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Soft power: the origins and political progress of a concept

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes one prefers, and that can be accomplished by coercion, payment, or attraction and persuasion. Soft power is the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction rather than coercion or payment. This anecdotal comment recounts the origins of the concept as an analytical tool, and its gradual development as an instrumental concept used in political discourse in Europe, China and the United States. This article is published as part of a collection on soft power.

Source: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

DOI: 10.1057/palcomms.2017.8

Author: Joseph Nye

Institution: Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: International Relations and Foreign Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,890

OpenAlex ID: W2590161447