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Download Solution PDFWho has coined the Word 'Soft Powers'
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UGC NET Paper 2: Political Science 11 Oct 2022 Shift 1
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Option 2 : Joseph S. Nye
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Joseph S. Nye.
Key Points
- Joseph S. Nye coined the term soft power.
- The concept's creator, Joseph Nye, first outlined three main sources of soft power as he developed the idea.
- Foreign policy, cultural influence, and political principles make up Nye's three pillars of soft power.
- However, there are numerous and diverse soft power sources within each of these three categories.
- Nye argues soft power as the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force.
Hence, the correct option is 2.
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