Production and consumption of academic knowledge: the rising and expansion of the 'soft power' concept (1989-2020)

Hernández Pérez, Manuel; Baños Moreno, María José

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Production and consumption of academic knowledge: the rising and expansion of the 'soft power' concept (1989-2020)

dc.contributor.author	Hernández Pérez, Manuel
dc.contributor.author	Baños Moreno, María José
dc.contributor.department	Información y Documentación
dc.contributor.editor	Chitty, Naren
dc.contributor.editor	Ji, Lilian
dc.contributor.editor	Rawnsley, Gary D.
dc.contributor.other	Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Comunicación y Documentación
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-23T12:43:56Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-23T12:43:56Z
dc.date.copyright	© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Naren J Chitty, Li Ji, Gary D Rawnsley; individual chapters, the contributors
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	Using scientometrics, a combination of bibliometrics and content analysis, as analytical tools, the chapter is intended to trace the influences between the production of scientific knowledge and the conceptualizing of the ‘soft power’ (SP) concept. The sample employed was extracted from publications indexed in Scopus corresponding to the period of 1989-2020. These publications were studied through authorship patterns, the degree of international collaboration and the production by country. Main themes were analyzed not just as a way of characterizing this ‘academic ecosystem’ but also the disciplines involved in the SP concept development employing techniques such as co-word analysis and clustering of most abundant terms. The rising of this concept in scholarship during the last years (especially from 2005-2012) is one of the main findings. Among other key findings of the study, we should emphasize the diversity of SP thematic axes around the social science areas of diplomacy (ie. national branding, use of media) and international relationships (geopolitical conflicts, transnational education) Some discussion of the concept of ‘soft power’ and its multiple variants (smart power, hard power) was also found. There was also some dissociation between scholarship production levels and the production of SP-related outcomes. Not always can the investment in SP literature be reflected in national branding and reputation.
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dc.identifier.citation	Hernández-Pérez, M., & Baños-Moreno, M. J. (2023). Production and Consumption of Academic Knowledge: The rising and expansion of the ‘soft power’concept (1989–2020). In The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (pp. 170-189). Routledge
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003189756-13
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-032-03926-8
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/210861
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Routledge
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.ispartof	The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power
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dc.subject	Análisis bibliométrico
dc.subject	Soft power
dc.subject.ods	No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.title	Production and consumption of academic knowledge: the rising and expansion of the 'soft power' concept (1989-2020)
dc.title.alternative	Producto y consumo de conocimiento académico: auge y expansión del concepto "soft power" (1989-2020)
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