The Modalities of Iranian Soft Power

From Cultural Diplomacy to Soft War

Bibliographic Data

ID6353329
AuthorsEdward Wastnidge (0000-0003-2311-0619, The Open University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume35
Issue3-4
Pages364-377
Publication date2015-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9256.12084
OpenAlexW1869915962
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited24

Through exploring Iran's public diplomacy at the international level, this article demonstrates how the Islamic Republic's motives should not only be contextualised within the oft-sensationalised, material or ‘hard’ aspects of its foreign policy, but also within the desire to project its cultural reach through ‘softer’ means. Iran's utilisation of culturally defined foreign policy objectives and actions demonstrates its understanding of soft power's potentialities. This article explores the ways in which Iran's public diplomacy is used to promote its soft power and craft its, at times, shifting image on the world stage

Archaeology · Craft · Diplomacy · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · Hard power · Islam · Islamic republic · Modalities · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public Diplomacy · Social science · Sociology · Soft power · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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