Essays about: "Teppo-Tuomas Simpanen"

Found 1 essay containing the words Teppo-Tuomas Simpanen.

  1. 1. Soft Power and the Social Construction of Collective Identity. Why Does the European Union Fail to Attract the British Public?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Teppo-Tuomas Simpanen; [2018]
    Keywords : eu; european union; uk; united kingdom; soft power; collective identity; framing; implicit frames; constructivism;

    Abstract : The European Union is claimed to exercise significant soft power in world politics due to its numerous ‘soft power resources’ (Nye, 2004: 11) that make it attractive to international audiences. A puzzle arises, however, when we notice that despite its vast ‘resources’, the EU fails to attract the British public, as demonstrated by the recent ‘Brexit’ referendum and the low support for the Union in the UK already before it. READ MORE