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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Power of Bonding and Non-Western Soft Power Strategy in Iran -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Contextual Background and Justification of the Book -- 1.1.1 Existing Debates on Soft Power -- 1.1.1.1 China's Soft Power Strategy -- 1.1.1.2 India's Soft Power Strategy -- 1.1.1.3 Comparative Study on China and India's Soft Power Strategy in Iran -- 1.2 Why China and India's Soft Power Strategy in the Case of Iran? -- 1.3 Methodology of the Study -- 1.4 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Theoretical Framework and Non-Western Soft Power Strategy -- 2.1 Soft Power in the Theoretical Framework -- 2.2 Joseph S. Nye and Theory of Soft Power: Whether Soft Power Is a Power? -- 2.2.1 Behaviors, Currencies, and Policies of Soft Power -- 2.2.1.1 Resources and Currencies of Soft Power -- 2.2.1.2 Behaviors Associated with Soft Power -- 2.2.1.3 Attraction as Influence and Persuasion -- 2.3 Current Conceptualization of Soft Power -- 2.3.1 Soft Power as a Western Hegemonic Discourse -- 2.3.2 Beyond Nye's Conceptualization of Soft Power and Re-conceptualization of Soft Power -- 2.3.2.1 De-Westernization of Soft Power -- 2.4 The Theoretical Approach of This Study -- 2.4.1 Content Analysis and Soft Power -- 2.4.2 "Power of Bonding" as a Re-Conceptualization of Soft Power -- References -- 3 China's Soft Power Strategy -- 3.1 China's Soft Power Strategy -- 3.1.1 The Narratives of China's Foreign Policy Strategy -- 3.1.1.1 Shaping China's Foreign Policy to Gain Soft Power -- 3.1.2 Overview of China's Soft Power Policy and Resources -- 3.1.2.1 China's Educational Resources -- 3.1.2.2 Confucius Institute -- 3.1.2.3 Chinese Film Industry -- 3.1.2.4 Belt and Road Initiative- Vehicle of China's Soft Power -- 3.1.2.5 COVID-19, Health Silk Road, and China's Soft Power.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Origins of Conflict In Somalia: A Historical Context -- Chapter 3: Clan Configuration and Identity Networks in Somalia -- Chapter 4: Spatial (Un)Governance and Its Application in Somalia -- Chapter 5: Complexity of Somalia Conflict: Features and Actors -- Chapter 6: Socio-Economic and Political Consequences of the Somali Conflict -- Chapter 7: Impact of the Somali Conflict on National and Regional Security -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Care for persons with dementia in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is undertaken predominantly by family members, domestic workers, and private nurses within the home. Domestic caregivers possess different understandings and varying degrees of knowledge of dementia that are influenced by complex socio-cultural and religious factors. With much of the burden falling on the shoulders of "invisible" caregivers, the role and needs of these individuals require deeper scrutiny. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the empirical studies published on caring for persons with dementia in Arab countries of the MENA region. Using a systematic review technique, searches were conducted on PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar using database-specific terms associated with caregiving, dementia, aging, and the MENA region. To ensure local and regional research was captured, hand searches of regional journals, reference lists of included articles, and Arabic databases Al-Manhal and e-Marefa were also searched. No date restrictions were imposed. Twenty studies met inclusion criteria and the following themes were identified: caregiving experiences and the burden of care; barriers to caregiving; and caregiver recommendations to improve care. Results demonstrate that studies about informal caregivers and dementia within Arab-Muslim populations are underrepresented in the research. This review highlights the paucity of literature on service users' experiences and underscores the need for future research specific to dementia care within the Arab-Islamic sociocultural context. These trajectories are especially pertinent given the unprecedented aging demographics of the MENA populations.