This Element presents an overarching analysis of Chinese visions and practices of soft
power. Maria Repnikova's analysis introduces the Chinese theorization of the idea of soft …

City branding is a common practice adopted by many cities in the context of intensified
urban competition for mobile resources, markets, opportunities and attention. This paper …

In Transcultural Communication, Andreas Hepp provides an accessible and engaging
introduction to the exciting possibilities and inevitable challenges presented by the …

Der US-amerikanische Nachrichtensender CNN oder sein arabisches Pendant" Al-Jazeera"
aber auch die weltweite Verbreitung von Hollywood-Filmen oder Manga-Comics sind …

In this book, Edenborg studies contemporary conflicts of community as enacted in Russian
media, from the 'homosexual propaganda'laws to the Sochi Olympics and the Ukraine war …

If the twenty-first century will be a Chinese one, what will its anthropology bring? The new
realities of life in China have fundamentally reshaped the anthropology of modern China …

Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and
arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely …

Positioning, crucial in shaping the interpretation of a text, is usually unobtrusive in news
translation. News translation of conflicts might provide an important context for investigating …

In the past decade, the cultural projection of China has become increasingly important to the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to the state in terms of enhancing its soft power amid …

Chinese-styled branding, conceived as a process that generates cultural meaning and
value, can be productively considered in a conceptual space located between managerial …