TY - JOUR
T1 - Chinese Soft-Power in the Arab world–China’s Confucius Institutes as a central tool of influence
AU - Yellinek, Roie
AU - Mann, Yossi
AU - Lebel, Udi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Confucius Institutes are one of the major ways China invests Soft-Power in the world. This paper will examine the Confucius Institutes in universities in Arabic speaking countries from 2006 to 2020. It will focus on the response and reception of China’s Soft-Power in these countries. An initial index for examining the success of these institutes will be offered, which can also be applied to educational-cultural institutes in general. The following review and analysis of data point to the conclusion that Confucius Institutes, as a tool of Chinese Soft-Power, have effectively penetrated the Arab world and are welcomed without significant criticism.
AB - Confucius Institutes are one of the major ways China invests Soft-Power in the world. This paper will examine the Confucius Institutes in universities in Arabic speaking countries from 2006 to 2020. It will focus on the response and reception of China’s Soft-Power in these countries. An initial index for examining the success of these institutes will be offered, which can also be applied to educational-cultural institutes in general. The following review and analysis of data point to the conclusion that Confucius Institutes, as a tool of Chinese Soft-Power, have effectively penetrated the Arab world and are welcomed without significant criticism.
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U2 - 10.1080/01495933.2020.1826843
DO - 10.1080/01495933.2020.1826843
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AN - SCOPUS:85095578453
SN - 0149-5933
VL - 39
SP - 517
EP - 534
JO - Comparative Strategy
JF - Comparative Strategy
IS - 6
ER -