2015/01/01 by Vedat Demir · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Islamic Studies and History #Turkey's Politics and Society
paper · doi:10.1057/9781137466983_3
openalex publication_date 2015/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
Though the development of public diplomacy and the concept and use of "soft power" in conflicts between states corresponds to a recent period, its application dates back to olden times, to even before the history of diplomacy. Soft power is a mode of power to generate the admiration of different countries and people, and if described as a power directed toward attracting other people, examples can go as far back as to the concept of creating a state. Cull has given examples on the usage of soft power from Antiquity and the Roman period in his book.1KeywordsForeign PolicyArab WorldSoft PowerCountry ImagePublic DiplomacyThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.