Del i serien Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures

Soft Power in Central Asia

The Politics of Influence and Seduction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Central Asia often evokes images of imperial power rivalry dating back to the 19th century. Yet as the region’s international politics becomes more complex in the age of globalization, the need for new ways of looking at its many actors is more pressing than ever. Today even the traditional great powers rely increasingly on subtle forms of influence to augment their military might and economic clout in order to achieve their objectives in Central Asia. Bearing this in mind, Soft Power in Central Asia examines the patterns of attraction and persuasion that help shape the political choices of countries in the region. Starting with an investigation of soft power projection by the US, Russia and China, it sheds light on normative transfer and public diplomacy of the European Union, Turkey and Israel, and concludes with a discussion of the Central Asian republics’ active stance in the competition for the hearts and minds.Containing original chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, the volume will appeal to scholars and professionals with interest in international relations, political science and Central Asian studies.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-05-25
Mått164 x 228 x 27 mm
Vikt626 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
Antal sidor292
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793650771

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Part IChapter 1. Alexander Diener and Vincent Artman. US Soft Power in Central Asia.Chapter 2. Kirill Nourzhanov. Russian Soft Power in Central Asia: Government Policy Helped by Resurgent Russophilia.Chapter 3. Sebastien Peyrouse. An Increasingly Hard Chinese Soft Power in Central Asia? Reshaping Joseph Nye’s Concept under Authoritarianism. Chapter 4. Emilian Kavalski. The European Union and Central Asia: Absent Soft Power in a Far Neighborhood.Chapter 5. Murat Yurtbilir. Trajectory of Turkish Soft Power in Central Asia after the Collapse of the Soviet Union.Chapter 6. Bruno De Cordier. Israel in Southern Eurasia: The Legitimacy Quest of a Contested Entity.Part IIChapter 7. Reuel R. Hanks. Russian and Chinese Hard/Soft Power Projection in Kazakhstan: Challenge and Response.Chapter 8. Aminat Chokobaeva and Drew Ninnis. Less Attraction, More Fear: The Future of China and Russia’s Soft Power in Kyrgyzstan.Chapter 9. Karolina Kluczewska and Payam Foroughi. The Soft Power of

With a much-needed emphasis on context, the contributors offer perspectives on Russia’s regional advantages, China’s hurdles with Sinophobia and the occasional tone-deaf initiative from the US. Through the different case-studies the book also provides a refreshing appraisal of Joe Nye’s conception of soft power, questioning the hard power–soft power binary and expanding the concept of who can be a soft power actor.