RC 36 in Buenos Aires: IPSA World Congress 2023
IPSA Buenos Aires Congress July 15-20, 2013 Photo Gallary
Two New Books on Power
Announcing the publication by Routlege of two books on power: Alternative Paths to Influence: Soft Power and International Politics (routledge.com) This book offers new and cutting-edge analyses of under-explored subjects and issues in the realm of soft power. It attempts to fill significant scholarly gaps in understanding the process by which soft power is created, as well as gaps in demonstrating its impact. Soft power is one of the most influential ideas in the study of international politics over the past thirty years. Can nations attain their most vital foreign policy objectives in agreeable ways? Advocates of the concept of…
Bibligraphy on the Greatest Works on Power
I have compiled a list of the greatest works from a survey of the leading scholars studying power. It is available on this site at https://powerstudies.org/greatest-works-on-power/ GG
Interim Conference on Power and Crisis November 19-20, 2022
IPSA Research Group 36 on Political Power Virtual Interim Conference, November 19 and 20, 2022 Saturday November 19 Trade Powers in Times of Crisis Alina V. Vladimirova Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Friday 11:00pm- Saturday 12:40am (EST) Experts discussing trade powers usually present ratings with countries ordered according to their export, import, and total turnover shares. This approach is familiar and works well in a situation when we need a general overview of foreign economic relations. However, in applied studies, it can be insufficient. First…
Special Issue of the Journal of Political Power on Soft Power
The Journal of Political Power has just published a special issue on Soft Power. Online link to the journal is: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpow21/current Here is the Table of Contents Journal of Politcal Power Volume 15 Number 3, October 2022 Special Issue: Esteem and Influence: Soft Power and International Politics. Guest Editor: Giulio M. Gallarotti Editorial383 Esteem and influence: soft power in international politicsGiulio M. Gallarotti Articles397 The crisis of American soft powerDavid W. Kearn 415 The Smithsonian’s soft power: how foreigners engage the US national museumIrene S. Wu 437 Soft power’s dark sideRenée Marlin-Bennett 456 From circulating liberalism to tech nationalism:…