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soft power

political influence without the use of force
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soft power

Summary

soft power is a sociological concept[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • soft power's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[3].
  • soft power's instance of is recorded as political concept[4].
  • soft power's instance of is recorded as type of power[5].
  • soft power is a type of power[6].
  • soft power's facet of is recorded as international relations[7].
  • soft power's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Communication[8].
  • soft power's described by source is recorded as Akademik Kaynak[9].
  • soft power's has characteristic is recorded as type of value[10].
  • soft power's significant person is recorded as Joseph Nye[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sociological concept[3], political concept[4], and type of power[5]. soft power is a type of power[6].

Why It Matters

soft power has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

international relations Joseph Nye

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr. geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Communication, Akademik Kaynak
    Has characteristic → type of value
    Facet of → international relations
    Subclass of → power
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9438]]: 177268, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/112025897|Soft Power (#112025897)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4371|Europalexikon]] #mix'n"
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