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Enforcement Of Soft Power And Cultural Diplomacy In Contemporary International Relations: The Case Of Slovenia And Estonia (Presadzovanie Mäkkej Sily A Kultúrnej Diplomacie V Súčasných Medzinárodných Vzťahoch: Prípad Slovinska A Estónska)

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  • Romana Korez-Vide

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor)

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In this paper we present the elements of the modern diplomatic environment that have led to the greater importance of a nation’s soft power in international relations. We focus on efficient public diplomacy as a mechanism for the enforcement of this power. We define culture as a source of soft power and discuss the instruments of cultural diplomacy, as well as the existing attempts towards measuring soft power and cultural diplomacy. In the empirical part of the paper we explore the state of the basic conditions for soft power and the main characteristics of institutional support for cultural diplomacy in Slovenia and in a comparable country – Estonia. The analysis shows that Slovenia has very weak political, economic and social foundations for the enforcement of soft power and cultural diplomacy, respectively. Some implications for Slovenian policymakers are identified in the conclusion of the paper. (Predkladaný článok analyzuje prvky moderného diplomatického prostredia, ktoré viedli k zvýšeniu významu mäkkej sily v medzinárodných vzťahoch. Zaoberá sa efektívnou verejnou diplomaciou ako mechanizmom na presadzovanie tejto sily. Vychádza z definície kultúry ako zdroja mäkkej sily a pojednáva o nástrojoch kultúrnej diplomacie ako aj o pokusoch merať mäkkú silu a kultúrnu diplomaciu. V empirickej časti článku sa skúma stav základných podmienok mäkkej sily a hlavné charakteristiky inštitucionálnej podpory kultúrnej diplomacie v Slovinsku a vo zvolenej porovnateľnej krajine – Estónsku. Analýza ukazuje, že Slovinsko disponuje veľmi slabými politickými, ekonomickými a sociálnymi základmi na presadzovanie mäkkej sily resp. kultúrnej diplomacie. Na záver článok identifikuje implikácie a odporúčania pre slovinských politikov.)

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  • Romana Korez-Vide, 2014. "Enforcement Of Soft Power And Cultural Diplomacy In Contemporary International Relations: The Case Of Slovenia And Estonia (Presadzovanie Mäkkej Sily A Kultúrnej Diplomacie V Súčasných Medzinárodných ," Medzinarodne vztahy (Journal of International Relations), Ekonomická univerzita, Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, vol. 12(3), pages 213-236.
    • Handle: RePEc:brv:journl:v:12:y:2014:i:3:p:213-236
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    Keywords

    soft power; public diplomacy; cultural diplomacy; international relations; Slovenia; Estonia;
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    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F68 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Policy
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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