The soft power forcefield that protects the junk food industry. [PDF]
Future Healthc JBethell LJN.
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Words Matter in Public Policy: Reflections on the Special Issue
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 5, Page 1867-1875, September 2026.Abstract Words matter in public policy and politics. But how do we understand the influence of words exactly? Is language a vehicle to express thoughts and ideas, delivering ideas to audiences akin to a conveyor belt? Or does language form ideas in the first place, and is language constitutive of realities, shaping the thoughts of both those who ...
Maarten A. Hajer
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Strategic soft power for developing poultry production competencies and empowering the next generation of industry professionals. [PDF]
Poult SciNassar FS.
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Foreign Aid as Statecraft: Muslim Donors in the Horn of Africa
Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.Abstract Muslim states are often assumed to disburse foreign aid based on religious identity, but this does not explain the policies of Türkiye, the UAE, and Qatar toward the Horn of Africa. This article contends that aid decisions among these donors are driven primarily by geopolitical interests rather than religious solidarity or regime type ...
Yunus Turhan
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Retraction Note: Applications of complex picture fuzzy soft power aggregation operators in multi-attribute decision making. [PDF]
Sci RepMahmood T, Ali Z, Aslam M.
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British Educational Research Journal, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 3046-3062, August 2026.Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao +3 more
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The Evolution of UAE's Africa Foreign Policy: Motivations, Strategies and Challenges
Politics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.ABSTRACT Recent studies on the foreign policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attribute their increasing involvement in Africa to security and economic considerations. However, only a few studies have investigated the foreign policies of the individual GCC countries in more detail for confirmation. Hence, using a neorealist perspective on
Osman Antwi‐Boateng +1 more
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Sustainable strategic nation branding through sports: leveraging soft power via mega-event hosting. [PDF]
Front SociolEl-Dabt L +4 more
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Rearticulating the promotion of Japanese language and culture from the perspective of "soft power": planning and effects. [PDF]
Front PsycholGu J, Deng S.
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