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Soft Power in the Priorities of Polish Diplomacy for 2019
Author(s) -
Malwina Hopej
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ mìžnarodnì vìdnosini
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2078-4333
DOI - 10.30970/vir.2019.47.0.10266
Subject(s) - soft power , ministry of foreign affairs , foreign policy , diplomacy , power (physics) , international relations , political science , hard power , politics , middle power , public administration , sociology , law , physics , quantum mechanics
Information of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Polish Foreign Policy Tasks is an annual speech presenting the main line of action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland. The aim of the article is to present the assumptions for 2019 through the prism of soft power. Attractiveness of culture and values offered by the state, being the fundamental attributes of soft power understood as the ability to create other preferences of people, which may influence the way institutions and even the international system function, are important factors forming foreign policy, although in the case of Poland this range is limited only to the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Since Jacek Czaputowicz was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, historical policy as well as greater involvement of the Polish community in building a positive image of Poland on the international arena have been included in this catalogue. The text consists of four main parts. The first one is a theoretical layer, which is an introduction to the soft power of the title. The next is the placement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the political scene and the presentation of the assumptions for 2018. The last one is devoted to soft power categories in the Information on the tasks of Polish foreign policy for 2019. It was divided into four smaller parts, each preceded by a theoretical introduction: norms and values; the importance of the historical factor in the creation of soft power; culture; diplomacy; the role of the Polish community in building the image of the Republic. Key words: foreign policy; Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; soft power; diplomacy; culture; historical policy.