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IMPOSED CULTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard power
1, record 1, English, hard%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. 2, record 1, English, - hard%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This form of political power is often aggressive, and is most effective when imposed by one political body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power. Hard power contrasts with soft power, which comes from diplomacy, culture and history. 2, record 1, English, - hard%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At one extreme was hard or command power -- the ability to change what others do through coercion (followed next on the continuum by inducement). At the other extreme was soft or co-optive power -- the ability to shape what others want through attraction (preceded by agenda-setting). 3, record 1, English, - hard%20power
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puissance coercitive
1, record 1, French, puissance%20coercitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir de contraindre 2, record 1, French, pouvoir%20de%20contraindre
correct, masculine noun
- puissance dure 3, record 1, French, puissance%20dure
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacité d'un État ou d'un groupe d'États à imposer ses vues à un ou plusieurs autres en usant de divers moyens de pression et de coercition, sans exclure le recours à la force armée. 2, record 1, French, - puissance%20coercitive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pouvoir de contraindre : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 septembre 2006. 4, record 1, French, - puissance%20coercitive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- poder duro
1, record 1, Spanish, poder%20duro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- poder coercitivo 2, record 1, Spanish, poder%20coercitivo
correct, masculine noun
- poder de coerción 3, record 1, Spanish, poder%20de%20coerci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el poder coercitivo del Gobierno federal era débil [...] Con la democracia esa debilidad dio ventaja a los delincuentes, pero la guerra está obligando a corregir este problema. [...] En unos tres años el poder coercitivo del Gobierno federal se habrá incrementado considerablemente y el despliegue territorial de éste se habrá consolidado; los delincuentes habrán perdido poder financiero; los carteles se atomizarán, y la violencia se reducirá sustancialmente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - poder%20duro
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Arts and Culture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- imposed culture 1, record 2, English, imposed%20culture
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Arts et Culture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- culture imposée 1, record 2, French, culture%20impos%C3%A9e
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artes y Cultura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cultura impuesta
1, record 2, Spanish, cultura%20impuesta
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-05-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Arts and Culture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cultural disalienation 1, record 3, English, cultural%20disalienation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liberation from an imported or imposed culture 1, record 3, English, - cultural%20disalienation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Arts et Culture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- désaliénation culturelle 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9sali%C3%A9nation%20culturelle
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artes y Cultura
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- desalineación cultural
1, record 3, Spanish, desalineaci%C3%B3n%20cultural
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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