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Communicating National Image Through Development and Diplomacy : The Politics of Foreign Aid.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (277 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319767598
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 338.91
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction: New Dimensions in the Politics of Image and Aid -- Soft Power -- Public Diplomacy -- Development Communication -- Nation Brands -- Overview of the Volume -- References -- Chapter 2 Communication at the Crossroads of Development, Public Diplomacy and Soft Power -- Concepts at the Crossroads -- References -- Chapter 3 The Business of Bilateral Branding -- Development Privatization -- Development Practice -- Development Discourse -- Development Branding -- Bilateral Branding -- Official Logos -- Guidelines for Use -- Justifications -- The Business of Looking Good -- References -- Chapter 4 Nation Branding, Neoliberal Development, and the Remaking of the Nation-State: Lessons from Post-war Kosovo -- Rediscovering the Nation-State in Development -- Nation Branding and Development Communication -- The Making of a Neoliberal Nation-State in Kosovo -- Nation Branding and the Production of Neoliberal National Subjects -- "Living the Brand" vs. Life on the Ground -- Lessons Learned and Questions for Future Interventions -- References -- Chapter 5 Odd Bedfellows? US Pub(l)ic Diplomacy, Colombian Industry Policy, and Sex Tourism in Cartagena -- Introduction -- The USA and Public Policy -- Gender and Race in Colombia -- Cartagena -- Tourism and Cartagena -- National Imagery and Gender -- The USA and Sexual Tourism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Entitled to Benevolence? South Korea's Government-Sponsored Volunteers as Public Diplomacy and Development Actors -- From Recipient to Provider of Aid: South Korea in the Changing Terrain of Foreign Aid -- Development Assistance: From Soft Power to Social Power -- Who Can Claim the Power to Problematize? Communicating About Voluntary Action -- Methods.
Encountering Nation, Race, and Gender in Power Dynamics: The Narrative Trope of "Giving Back" -- Embodying the Nation and Claiming Legitimacy -- Performing to Be the "Better Asian": Navigating the Racialized Imaginary of Development -- The Gendered Imaginary of Development in Volunteer Relations -- Conclusion: Reworking the Established Imaginary for Meaningful Relationship-Building -- References -- Chapter 7 The Slow Reunification of Development Assistance and Public Diplomacy: Exchange and Collaboration Activities Through the Swedish Institute 1973-2012 -- Introduction -- The Swedish Institute, Exchange Programs, and the Detachment of Development Assistance -- 1973-1990: Re-enter ODA -- Externally Funded Programs -- Combining PD and ODA -- Overall Changes -- 1990-2010: Aid, Trade, and Eastern Europe -- From Value Transfer to Economic Boost: The Eastern Europe Programs -- 1998 and Beyond: A State PD Agency Working for Aid and Trade -- Overall Changes -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 State-Civil Society Partnerships in International Aid and Public Diplomacy: The Case of Turkey and Somalia -- Public Diplomacy and International Aid -- Turkish Public Diplomacy and International Development -- Political Discourse Behind Turkish Public Diplomacy: Aid as "Manifest Destiny" -- Public Diplomacy Policy and Implementations: Institutional Landscape -- Turkey in Somalia -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Communicating Mexico's International Development Cooperation: An Incipient Public Diplomacy Strategy -- Introduction -- Institutionalization of Mexico's IDC and Structure of AMEXCID -- Challenges for AMEXCID -- Features of the Incipient Public Diplomacy of Mexico's IDC -- Reflections on the Incipient PD Strategy for Mexico's IDC -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 10 Power Relations in Development Communication and Public Diplomacy: US and Chinese Practices in Afghanistan -- Power Relations in Resource Transfer -- International Communication, Development, and Public Diplomacy -- Power and Empowerment inDevelopment Communication -- Social Network Theory and Development Networks -- Case Example: US Development Assistance to Afghanistan -- China's Development Assistant to Afghanistan -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Ambivalent Perception of China's "One Belt One Road" in Russia: "United Eurasia" Dream or "Metallic Band" of Containment? -- Introduction -- Terminology and Methodology -- Critical Discourse Analysis -- Research Approach -- Main Findings -- Policy Implications of Media Discourse -- Appendix: Silk Road-Related Russian Media Articles Cited -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 Conclusion -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction: New Dimensions in the Politics of Image and Aid -- Soft Power -- Public Diplomacy -- Development Communication -- Nation Brands -- Overview of the Volume -- References -- Chapter 2 Communication at the Crossroads of Development, Public Diplomacy and Soft Power -- Concepts at the Crossroads -- References -- Chapter 3 The Business of Bilateral Branding -- Development Privatization -- Development Practice -- Development Discourse -- Development Branding -- Bilateral Branding -- Official Logos -- Guidelines for Use -- Justifications -- The Business of Looking Good -- References -- Chapter 4 Nation Branding, Neoliberal Development, and the Remaking of the Nation-State: Lessons from Post-war Kosovo -- Rediscovering the Nation-State in Development -- Nation Branding and Development Communication -- The Making of a Neoliberal Nation-State in Kosovo -- Nation Branding and the Production of Neoliberal National Subjects -- "Living the Brand" vs. Life on the Ground -- Lessons Learned and Questions for Future Interventions -- References -- Chapter 5 Odd Bedfellows? US Pub(l)ic Diplomacy, Colombian Industry Policy, and Sex Tourism in Cartagena -- Introduction -- The USA and Public Policy -- Gender and Race in Colombia -- Cartagena -- Tourism and Cartagena -- National Imagery and Gender -- The USA and Sexual Tourism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Entitled to Benevolence? South Korea's Government-Sponsored Volunteers as Public Diplomacy and Development Actors -- From Recipient to Provider of Aid: South Korea in the Changing Terrain of Foreign Aid -- Development Assistance: From Soft Power to Social Power -- Who Can Claim the Power to Problematize? Communicating About Voluntary Action -- Methods.

Encountering Nation, Race, and Gender in Power Dynamics: The Narrative Trope of "Giving Back" -- Embodying the Nation and Claiming Legitimacy -- Performing to Be the "Better Asian": Navigating the Racialized Imaginary of Development -- The Gendered Imaginary of Development in Volunteer Relations -- Conclusion: Reworking the Established Imaginary for Meaningful Relationship-Building -- References -- Chapter 7 The Slow Reunification of Development Assistance and Public Diplomacy: Exchange and Collaboration Activities Through the Swedish Institute 1973-2012 -- Introduction -- The Swedish Institute, Exchange Programs, and the Detachment of Development Assistance -- 1973-1990: Re-enter ODA -- Externally Funded Programs -- Combining PD and ODA -- Overall Changes -- 1990-2010: Aid, Trade, and Eastern Europe -- From Value Transfer to Economic Boost: The Eastern Europe Programs -- 1998 and Beyond: A State PD Agency Working for Aid and Trade -- Overall Changes -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 State-Civil Society Partnerships in International Aid and Public Diplomacy: The Case of Turkey and Somalia -- Public Diplomacy and International Aid -- Turkish Public Diplomacy and International Development -- Political Discourse Behind Turkish Public Diplomacy: Aid as "Manifest Destiny" -- Public Diplomacy Policy and Implementations: Institutional Landscape -- Turkey in Somalia -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Communicating Mexico's International Development Cooperation: An Incipient Public Diplomacy Strategy -- Introduction -- Institutionalization of Mexico's IDC and Structure of AMEXCID -- Challenges for AMEXCID -- Features of the Incipient Public Diplomacy of Mexico's IDC -- Reflections on the Incipient PD Strategy for Mexico's IDC -- Conclusion -- References.

Chapter 10 Power Relations in Development Communication and Public Diplomacy: US and Chinese Practices in Afghanistan -- Power Relations in Resource Transfer -- International Communication, Development, and Public Diplomacy -- Power and Empowerment inDevelopment Communication -- Social Network Theory and Development Networks -- Case Example: US Development Assistance to Afghanistan -- China's Development Assistant to Afghanistan -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Ambivalent Perception of China's "One Belt One Road" in Russia: "United Eurasia" Dream or "Metallic Band" of Containment? -- Introduction -- Terminology and Methodology -- Critical Discourse Analysis -- Research Approach -- Main Findings -- Policy Implications of Media Discourse -- Appendix: Silk Road-Related Russian Media Articles Cited -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 Conclusion -- Index.

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