03417nam 2200649 450 991081240930332120200520144314.01-4422-3129-7(CKB)3710000000167987(EBL)1728029(SSID)ssj0001262191(PQKBManifestationID)12497712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262191(PQKBWorkID)11211979(PQKB)10559485(MiAaPQ)EBC1728029(Au-PeEL)EBL1728029(CaPaEBR)ebr10895417(CaONFJC)MIL625207(OCoLC)883631980(EXLCZ)99371000000016798720140722h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMilitary soft power public diplomacy through military educational exchanges /Carol AtkinsonLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Rowman & Littlefield,2014.©20141 online resource (205 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-3128-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Military Soft Power in American Foreign Policy; PART I. THEORY AND ARGUMENT; Chapter 2. Political Socialization and Educational Exchanges; Chapter 3. Building U.S. Military Soft Power; PART II. IMPACT OF MILITARY EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES ON PARTICIPANTS; Chapter 4. The History of Educational Exchanges at U.S. War and Staff Colleges; Chapter 5. Backgrounds, Social Integration, and Promotion Potential of the Exchange Officers; Chapter 6. Perspectives and Opinions of the Exchange OfficersPART III. IMPACT OF MILITARY EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES ON DEMOCRATIC TRENDSChapter 7. Impact on the Development of Democratic Institutions; Chapter 8. Impact on Democratic Practices; Chapter 9. Conclusion and Policy Implications; References; Index; About the AuthorThe military has long been associated with hard power, yet it is engaged in public diplomacy as it represents the U.S. abroad and facilitates the diffusion of ideas. Military Soft Power examines one such aspect of U.S. public diplomacy: how the United States extends its influence or "soft power" worldwide through military educational exchange programs hosted by the United States' elite military schools, its war and staff colleges. The presence of international officers at U.S. military schools is substantial, yet very little isMilitary educationUnited StatesPolitical aspectsArmed ForcesOfficersTraining ofStudents, ForeignUnited StatesEducational exchangesUnited StatesDemocratizationGovernment policyUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary relationsMilitary educationPolitical aspects.Armed ForcesOfficersTraining of.Students, ForeignEducational exchangesDemocratizationGovernment policy355.5/50973Atkinson Carol L.1959-1614768MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812409303321Military soft power3944705UNINA