska regionen

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Johan Sandevärn; [2010]
    Keywords : Arctic region EU hard power international relations joseph s nye jr political science power robert kagan soft power US;

    Abstract : The polar ice in the Arctic is melting resulting in new opportunities for the Arctic states to extracting vital resources and to find new shorter transport routes. Two of the largest actors who both presently have published polices towards the Arctic region is the EU and the US. READ MORE

  3. 17. Pop-culture icons as agents of change? : The roles and fucntions of celebrity activists in peace- and development related global issues

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Jonas Andersson; [2007]
    Keywords : celebrity activism; pop-culture icons; politics; advocacy; diplomacy; power;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the possible theoretic and (f)actual role(s) of pop-culture icons in peace and evelopment-related global issues, using the qualitative research methods of text- and discourse analysis. Do pop-culture icons have a role to play at all in this field? If so, what is that role? What are these celebrity activists currently saying and doing on the international development scene and what are their analyses like? What are their current and historical functions? There is support in the academic literature suggesting that celebrity activists can possess vast power resources (scope of influence), (soft) power and (charismatic) authority, which in turn enables them to influence the attitudes and values of (especially young, receptive) people. READ MORE

  4. 18. Japan's soft power:an unsustainable policy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Ahlner; [2006]
    Keywords : Soft Power; Japan; Liberalization; De-regulation; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with Japans role in the international system. An argument is presented in this thesis, namely that Japan is free riding on other countries when it comes to its national security, The Japanese miracle is also dependent on a liberal world order upon which it contributes nothing to maintain. READ MORE

  5. 19. Developing countries and emergency safeguard measures in world trade law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Carl-Owe Olsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Before going into details and regulations behind the safeguard measures it's important to understand the basic starting point. The members of WTO all agree to have tariffs at a certain level and the member countries are prohibited to raise the tariffs above this level. This makes the system predictable&semic every one knows the tariff levels. READ MORE