Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy: Emerging Education Hubs in Asia

Autor/in	Lee, Jack T.
Titel	Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy: Emerging Education Hubs in Asia
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 51 (2015) 3, S.353-374 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2015.1037551
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Knowledge Economy; International Relations; Values; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Policy; Cultural Background; Higher Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Power Structure; Case Studies; Asia; Hong Kong; Malaysia; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Internationale Beziehungen; Wertbegriff; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Außenpolitik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Asien; Hongkong; Singapur
Abstract	Several education hubs have emerged in Asia and the Middle East in recent years with a specific focus on cross-border higher education. Through considerable efforts in policy planning and generous funding, these hubs aim to transform a country or city into an eminent destination for education, research, and training. The inherent design of these hubs raises many questions about higher education's contribution to international relations as large numbers of local and foreign actors congregate. Specifically, some education hubs are leveraging cultural heritage and colonial legacy as an instrument of soft power by emphasising shared cultural identities and values. By engaging in cultural diplomacy, education hubs seek to exert influence on the international stage. However, assumptions about shared identities and values as well as the prevailing political climate of the local society present serious challenges for policy implementation. Alternatively, an education hub can also engage with international actors based on an enduring faith in the venture of science to propel the knowledge economy--another kind of norm that underpins soft power. This paper compares Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong as education hubs that engage in soft power and cultural diplomacy. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01