Telling the EU’s Story by Others

The Jean Monnet Programme and European Union Public Diplomacy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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China is one of the first few non-EU member states to be covered by the Jean Monnet Programme. By studying its implementation in China through interviews with EU officials, Chinese professors, and college students who were and are involved in the program, Telling the EU’s Story by Others: The Jean Monnet Programme and European Union Public Diplomacy enables a better understanding of why and how it works in the Chinese context. Furthermore, this book on the role of the Jean Monnet Programme in EU public diplomacy adds first-hand empirical material to the existing literature on public diplomacy implementation through educational programmes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-09-25
Mått161 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor296
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498593410

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Conceptualizing public diplomacy and soft powerChapter 3 The development of EU public diplomacyChapter 4 The Jean Monnet Programme: Practical contributionsChapter 5 The Jean Monnet Programme in ChinaChapter 6The EU’s descriptive knowledge dissemination through the Jean Monnet ProgrammeChapter 7The EU’s normative knowledge dissemination through the Jean Monnet ProgrammeChapter 8 Research findings and policy implications

The European Union created the Jean Monnet Programme to promote excellence in teaching and research. The educational program is also an extension of the EU’s public diplomacy or soft power because it aims to foster dialogue between the academic world and policy makers. Three Chinese universities are recipients of “Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence” funding by the EU. Yang (East China Normal Univ.) examines the impact of the educational exchanges on Chinese scholars and students. The author gathered data about the descriptive knowledge regarding EU institutions and policy. His findings suggest that Chinese universities with EU funding disseminate information about the EU and encourage a positive image of the EU to students and future generations. He finds no evidence that educational exchange programs encourage policy cross-fertility or policy convergence with the EU. Empirical knowledge of the EU has grown, but Chinese policy norms have not been influenced by increased exposure to EU priorities. The author argues that in spite of censorship teachers are free to discuss European values, and that students and academics circumvent Chinese blockage of Western internet sources to access social media sites of EU delegation in China and the EU agencies in Europe.Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers and faculty.