A Methodological Roadmap for the Study of Soft Power

Ohnesorge, Hendrik W.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29922-4_4

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“…The focus on attraction and coopting rather than persuasion [16; 2] and the distinction between soft power and smart power (that brings together hard and soft power resources) [1] reflect efforts to clarify the terminology. By identifying the separate components of soft power (resources, instruments, reception and outcomes), recent studies have highlighted the impact of individual actors on soft power and opened the way for an empirical evaluation of the efficiency of each of its underlying mechanisms [3].…”

Section: Educational Studies In Mgimo Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…globe 3 . Language policies and cultural centers remain to this day an important part of many countries' diplomatic arsenals [17].…”

Section: образовательные исследования в мгимоmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…smart power as a reconciliation of hard and soft power [1]. Detractors of soft power argue that the concept has no explanatory power if soft power cannot produce effects independently from hard power, emphasizing that its understanding is founded on unverified assumptions linked to changes in people's behaviour [2] and that there are too few empirical findings to back it up [3].…”

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“That’ll Teach Them”: Investigating the Soft Power Conversion Model through the Case of Russian Higher Education

Crowley-Vigneau

Baykov

Kalyuzhnova

2022

Vysš. obraz. Ross. (Print)

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While the international environment remains characterized by the desire of states to strengthen their position, the literature has revealed a growing preference for soft power instruments over military intervention. Higher education has been repurposed as a tool to achieve foreign policy goals, with many states embracing the international norm on world-class universities in an attempt to improve their international competitiveness and their image abroad. This paper considers the soft power conversion model of higher education and attempts to determine its effectiveness through a case study devoted to Russian Higher Education. A survey of foreign students starting their studies and of another finishing their studies in three leading Russian universities reveals that receiving a higher education in Russia may contribute to aligning students’ positions with the Russian perspective on international issues diffused in these universities as was confirmed by surveying a control group of Russian students. These preliminary findings suggest that the benefits of internationalizing national higher education systems are not just reserved to the norm initiators (US, UK) but extend to second wave norm adopters (Russia, China).

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Section: Educational Studies In Mgimo Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…globe 3 . Language policies and cultural centers remain to this day an important part of many countries' diplomatic arsenals [17].…”

Section: образовательные исследования в мгимоmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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