Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics - Rilegato

Nye, Joseph S.

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ISBN 10: 1586482254 ISBN 13: 9781586482251

Casa editrice: Public Affairs, 2004

Riassunto

Nye (a former Chair of the National Intelligence Council and Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration) further develops his concept of soft power and uses it to critique the foreign policy of the Bush II administration. Standing in contrast to the coercive force of hard power, soft power "rests on the ability to shape the preferences of others," and relies on the values expressed by institutions and culture, examples set by practices and policies, and relations with others. He explores the soft power "resources" of the United States and others and discusses how it is wielded. He then critiques the Bush administration's near total reliance on hard military and economic power, suggesting that the incorporation of soft power into foreign policy-making requires greater public diplomacy, a willingness to examine domestic policies that make the U.S. less attractive to others (such as the death penalty), and more attention to the question of the perception of legitimacy bestowed by cooperation with the United Nations or multinational coalitions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Joseph S. Nye is Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Public Affairs
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1586482254
• ISBN 13: 9781586482251
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240