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An Analysis On The Relationship Between Public Diplomacy And National Image Construction

Posted on:2007-06-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B LongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360212972271Subject:International relations
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"Public diplomacy", as a new-style diplomatic mode, always affects the foreign country's policy by the indirectly influencing on the country's public. National image is the whole judgement and invaluation of the public of the whole world. These two conceptions supplements to each other, The Public diplomacy makes both positive and negative influence on the national image construction; on the other hand, the national image also makes this kind of influence on the public diplomacy.In the first chapter of this thesis, the writer mainly introduces the definitions of the public diplomacy and the national image construction. Then, in the second chapter, the thesis takes the United States as an example to discuss the relationship between public diplomacy and national image construction; the thesis also expands the history and the actuality of U.S. public diplomacy, and makes a comparation on the public diplomatic policies and national image of U.S. government in two different areas — Islamic world and the Soviet Union and East Europe. In the third chapter, the writer concludes some successful and unsuccessful experiences of U.S. public diplomacy and national image construction ,and also makes some suggestions for the Chinese government's public diplomacy and national image construction.The author of this thesis suggests that China should make use of the United States' experences on the public diplomacy and national image construction to avoid the same mistakes in future.
Keywords/Search Tags:Public Diplomacy, National Image, United States
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