Soft power and public diplomacy: The new frontier for public relations and international communication between the US and China

The underlying assumption is that a gradual change in economic and financial power will also lead to changes in ‘soft power’ like media communication, public relations, public opinion, public diplomacy and (new and old) media consumption. In other words, culture and mass communication play a significant role in shaping the dialogue between organizations and publics in different countries in general, and between the US and China in particular.     

The contradictory political economy of minority nationalism

Times have arguably never been better for minority nationalism. The hollowing out of the nation-state has provided spaces for minority nations to assert their identities and seek wider forms of self-rule. Their position is strengthened by the increased salience of development strategies at the regional scale that draw on the cooperation and coordination of economic actors. In this context, minority nationalism can help foster regional economic success by providing increased cohesion and cross-class collaboration. In return, regional economic success promises to strengthen the nation by providing resources to smooth over class divisions. This article lays out this argument, but raises a number of political and economic contradictions that threaten to interfere both with the construction of regional strategies, and with their ability to paper over class divisions within the nation. It concludes with a brief discussion of the Québec case to show how the promise of a mutually reinforcing relationship between minority nationalism and regional strategies runs up against a series of contradictions in practice.     

郊区化背景下:广州市中心区与郊区的关系

郊区化指人口、就业岗位和服务业从大城市中心向郊区迁移的离心分散过程。郊区化现象20世纪20年代在美、英等发达国家相继出现,20世纪80年代中期我国一些城市化水平较高的大城市,如北京、上海、广州等也相继进入郊区化阶段,郊区化逐渐成为我国大城市最具长远影响的趋势性变化。郊区化是城市聚集一扩散效应传导机制作用下城市空间扩展的结果,是城市化进程的必然趋势。它预示着现代城市发展的分野,     

Media relations in Korea: Cheong between journalist and public relations practitioner

This study applied the concept of Cheong – the fundamental foundation for Korean relationships – to analyze the relationship between journalists and PR practitioners in Korea. Research drew on in-depth interviews with 10 pairs of journalists and practitioners. Most respondents said they felt Cheong through common encounters and that Cheong provided a positive force for their interaction.     

The White House and public relations: Examining the linkages between presidential communications and public opinion

This study investigates the linkages between presidential public relations activities—speeches and press conferences—and public opinion towards the presidency from 1961 to 1997. The results show that there is a positive linkage between presidential news conferences and foreign policy job approval, and between presidential speeches and general as well as foreign policy job approval. Overall, the findings reveal stronger linkages between presidential news conferences and job approval than between presidential speeches and job approval, but also that the topic of the information subsidies and the specific type of job approval matters.     

论高校校园环境与育人功能的关系

高校的校园环境是教育过程中不可缺少的有机组成部分,是学校文化形成、发展的生态基础,也是校园文化积淀的物质反映。优美的校园环境、实用的校园设施在满足教学、科研及师生生活与学习需要的同时,还满足了他们陶冶情操、励志、休闲等精神文化的需要。     

OTC市场与北方经济中心的关系研究

金融是现代经济的核心．资本市场是支撑一国经济发展的重要力量。“十一五”时期，中央作出了把全国性非上市公众公司股权交易市场落户天津的重大决策．这对于我国多层次资本市场的形成以及天津加快建成北方经济中心都具有重大意义。     

Constructing positive public relations in China: Integrating public relations dimensions,dialogic theory of public relations and the Chinese philosophical thinking of Yin and Yang

After thirty years of development in mainland China, public relations is suffering from a stigma because of its negative connotations, misconception and paradoxical perception among the general public, and development constraints. To overcome this stigmatization, a positive public relations theory that posits the positive functions of public relations in contemporary China is proposed by integrating the three public relations dimensions (i.e., communication, organization-public relationships, and ecological networks), the dialogic theory of public relations and the Chinese philosophical thinking of Yin and Yang. To achieve this, the paper first explains the cause of stigmatization in public relations. Second, it introduces the three dimensions of public relations as a profession and discipline. It then articulates how the dialogic theory of public relations and the Yin Yang philosophy contribute to the development of positive public relations. Lastly, it proposes the Taiji model of public relations and the underpinnings of positive public relations. It is important to note that positive public relations serves as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, existing theories of public relations.     

Perceived professional standards and roles of public relations in China: Through the lens of Chinese public relations practitioners

As the first quantitative examination of perceived public relations professional standards in China using an online survey, this study was designed based on the standards of professional standards inventory Cameron, Sallot, & Lariscy (1996) constructed and tested among practitioners in the U.S. The survey results suggest six dimensions of perceived standards of professional performance: (1) role and function in organizational strategic planning, (2) sufficiency in professional training and preparedness, (3) gender and racial equity, (4) situational constraints, (5) licensing and organizational support, and (6) participation in the organizational decision-making team. Four dimensions of public relations roles were also identified by the survey participants: (1) brand promotion facilitator, (2) public information specialist, (3) media relations counsel, and (4) conflict management expert. Primary practice area was found to affect how Chinese practitioners perceive the six clusters of professional standards and the four identified public relations roles. These findings provide insights for both practitioners and researchers on how Chinese public relations practitioners view public relations as a profession and how the profession currently holds its professional standards in China.     

关于21世纪阿拉伯与中国的合作

21世纪,阿拉伯与中国合作的话题,具有非常重要的意义,因为中国的实力不断增长,中国的政治、经济作用也不断扩大.中国强调,21世纪中国人民的三大任务是继续加快现代化进程,完成祖国统一大业,维护世界和平以促进共同发展.这将使她在减轻美国霸权、军事和经济重压以及单边主义等方面发挥特殊作用.阿拉伯地区是中国周边战略的延伸,从公元8世纪伊斯兰鼎盛时期起,就与中国相邻,伊斯兰世界的边境还与中国的西部地区接壤.     

The Difference of Table Manners between China and the West

China and the west, because of the influence of the different social, cultural, and historical background, have two different cultures. The industry of dinner table etiquette culture arises at the historic moment, and the dinner table etiquette culture is a part of the diet culture. The different Chinese and Western food culture is an important part of the cultural differences between Chinese and Western Nation. Each country, each region of nation in the diet consciously and unconsciously reveals their profound cultural background. This article focuses on the differences between Chinese and Western culture in table manners, which analyses the specific performance and origin of the cultural differences between Chinese and western table manners.     

简析服务业与城市发展的辩证关系

一、服务业与第三产业概念的界定 服务业涵盖的范围很广,说法不一,美国的经济学家曾提出了“广义”服务业和“狭义”服务业的概念,“广义”服务业指现行的统计分类中的服务业,即不属于实物产品生产的所有经济部门,这相当于我国统计体系中的“第三产业”。“狭义”服务业则排除了流通部门,而把流通部门定义为“流通网络”业。第三产业的概念,最早是由英国经济学家阿·费希尔于上世纪     

Combating negative blog posts and a negative incident: A case study of the “Mayday” incident between Juneyao Airlines and Qatar Airways

This case analysis examined the image repair strategies used by Juneyao Airlines after an anonymous blog posted information on a Juneyao flight's refusal to yield to a flight that issued an emergency call. This case revealed that addressing the credibility of the blog post and relying a third-party – Civil Aviation Administration of China – to combat the inaccuracies in the blog post was successful and that Juneyao's final announcement to take responsibility for the incident and to apologize was effective as well.     

Inverse association between total testosterone concentrations,incident hypertension and blood pressure

Background.?Studies on the relationship between testosterone concentrations and blood pressure have yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, this study investigated the prospective association of total testosterone (TT) concentrations with risk of incident hypertension and blood pressure change in 1484 men aged 20–79 years.

Methods.?Data from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania, Germany, were used. Serum TT concentrations, measured by chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassays, were categorised into age-specific quartiles. Generalised Estimating Equation (GEE) models, adjusted for age, waist circumference, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption were specified.

Results.?During a median follow-up time of 5.0 years, the prevalence of hypertension increased from 50.6% to 57.1%. TT concentrations were significantly lower in men with baseline and incident hypertension. Analyses revealed that men with baseline TT concentrations in the lowest quartile had an increased risk of incident hypertension (odds ratio (OR), 1.19 (95% CI, 1.10–1.28)) compared to men with higher TT concentrations. Furthermore, we found a significant inverse association of TT concentrations and blood pressure, showing that men with baseline TT concentrations in the lowest quartile showed the slightest change in systolic blood pressure (?6.01?mmHg), diastolic blood pressure (?2.11?mmHg) and pulse pressure (?3.98?mmHg). Sensitivity analyses in a subpopulation of men without antihypertensive medication confirmed these findings.

Conclusion.?These results show that low male TT concentrations are predictive of hypertension, suggesting TT as a potential biomarker of increased cardiovascular risk.     

Revisiting the relationship between public relations and marketing: Encroachment and social media

Although public relations and marketing trade presses regularly discuss the conflict between the functions (e.g., Ecker, 2013; Havartin, 2013), academic researchers focused on the issue primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. The drop in public relations and marketing encroachment research does not parallel a drop in encroachment in practice, especially in light of today’s social media environment. In fact, historic tension between public relations and marketing intensified with the incorporation of social media into communication efforts. This paper updates the study of encroachment by reviewing the historical views of the topic, proposes ways that social media use has intensified issues related to role encroachment between public relations and marketing professionals, and outlines questions to guide future study of these topics.     

浅析佛教和伊斯兰教在中国的传播差异

佛教和伊斯兰教传入中国后，由于自身教义宗旨和传播时机、方式的不同，在中华民族的思想领域产生了不同深度和广度的影响，衍生出不同文化现象。本文由这些相异的文化现象入手，通过对两种宗教文化在中国影响差异的历史原因分析，明确两者在民族性格和文化特征中所发挥的作用，以期对促进民族团结有所帮助。     

浅析佛教和伊斯兰教在中国的传播差异

佛教和伊斯兰教传入中国后,由于自身教义宗旨和传播时机、方式的不同,在中华民族的思想领域产生了不同深度和广度的影响,衍生出不同文化现象.本文由这些相异的文化现象入手,通过对两种宗教文化在中国影响差异的历史原因分析,明确两者在民族性格和文化特征中所发挥的作用,以期对促进民族团结有所帮助.     

外商直接投资(FDI)与江苏省经济增长关系的实证分析

一、引言改革开放以来,我国吸引了大量外商直接投资（以下简称FD）I。江苏省历来是利用FDI的大省,到2003年实际利用FDI为158.03亿美元,超过广东省成为中国吸引外资最多的省份,