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Development Cooperation as a Soft Power Tool: A case study of Slovakia & Kenya

Mockova, Denisa LU (2018) SIMV29 20181
Department of Political Science
Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
Abstract
Slovakia has as a small state in the Central Europe gone through two types of
transformations. First was from socialism to democracy, accompanied by
various reforms, the second from an aid recipient to an aid donor. These
experiences have, naturally, shaped Slovakia's identity, ideas and interests.
Slovakia has gradually built up close bilateral development cooperation with
Kenya, which figures as its program country. Using the 'comparative
advantage' of the transformation experience in the development cooperation
policies, combined with knowledge transfer as well as an increasing
involvement of business entities, as soft power tools of its foreign policy,
Slovakia seems to have followed two main goals, one of advancing of the
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Slovakia has as a small state in the Central Europe gone through two types of
transformations. First was from socialism to democracy, accompanied by
various reforms, the second from an aid recipient to an aid donor. These
experiences have, naturally, shaped Slovakia's identity, ideas and interests.
Slovakia has gradually built up close bilateral development cooperation with
Kenya, which figures as its program country. Using the 'comparative
advantage' of the transformation experience in the development cooperation
policies, combined with knowledge transfer as well as an increasing
involvement of business entities, as soft power tools of its foreign policy,
Slovakia seems to have followed two main goals, one of advancing of the
economic agenda, and one of making itself more visible in the donor
community and acquiring certain prestige. (Less)
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author
Mockova, Denisa LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV29 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
soft power, development cooperation, small states, foreign policy, social constructivism, Kenya, Slovakia
language
English
id
8944123
date added to LUP
2018-06-27 12:19:26
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2018-06-27 12:19:26
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  abstract     = {{Slovakia has as a small state in the Central Europe gone through two types of
transformations. First was from socialism to democracy, accompanied by
various reforms, the second from an aid recipient to an aid donor. These
experiences have, naturally, shaped Slovakia's identity, ideas and interests.
Slovakia has gradually built up close bilateral development cooperation with
Kenya, which figures as its program country. Using the 'comparative
advantage' of the transformation experience in the development cooperation
policies, combined with knowledge transfer as well as an increasing
involvement of business entities, as soft power tools of its foreign policy,
Slovakia seems to have followed two main goals, one of advancing of the
economic agenda, and one of making itself more visible in the donor
community and acquiring certain prestige.}},
  author       = {{Mockova, Denisa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Development Cooperation as a Soft Power Tool: A case study of Slovakia & Kenya}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}