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INFORMATION AND POWER   

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International Communication and Public Opinion Ana Lucía Vives

10 most censored countries in the world? 10 top 10 world press freedom index 2018 SPAIN  31 in the 2018 world press freedom index o RANKING  -2 (29 in 2017) o GLOBAL SCORE  + 1.82 (18.69 in 2017) UNITED STATES  45 in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index

READINGS: FROM SMART POWER TO SHARP POWER, BY MANDIP SINGH 

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What is hard power? o The ability to use economic incentives or military strength to influence other actors’ behaviors (“carrots and sticks”) o Ex. In today’s international politics What is soft power? o Attraction o Persuasion o Movies o Academic exchange o Cultural institutes  Very powerful soft power strategy o Marshall Plan

 Is soft power always good? – Depends on the interest the country has. Not always is good. It will always respond to the self interest.  How important is soft power in the information age? – power is not a herarqui with soft power. Is the most often used by the countries. Narratives. Soft powers means more in todays age.  3 main resources: Culture, political values and foreign policies.

VIDEO SOFT POWER SURVEY 2018/2019             

2018  difficult for brasil. International reputation fall as well as the economy Ireland continued increasing China  economic cooperation worldwide Spain  diplomacy more serious. Catalan independence calm down Italy  anti-immigration leaders Portugal  SG UN – Antonio guterrez US  Donald Trump. Is more than this administration Australia  Sweden  UK  Brexit hurt the UK. Canada  tough year for diplomatic aspect. Renegotiation of NAFTA JAPAN  Tourists. Improving infrastructure France  2024 – preparing to be on the spotlight. 1

INFORMATION AND POWER

International Communication and Public Opinion Ana Lucía Vives

What is smart power? What is sharp power?     

Information warfare waged by todays authoritarian powers the cedeptive use of information for hostile purposes All persuasion involves choices about how to frame information …. Distraction and manipulation by authoritarian regimes through the use of people to people exchanges… ….

CHINA THREAT 3.0 

What are China’s credentials to radiate sharp powert?

 Worlds second largest economy  Second largest defense forces  An authoritarian, capitalist-communist regime  A president for life  Capacities to contest the rules baased international order  A massive propafanda and information control machinery  Large diaspora worldwide 

CHINESE SHARP POWER INSTRUMENTS

 Political power  Coercion  Culture, language and religion  Media Manipulation  Academia  Chinese diaspora  Inducements

PRACTICAL EXERCISE   

Up to 0.5 of the final grade 30 min to prepare 5 min presentation

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INFORMATION AND POWER

International Communication and Public Opinion Ana Lucía Vives

CASE STUDY TUESDAY 15    

UK -- BREXIT DONALD TRUMPS ADMINISTRATION EU -- REFUGEES SPAIN’s IMAGE

 European Union confused response o the refugee crisis weaken s its 

With the problem of the refugee crises a division was shown between western countries and eastern countries. There was a division of opinions that showed division. We should show that Europe is diverse but it is more unified than it seems. We should do that by creating common culture institutions about Europe, foment the European identity with flags, foment exchange programs. Creating a European radio with multiple languages.

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