Overview
- Offers a comprehensive conceptual taxonomy of soft power in international relations
- Develops a methodological roadmap for the empirical study of soft power
- Positions and discusses soft power in current debates on power and global power shifts.
Part of the book series: Global Power Shift (GLOBAL)
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This book was the winner of the 2021 ifa (German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations) Research Award on Foreign Cultural Policy.
“In this important and thoughtful book, Hendrik Ohnesorge explains and advances our knowledge of the ways that soft power, public diplomacy, and charismatic personal diplomacy are shaping the international relations of our global information age.”
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of The Future of Power
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“The book is highly recommended as it is thought-provoking, well-researched and a good production. For those researching international relations, political science, development and governance studies, the volume offers useful information and insights.” (Saleh Shahriar, Chinese Political Science Review, Vol. 7 (4), 2022)
“The book is a good starting point for anyone who is interested in studying soft power and its application in the empirical reality of IR. The book succeeds in bringing a more structured approach to the concept of soft power and summarizes well the debate to date.” (Hanna T. Tuominen, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Vol. 17, 2022)
“This well-written study gives a good overview of the concept of soft power and useful guidance for its application. Therefore, it is safe to assume that this book will appear in reading lists and will be citated in the relevant literature for years to come.” (Thomas Froehlich, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (2), 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hendrik W. Ohnesorge is Managing Director and Research Fellow at the Center for Global Studies/Chair in International Relations at the University of Bonn (Germany). He holds a bachelor’s degree in “Politics and Law” from the University of Münster (Germany) and a master’s degree in “German, European, and Global Politics” from the University of Bonn. In 2011/12, Mr. Ohnesorge studied abroad in the United Kingdom at the University of Southampton. In 2017, he was visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (USA), and in early 2019, he obtained his PhD from the University of Bonn. His research interests include global power shifts, soft power, US foreign policy and transatlantic relations, and the influence of individual decision-makers on international politics and history.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Soft Power
Book Subtitle: The Forces of Attraction in International Relations
Authors: Hendrik W. Ohnesorge
Series Title: Global Power Shift
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29922-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29921-7Published: 03 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29924-8Published: 16 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-29922-4Published: 22 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2198-7343
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7351
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 307
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Diplomacy, International Relations Theory, Globalization