CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Kurnosenko, Ekaterina |
|---|---|
| Title | China, the Dalai Lama and the Question of Soft Power |
| Summary | Nowadays, China is far from being a major source of international political power and authority, mainly due to the lack of soft power. This thesis demonstrates China’s deficit of soft power with the example of the inability of the Chinese government to persuade Western leaders not to meet with the Dalai Lama. This thesis argues that lack of attractiveness of China’s political values does not let the country affect some political choices and preferences of other political actors. While the Dalai Lama promotes values that appear legitimate and that are consistent with those of the Western democracies, as a result, in order to enhance its own soft power the West willingly follows the course of the Tibetan spiritual leader. This thesis concludes that despite the fact that in recent years China has paid more attention to its soft power, it needs to improve the country’s human rights to make its national image more attractive to the global audience. And a compromise with the Dalai Lama might be the clue to the rise of China’s soft power. |
| Supervisor | Youngmi Kim |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/kurnosenko_ekaterina.pdf |
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