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China-Bahamas Culture Diplomacy

Posted on:2016-04-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Tamara TurnquestFull Text:PDF
GTID:2296330467497874Subject:International relations
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This thesis will illustrate the level of impact China’s Confucius Institutes have onThe College of the Bahamas and are the Bahamian people more enhanced by China’spresence. Furthermore, it will show if Hanban and its Confucius Institutes culturallyinfluence the Bahamian people. This Thesis will also seek to answer two researchquestions: Isthe Confucius Institute a source of cultural exchange between theBahamas and China? If yes, in what significant ways does it influence culturaldiplomacy? Moreover, from the primary research question hence the Secondaryquestion: Does the conduct of China`s Confucius Institutes programs has an impact toenhance China’s image in Bahamas? This study will show how culture diplomacy isused to better the relationship between both countries.In attempting to fulfill these objectives, the researcher realizes that there appearsto have been no previous contributing literature or research paper on ConfuciusInstitutes in the Bahamas. Therefore as a case study, the researcher will throughprocess tracing, analyze and provide a comprehensive overview of ConfuciusInstitutes in theBahamas. It will also seek to answer the question as to whether theConfucius Institute a source of cultural exchange between the Bahamas and China,and If yes, in what significant ways does it influence cultural diplomacy. Theintroduction introduces the prevalent literature on culture and culture diplomacythrough soft power in China and theBahamas. It also highlights the comparativeaspects of China’s Cultural diplomacy in the existing literature. It then looks atConfucius Institute respectively in The Bahamas. In the end, it discusses the gap inthe existing literature and provides logic for undertaking the research. Chapter twodivided into four sections; Section I will discuss culture; and provides you a betterunderstanding of what is culture? Moreover,how culture impact both China and theBahamas. Section II discusses Culture diplomacy. Public diplomacy and includes the"exchange of ideas, information, art and other aspects of culture among nations andtheir peoples to foster mutual understanding." Section III will discuss PublicDiplomacy, the practice and concerned relate to behavior and policies of China.Section IV discusses Soft Power, which is generally used to explain a capability tochange or influence the behavior of another.Chapter three,3.1discuses China-Bahamas relationship and how it wasestablished through Confucius Institute.3.2History of Confucius institute and controversies over Confucius Institute.3.3Confucius Institute in the Bahamas whichgiven the Bahamian people the opportunity to learn a second language, Mandarin.Chapters4, discuss Data Presentationand Analysis. The last and final Chapter five theresearcher discuss andsummarize the previous chapters, the initial question purpose ofthis thesis and seek to explore, if it is possible, to distinguish China’s soft powerelements through Confucius Institute.Based on the theoretical and practical parts presented in the chapters, the answerto the question depends significantly on one’s interpretation and understanding of softpower. As noted in the second chapter, the theoretically flimsy definition of softpower provides few real answers of what is soft power. Emphasis on soft powerseems to rests more on cultural diplomacy and spreading Chinese language. It wouldappear that China’s soft power is emphasized through cultural diplomacy and is beingchanneled through Confucius Institute in the Bahamas. The development of China’sCultural Diplomacy is still at its primary stage in the Bahamas. The impact ofConfucius Institute continuously building China’s image in the Bahamas has thepotential to be bigger and better in the future. Also, it is believed that the ConfuciusInstitute has helped China developed soft power.
Keywords/Search Tags:Culture Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy, Soft power, Confucius Institute, TheBahamas
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