Soft power and public diplomacy. Lecture course

The main goal of the textbook is to create a sufficient amount of knowledge in the field of "soft power" and public diplomacy. The work is highlighted theoretical issues, as well as the historical and modern processes of the functioning of the institutes of “soft power” and public diplomacy of the leading geopolitical actors of the modern world: the USA, Great Britain, Germany, China, Russia, etc. This course of lectures is the first example of Russian educational literature dedicated to The phenomenon of "soft power" and public diplomacy in world politics.
For students of higher educational institutions of humanitarian specialties involved in the study of the problems of international relations and global management. The book will also be useful to a wider audience interested in topical issues of modern world political development