Joseph S. Nye Jr.

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Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.

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instanceOf academic
author
human
political scientist
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy
awardReceived Honorary degrees from multiple universities
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
birthDate 1937-01-19
birthPlace South Orange, New Jersey, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard University
Princeton University
University of Oxford
employer Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
familyName Nye
fieldOfWork U.S. foreign policy
international relations
political science
genre academic writing
non-fiction
givenName Joseph
influenced concept of smart power in U.S. foreign policy discourse
debates on American decline and hegemony
knownFor concept of smart power
neoliberal institutionalism
power in international relations
soft power
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Democratic Party (United States)
name Joseph S. Nye Jr.
notableWork Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power
Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
Power in the Global Information Age
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
The Future of Power
The Paradox of American Power
occupation government official
professor
writer
positionHeld Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs of the United States
Chair of the National Intelligence Council of the United States
Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School
Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology of the United States
University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University
residence Massachusetts, United States
theoreticalApproach liberal institutionalism
neoliberalism in international relations


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