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government, public policy and the law(political communication)
- On Soft Power
1.Introduction soft power
2. Terrorism and soft power
2.1 Terrorism—hard power
2.2 Implications of soft power by terrorism
3. Hard power and soft power
3.1 Relationship of soft and hard power
3.2 Implications for us
4.Conclusion
On Soft Power
1.Introduction soft power
According to Joseph Nye（2004）, soft power can be understood
as follows: “… When one country gets other countries to want
what it wants… in contrast with the hard or command power
of ordering others to do what it wants.” (75). To be more
specific, soft power is “the ability of a country to structure
a situation so that other countries develop preferences or
define their interests in ways consistent with its own” (77).
To sum up, soft power s power as exercised through technology,
value-added skills, diplomacy, economic growth, communication,
and culture.
Nye’s definition of soft power is against a dominant school
of thought in political science known as "realism” that
views global politics as a competition between states for
power in a conflict-ridden and unstable world: the accumulation
of power is the goal of realist foreign policy. (Black, 2-5)
Different from that, Nye believes that non-state political
actors have come to a position of power increasingly greater
than that of states. It is the realists’ emphasis on state
power that makes critics blind to the emergent "soft"
nature of power and the role of non-state agents in global
politics.
From the perspective of realists, the object of power was
the control of resources (e.g., people, energy, land, sea
routes) and other states while from that of Nye, the object
of power is to control the outcomes of various actions, patterns,
and behaviors, thereby influencing the direction of events
so as to benefit one's collective national self-interest.
(Black, 2-5)
course:government, public policy and the law(political communication)
Words limited: 5-6pages, double space
grades: minisiam 13/15
citation:A simple form of citation is expected here. Just
cite the author
and page number (Nye, 24). If it’s the unit notes you’re citing,
just
write (Black, page number). If it’s an online reading, just
the author’s
name is sufficient.
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