"What Is "Sharp Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Walker (0000-0002-2096-489X), Christopher K Walker (0000-0003-1427-5868, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 9-23 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2018.0041 |
| OpenAlex | W2883229435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
| References cited | 2 |
Today's authoritarian states—notably including China and Russia—are using "sharp power" to project their influence internationally, with the objectives of limiting free expression, spreading confusion, and distorting the political environment within democracies. Sharp power is an approach to international affairs that typically involves efforts at censorship or the use of manipulation to sap the integrity of independent institutions. This approach takes advantage of the asymmetry between free and unfree systems, allowing authoritarian regimes both to limit free expression and to distort political environments in democracies while simultaneously shielding their own domestic public spaces from democratic appeals coming from abroad
Authoritarianism · Censorship · China · Confusion · Democracy · Expression (computer science · Law and economics · Limiting · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 86 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 12,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 86 |