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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2022 Éva Harnos Jakusné et al., published by Sciendo
- eISSN
- 2537-2793
- DOI
- 10.2478/auscom-2022-0006
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractThe phrase “vaccine diplomacy” spread in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors examine where it comes from and locate it in health-related strategic communication. The article provides an overview of the history of vaccine diplomacy taken from the literature and then places the phenomenon among the branches of specialized diplomacy as well as among the components of public diplomacy. It highlights the difference between vaccine diplomacy and 20th-century public diplomacy. The article concludes that vaccine diplomacy as a tool of soft power and persuasion hardly differs from vaccine solidarity announced by the G7 member states. In fact, the only difference between vaccine friendship, vaccine diplomacy, and vaccine solidarity is in the perspective, that is, the evaluation by the speaker. These phrases are manifestations of the rivalling narratives that accompany the global power shift.
Journal
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae Communicatio – de Gruyter
Published: Dec 1, 2022
Keywords: vaccine diplomacy; public diplomacy; solidarity; soft power; influence