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Book SynopsisHow are cultural identities, values and traditions challenged, appropriated and negotiated? What does 'being secure' mean? Is 'soft power' merely a continuation of imperialism? The
Handbook of Cultural Security heightens our awareness of the interplay between 'culture' and 'society' in the age of globalization, and explores the emerging concept of cultural security.
With chapters from leading experts providing case studies from across the world this timely and unique Handbook examines the relationship between society, culture, and security in a globalizing world. Providing a diverse examination of the topic, the contributors emphasise the role of 'non traditional' security and seek to define what 'being secure' means across a broad number of contexts. Chapters cover topics ranging from the politics of radical Islam, the global spread of gated communities, and cultures of security and surveillance to discussions of the concept soft power; the forms it takes, and the impacts of 'exporting' culture.
This Handbook provides a platform for future debate in both academic and policy fields, and as such will be of interest for both students of public and social policy, international relations, and politics, as well as those engaged in shaping policy in these areas.
Contributors include: A. Åkerlund, A. Anderson, A. Anisman, A. Azra, B.K. Blitz, E. Brogi, C. Ceniza Choy, A. Clarke, E. Eken, P. Gielen, J.L. Graves Jr., J. Guetzkow, F. Hartig, C.B. Huat, F. Izadi, J. Lai, G. Lee, A. Manguvo, O. McIvor, T. Monahan, M. Nyanungo, J. Pamment, A. Pande, S. Pandey, P.L. Parcu, A. Richter, J. Ruan, H. Saghaye-Biria, E. Sevin, S.J. Son, G. Sun, C. Webster, M. Wieviorka, A. Wojciuk, Y. Watanabe
Trade Review'With a refreshingly original theoretical framework of ''cultural security'', Professor Watanabe offers a collection of 24 chapters by eminent scholars from all over the world. Taking up urgent contemporary issues, each article deliberates upon the question of cultural security in the global era as ''super modern'' with competing soft powers or the global era as ''postmodern'' when culture serves as the ''safety net'' of one's identity. It is a splendid contribution to academia as well as to the general public.' --Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, University of Wisconsin, US
Table of ContentsContents Introduction Yasushi Watanabe PART I CULTURE AND HUMAN SECURITY 1. Cultural insecurity in a world of violence, fear and risk Michel Wieviorka 2. Islam’s moderation and radicalism: a special context to Southeast Asian Islam Azyumardi Azra 3. Neo-racism in the age of genomics Joseph L. Graves Jr 4. Intellectual property and indigenous culture Jessica C. Lai 5. Keeping our languages alive: strategies for Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance Onowa McIvor and Adar Anisman 6. Indigenous culture, HIV/AIDS and globalization in Southern Africa: towards an integrated sexuality education pedagogy Angellar Manguvo and Martha Nyanungo 7. Cultural security and Pentecostalism in the Global South Seung Jin Son and Allan H. Anderson 8. International adoption and cultural insecurity Catherine Ceniza Choy 9. Statelessness and cultural security Brad K. Blitz 10. Private gains and social costs of China’s gated communities Chris Webster, Jingjing Ruan and Guibo Sun 11. The image of the smart city: surveillance protocols and social inequality Torin Monahan 12. Arts, community empowerment and cultural security: a critical assessment of arts impact research Josh Guetzkow PART II CULTURE AND SOFT POWER 13. Soft power after Nye: the neoliberal international order and soft power learning Geun Lee 14. Americanizing soft power discourses and its discontents Foad Izadi and Hakimeh Saghaye-Biria 15. The role of the state in cultural diplomacy James Pamment and Andreas Åkerlund 16. Indian diaspora as an instrument of India’s soft power Amba Pande and Sanjay Kumar Pandey 17. Global indices and nation branding Efe Sevin and M. Evren Eken 18. Higher education as a soft power in international relations Anna Wojciuk 19. Cultural exchange, language competition, and China’s Confucius Institutes Falk Hartig 20. Pop culture and soft power competition in East Asia Chua Beng Huat 21. Safeguarding creativity: an artistic biotope and its institutional insecurities in a global market orientated Europe Pascal Gielen 22. Heritage diplomacy Amy Clarke 23. Pluralism and freedom of the media: a European perspective Elda Brogi and Pier Luigi Parcu 24. Cultural security of Ukraine in times of conflict: legal aspects Andrei Richter Index
