Book
Alternative Paths to Influence: Soft Power and International Politics
(2023)
Abstract
Can nations attain their most vital foreign policy objectives in gracious and agreeable ways? Advocates of the concept of soft power have vociferously answered in the affirmative. Soft power is one of most influential ideas in the study of international politics over the past twenty-five years. After many years of thinking that the only effective path to influence in international politics was military and economic power, the idea of soft power offers new and exciting possibilities of gaining such influence through a more benign path, one that elevates cooperation and esteem as preferred alternatives to violence and threat. Much has been written about soft power, but there are still significant gaps in understanding the process by which it is created, as well as gaps in demonstrating its impact. The present collection of papers, penned by leading experts in the study of soft power, offers new and cutting-edge analyses for filling these gaps. Realizing the full potential of soft power as a foundation for international relations is a crucial goal for our present world, one beset by war and planetary crises.
Keywords
- Soft Powr,
- Smart Power,
- Power Studies,
- International Politics
Disciplines
Publication Date
2023
Editor
Giulio M. Gallarotti
Publisher
Routledge
DOI
https://www.routledge.com/Alternative-Paths-to-Influence-Soft-Power-and-International-Politics/Gallarotti/p/book/9781032463018
Citation Information
Giulio M Gallarotti. Alternative Paths to Influence: Soft Power and International Politics. London(2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/giulio_gallarotti/65/