The soft power differential: Network communication and mass communication in public diplomacy

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-228

  Zaharna, R S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass communication approach; Network communication approach; Public diplomacy; Soft power

Indexed keywords

EID: 35549008109     PISSN: 18711901     EISSN: 1871191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187119007X240505     Document Type: Article

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