Essays about: "soft-power"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 112 essays containing the word soft-power.
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1. Are the American Doves or Hawks Flying Highest Over Southeast Asia? An analysis of American soft, hard, and smart power in foreign visits to Southeast Asia
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : From the start of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia” in 2011 until November 2023, 78 foreign visits have been made by three U.S. Presidents and five Secretaries of State to Southeast Asia. To uncover the U. READ MORE
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2. Publicly approved wars : How soft power is used to sway public opinion
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The United States has always been a very prominent user of hard power and has in most of its existence wielded a great amount of it, seen by their long military history. Another power the United States has a vast amount of is soft power, begging the question how this power has been utilized in the past, to for example create public support for military intervention. READ MORE
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3. The European Union and the 21st-century realities: A document analysis examining changes in EU policies towards Southeast Asia following the rise of China
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This study explores changes in the European Union’s policies towards Southeast Asia, following China’s recent increased assertiveness in the region. The study's primary objective is to investigate how the EU adapts to a shifting global political environment, as revealed through a qualitative analysis of specific EU documents concerning China's rise and its implications for the EU. READ MORE
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4. Constructing Heroes and Villains : Identifying Narratives in the Ukrainian Defence’s Social Media Presence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the narratives that Ukraine is telling through their official Defence of Ukraine account on X, and what the implications of those narratives are. At the time of this study, a conflict is taking place in Ukraine after the invasion of Russia on Ukrainian territory. READ MORE
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5. Gaining Social Power In a Time of Conflict : A case study on how the two superpowers China and the US are using security branding on Twitter to gain social power during an ongoing war.
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itAbstract : How are the two superpowers of the world using Twitter as a platform for gathering global support for their policies when tweeting about an ongoing international conflict? That is the question that is answered in this thesis through a small-N case study. A mixed-method content analysis, based on security branding and generic framing, was applied to the data to determine how security branding is used by the actors to acquire social power. READ MORE