China in the World: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power and Globalization by Jennifer Hubbert

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 273-276
Author(s):  
Ziguras Christophe ◽  
Joanne Barker
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
The World ◽  
Confucius Institutes

China and International Harmony: The Role of Confucius Institutes in Bolstering Beijing's Soft Power

Asian Survey ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Paradise
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Trojan Horse ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
It Project ◽  
Confucius Institutes

China is setting up Confucius Institutes around the world to spread its language and culture and to increase collaboration with foreign academic institutions. The institutes could increase China's "soft power" and help it project an image of itself as a benign country. Concerns exist about a "Trojan horse" effect.

Rethinking China’s Soft Power

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Houlden ◽  
Heather Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Global Studies ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
The World ◽  
Confucius Institutes ◽  
Chinese Popular Culture

AbstractWhat has been dubbed “China’s rise” has been met with trepidation or outright fear. The increasing economic and political power of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is often read as a harbinger of the West’s imminent decline, and as a threat to a Western dominated global order. To match its growing ‘hard’ power, leaders in China have outlined intentions to cultivate the country’s soft power, or its appeal and influence globally. These efforts too have been read in largely negative terms in a body of literature that has sprung up around Chinese soft power. Yet, these works tend to assume negative implications without being grounded in empirical research. The contributors to this issue were tasked with reconsidering China’s soft power in the light of research which attends to the ideas and practices of its mediums – mediums such as the expansion of China’s global media network, the opening of Confucius Institutes around the world, and the increasing presence of Chinese popular culture in global forums. This introduction, in particular, considers some of the lessons that considerations of Chinese soft power can learn from the field of global studies.

scholarly journals Confucius Institutes as Instruments of Soft Power: Comparison with International Rivals

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. Ngamsang ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirirat Ngamsang
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Late Development ◽  
Power Comparison ◽  
British Council ◽  
The World ◽  
Confucius Institutes

The Chinese Confucius Institutes, which have become common around the world and particularly in Asia, have followed the examples of the British Council, Alliance Française and the Goethe Institute. Yet by following the earlier examples, Confucius Institutes have the benefit of late development and can learn from the experiences of earlier approaches. This paper studies and analyses the overseas educations institutions of China, Britain, France and Germany to identify similarities and dissimilarities and then draws conclusions from this. It is shown that Confucius Institutes are a representative of the overseas soft power approach of the Chinese government and have multiple intentions and purposes.

When Health Diplomacy Serves Foreign Policy: Use of Soft Power to Quell Conflict and Crises

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Sadat Hosseini Divkolaye ◽  
Mohammad Hadi Radfar ◽  
Fariba Seighali ◽  
Frederick M. Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Global Health Security ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Health Diplomacy ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Training

AbstractObjectiveHealth diplomacy has increasingly become a crucial element in forging political neutrality and conflict resolution and the World Health Organization has strongly encouraged its use. Global turmoil has heightened, especially in the Middle East, and with it, political, religious, and cultural differences have become major reasons to incite crises.MethodsThe authors cite the example of the human stampede and the deaths of over 2000 pilgrims during the 2015 annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca.ResultsThe resulting political conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia had the potential to escalate into a more severe political and military crisis had it not been for the ministers of health from both countries successfully exercising “soft power” options.ConclusionGlobal health security demands critical health diplomacy skills and training for all health providers. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 4)

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