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Falk Hartig - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • chinese public diplomacy the rise of the Confucius institute
    2015
    Co-Authors: Falk Hartig
    Abstract:

    1. Introduction 2. China on the Global Stage: Foreign Policy Implications and Image Considerations 3. How States Communicate: Public Diplomacy and Related Concepts 4. Public Diplomacy in China 5. China's Public Diplomacy at Work: Major Actors and Main Programs 6. Confucius Institutes: The Star of China's Public Diplomacy 7. Confucius Institutes in Australia 8. Confucius Institutes in Germany 9. Confucius Institutes: The Real Versus the Correct China

  • Confucius institutes and the rise of china
    Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2012
    Co-Authors: Falk Hartig
    Abstract:

    Since 2004 China has set up over 700 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms around the world to promote its language and culture and thereby to shape its image. Despite this impressive number Confucius Institutes are surprisingly understudied, especially in terms of their actual structure, operation mode and activities. This paper uses German Confucius Institutes as a case study to bridge this gap. It first discusses the concepts of public and cultural diplomacy and culture institutes as a conceptual tool to analyze Confucius Institutes. It then turns to the case study to provide empirical data to better understand this instrument of China’s image shaping efforts. It argues that Confucius Institutes are connected to the rise of China and a unique member of the family of national culture institutes.

  • Cultural diplomacy with Chinese characteristics: The case of Confucius Institutes in Australia
    Communication Politics & Culture, 2012
    Co-Authors: Falk Hartig
    Abstract:

    Since 2004, China has set up more than 400 Confucius Institutes and 500 Confucius Classrooms in 108 countries to promote Chinese language and culture. Despite these impressive numbers, these institutions are still surprisingly under- studied. This article uses Confucius Institutes in Australia as a case study to deepen the understanding of China’s new cultural diplomacy tool. The article describes Confucius Institutes as a form of strategic stakeholder engagement and argues that this collaborative tool of cultural diplomacy depends heavily on the commitment of its local stakeholders.

Jun Xiang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • pursuing soft power through the Confucius institute a large n analysis
    Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2019
    Co-Authors: Wei Hao Huang, Jun Xiang
    Abstract:

    In recent years, an increasing number of scholars have devoted close attention to China’s expanded soft power, and many of them have examined the establishment of Confucius Institutes around the world. However, despite the ample scholarship on the Confucius Institute, a large-N empirical assessment is missing. In this study, we make an original and important contribution to the literature by conducting a large-N empirical analysis to demonstrate how China employs the Confucius Institute to maximize soft power in the era of China’s rise. Based on a new dataset that includes all world countries from 2004 to 2014, our large-N analysis shows that the Confucius Institute is designed to promote China’s educational, economic, and political interests altogether. These interesting empirical findings constitute arguably the first systematic evidence to demonstrate how China designs the Confucius Institute to maximize soft power.

Don Starr - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • chinese language education in europe the Confucius institutes
    European Journal of Education, 2009
    Co-Authors: Don Starr
    Abstract:

    This article explores the background to the Chinese government's decision to embark on a programme of promoting the study of Chinese language and culture overseas. This includes the impact of Joseph Nye's concept of ‘soft power’ in China, ownership of the national language, the Confucius connection, and how these factors interact with political legitimacy. It also considers the development of the Confucius Institute programme in Europe. Europe has the greatest number of Confucius Institutes of any region: what should be read into this? What impact are these institutes having on the development of Chinese language education in Europe at different levels of the educational system? The paper provides some data on recent developments, outlines some of the obstacles to further progress and assesses the chances of Chinese becoming a global language.

Wei Hao Huang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • pursuing soft power through the Confucius institute a large n analysis
    Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2019
    Co-Authors: Wei Hao Huang, Jun Xiang
    Abstract:

    In recent years, an increasing number of scholars have devoted close attention to China’s expanded soft power, and many of them have examined the establishment of Confucius Institutes around the world. However, despite the ample scholarship on the Confucius Institute, a large-N empirical assessment is missing. In this study, we make an original and important contribution to the literature by conducting a large-N empirical analysis to demonstrate how China employs the Confucius Institute to maximize soft power in the era of China’s rise. Based on a new dataset that includes all world countries from 2004 to 2014, our large-N analysis shows that the Confucius Institute is designed to promote China’s educational, economic, and political interests altogether. These interesting empirical findings constitute arguably the first systematic evidence to demonstrate how China designs the Confucius Institute to maximize soft power.

Sun Lianghao - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.