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Dr Dimitrios Kamsaris Cultural Diplomacy

Culture as a factor affecting Diplomatic tactics

Political Science
English
17195 Words
No Age Recommendation
314
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Globalization requires governments to operate in a context different than before, which is to integrate other participants of [more]

Keywords: Diplomacy, Culture, Strategy, international affairs, International business, International relations, Soft power

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Dr. Dimitrios P. Kamsaris Diplomacy and International Business

Bonded Together

Business & Economics
English
39808 Words
No Age Recommendation
105
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International business and globalization requires governments to operate in a context different than before, which is to integrate other participants of diplomacy in its own decision-making processes. Governments have been focusing on new strategies, such as involving ministries and non-state actors and institutions, providing greater transparency, and acting collectively. Facing the challenges of an increasingly complex world Diplomats are not the only actors involved in the diplomatic process because due to globalization, many actors such as NGOs, international organizations and individuals can be seen practicing diplomacy. Diplomacy is a course of actions, based on the exchange of ideas, values and traditions to reinforce the business relationships, improve the social cooperation and stimulate the national interests, with respects to globalization. Diplomacy, due to globalization the mass communication technology help access between people to promote peace & stability all over the world because it influences the opinion globally of businesses, trade, individuals, communities, cultures and countries (Kamsaris, 2020). The tactics to form international relations can be described either hard or soft power and according to Nye soft power is the ability to persuade and get what you want through culture, values and ideas through attraction rather than coercion or payments, while hard power involves activating forces. Through soft power, the use of cultural diplomacy becomes significant (Kamsaris, 2020). Regarding the international business world, the will and ability to appreciate and embrace the diverse values and needs of dissimilar cultures is important for the strategic decisions and adopt diplomacy models tactics by increasing social awareness of international companies engaged in the development of culturally sensitive marketing plans and campaigns in order to build positive public opinion, form a good image, free of local problems, conduct research regarding the cultural differences of the new country and international companies with local focus (Kamsaris, 2020). Bound states that the internet has created a world where cultures meet and mix and reform easily and constantly and countries are increasingly finding that they need to reaffirm their sovereignty to stop their cultures being swamped or changed by access to other cultural outputs. As Mark says, a state’s international cultural mission now involves a more active role in protecting and developing country culture. A country’s cultural identity needs to be strong and constantly reinforced and revitalised, or it will be flooded and lost. A culture is the set of values which underpins a country and the way that other countries use to understand you. Culture for Ribeiro is a non-threatening, inclusive way of communicating with people. It is powerful because it is universal and is shared as it is a manifestation of human genius and achievement and is charged with symbolic meaning. International relations referred to the study of foreign affairs and political interaction between countries and cover the complex of cultural, economic, legal, military, and political relations of all countries and their populations, actors and international organizations. The goal of this book is to introduce some of the main issues of international politics, such as war and peace, development, regional integration and security, and to familiarize with different ways to conceptualise and analyse these issues. This should allow to make a more confident decision about your own attitude towards particular issues and to analyse these issues more thoroughly, but it should also make you question both your own as well as others’ representations of the world. [more]

Keywords: diplomacy, international business, government, influence, international companies, culture, investment

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Marc Batko Surveying Utopia

Abandoning Empire and Myopia

Philosophy
English
18409 Words
Ages 8 and up
110
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Unlike a chair, an idea can be shared by a whole people. The time is right for alternative economics, reduced working hours, redefining work, security, health and happiness, person-oriented work, labor-intensive investment (not capital-intensive investments) and soft power. The only way to solve the three crises of mass unemployment,m environment destruction and trade imbalance is to move from quantitative to qualitative growth (cf. Hans-Christoph Binswanger). Access could replace excess as enou9gh could replace more. Possessions possess us more than we possess them. The car is more than a metal box but is a whole way of thinking encouraging domination, narcissism, solipsism and self-righteousness. Consumerism goes through the roof, not population. We have enough for everyone's need, not for everyone's greed (cf. Gandhi). The dialogue "Surviving Utopia" with Elmar Altvater and Raul Zelik intimates the wonders and obstacles to utopian thinking. Utopia, the place of no-place, is more a goal and objective than a concrete reality. Economics changes with the times. Once savings was the elixirr and then spending became the elixir. States are different than Swabian housewives. They can become indebted and invest and safeguard their future. What is rational from a microeconomic perspective can be destructive from a macroeconomic perspective. Increasing competitiveness is sensible for an individual corporation or businessperson but may be disastrous if all countries reduce their workforces. Wages are both costs and demand or purchasing power. Neoliberal myths and assumptions give unbounded freedom to capital while demeaning labor as only an inevitable cost. The articles "Learning from History," "Community Centers in O Canada," "Nature as Healer and Teacher," "Cinderella's Sisters and King Midas" and "Shouting from the Caboose" are invitations to ecological, sustainable, respectful and future-oriented change. "We must be wounded to be healed," Dorothee Soelle said. Have we been sufficiently wounded by materialism, imperial hubris, the financial crisis, deregulation, commodification, instrumental rationality, suburbanization and the work religion? In "Surveying Utopia," the emeritus professor Elmar Altvater shares the Polish proverb: You can make fish soup out of an aquarium but you can't make an aquarium out of fish soup. The future should be anticipated and protected in the present, not extrapolated from the present. The future could be full of community centers, free Internet books and soft power if we become active subjects and not passive objects, enthralled in the present and future like children. Music, books and questions make our lives rich and independent of the trickle-down market jingles. [more]

Keywords: utopia, active subjects, historical consciousness, public sector, redefining work, security, community centers, infrastructure investment, proleptic existence, hope, qualitative growth, work religion consumerism, sharing

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Kalai Selvi Arivalagan Love Soft!

poems in Tamil

Romance
English
3 Words
No Age Recommendation
352
1

Love is an inspiration all through the age. Young or old, love has the chain like effect to [more]

Keywords: #Tamil, #love, #inspiration

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Parvej Husen Talukder Soft Articles

Inspiring Essays for Young Readers

Essay
English
2222 Words
No Age Recommendation
11
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Soft Articles is a curated collection of three essays written by Bengali poet and children's writer Parvej Husen [more]

Keywords: Soft Articles, Parvej Husen Talukder

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Christina marie Dohner Power

Poetry
English
1 Words
No Age Recommendation
507
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Amber Beck, Xavier Standing Power

Adventure
English
4369 Words
Ages 10 and up
45
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Join Crystal Powers and her Magical fox Jasmine as they fight monsters that live in the shadows of their little town Brookvill. She deals with problems, both normal teen life, such as boyfriend troubles, but also the trouble of controling and concealing her powers. But, when the monsters decide to team up, she has to go pratcice more and more, and everyone starts to notice her abstences. Can she conceal it much longer? In the end, someone finds out, and it changes everything. It's in progress, tell me what you think! [more]

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Kandayia Ali Pillow Soft Secrets

A Manic Journey Through Life, Love & Lust

Poetry
English
2 Words
Ages 18 and up
18
1

Pillow Soft Secrets is a series of my ramblings, conundrums, run-ons and attempts to rebel against life, only [more]

Keywords: romance, erotica, self awareness, love, pain, quotes, poetry, marriage, short stories, empowerment, diary, sensual, motivational, real life, sexual awareness, adult bedtime stories, kandayia ali, pillow soft secrets, kanday reign, mature poetry, promises rendered, tributaries [more][Less]

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Zitkala- Sa The Soft-Hearted Sioux

Fiction
English
2907 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Zitkala-Ša (1876–1938) (Dakota: pronounced zitkála-ša, which translates to "Red Bird"),[1] also known by the missionary-given name Gertrude Simmons [more]

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Rakhibul hasan a-soft-place-to-fall

Romance
English
108945 Words
No Age Recommendation
2317
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"A monumental talent." --Affaire de Coeur "Very few romance writers create characters as well-developed as Bretton's. Her books pull [more]

Keywords: romance, love

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