How Soft Power Works

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Abstract:

This paper will explore how soft power works. But before we can meaningfully discuss this question, we must be clear about what soft power is. The two questions, How does soft power work and What constitutes soft power, are closely related. Before we can know how soft power works, we must know what makes soft power as such and once we know what causes soft power in the first place, we will get a key to knowing the conditions under which and the mechanisms by which soft power is realized. The central questions that I will ask in this paper is, What causes soft power and How is soft power caused These questions are where the two questions above, What is soft power, What constitutes soft power, and How does soft power work, What are the underlying mechanisms that generate soft power, meet. After a first part that deals with these theoretical questions, there is a second part in which I will survey the major policy tools of soft power and show, with the aid of the concepts developed in the first part, how these tools facilitate and produce soft power.

Author(s):
Vuving, Alexander L.
Author Organization(s):
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Honolulu United States
Descriptive Note:
Conference Paper
Supplementary Note:
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting,, 03 Sep 2009, 06 Sep 2009,
Pagination:
0020

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.3.3_Spectrum Management; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_7.1.2_Prevent Non-kinetic Attack; JCA_7.1_Prevent; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_8.1.2_Persuade Partner Audiences; JCA_8.2.2_Provide Aid to Foreign Partners and Institutions; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
CULTURE (SOCIAL SCIENCES), economics, international relations, diplomacy, government (foreign), policies, history
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science
Keyword(s):
soft power, beauty, brilliance, benignity
Report Date:
2009 Sep 03
Creation Date:
2017 Aug 30