Can soft power be measured?/ Yumusak Guc Olculebilir mi?

This article is about a concept that has gained enormous academic and political popularity in the recent years: soft power. The study firstly focuses on the theoretical foundations of the soft power concept on the basis of Joseph S. Nye's views. After analyzing the measurement issues involved i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Uluslararasi Iliskiler / International Relations 2015-09, Vol.12 (47), p.5
1. Verfasser: Yapici, Utku
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article is about a concept that has gained enormous academic and political popularity in the recent years: soft power. The study firstly focuses on the theoretical foundations of the soft power concept on the basis of Joseph S. Nye's views. After analyzing the measurement issues involved in assessing the presence of soft power, the study exemplifies discrete attempts to resolve the issue and evaluates those attempts' levels of success. In this way, the study tries to find an answer to the question on whether soft power should be used as a category of analysis or not. Keywords: Soft Power, Measurability of Soft Power, Soft Power Indexes, Polls. Bu makale son yillarda akademik ve siyasal alanlarda adindan soz ettiren bir guc kavramsallastirmasi olan yumusak guc uzerinedir. Makalede ilk olarak kavramin yaraticisi Joseph S. Nye'in goruslerinden yola cikilarak yumusak gucun kuramsal temelleri hakkinda bilgi verilecektir. Daha sonra yumusak gucun olculebilirligi tartismasi ile ilgili bir cozumlemeye girisilecek, olculebilirlik sorununa cozum bulma denemeleri orneklendirilecektir. Bu kapsamda, yalnizca kamuoyu arastirmasina dayanan, yalnizca nicel verilere dayanan ve her ikisini butunleme yolunu secen denemelerin olculebilirlik sorununa cozum bulmadaki basari duzeyleri cozumlenecektir. Boylelikle yumusak gucun bir "analiz kategorisi" olarak kullanilip kullanilamayacagi sorusuna da cevap aranacaktir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yumusak Guc, Olculebilirlik, Yumusak Guc Endeksleri, Anketler.
ISSN:1304-7310
1304-7310