Namhafte Wissenschaftler und Journalisten beschäftigen sich mit Globalisierungsaspekten vom Internet über Rüstungs- und Umweltfragen bis zu Migrations- und Flüchtlingsströmen; behandelt werden auch regionale Fragen und Konflikte, von der USA über die EU, Osteuropa u.a. bis zu...

Political scientists pay too little attention to the role that government can play in influencing public opinion. This paper examines the single most dramatic instance of public opinion leadership on a prominent health care issue: the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking, and its impact on...

With China's rapid economic progress and steady increase in its international influence, China has gradually embarked on the soft power idea and has made developing its soft power as its national strategy. We argue that China's soft power strategy is in accordance to Chinese Confucian culture...