Intercultural communication as a clash of civilizations: Al-Jazeera and Qatar's soft power
In: Critical intercultural communication studies Vol. 19
Introduction -- The Qatar-Al-Jazeera nexus. Qatar invents the most effective contemporary state-sponsored broadcasting -- Qatar's soft power: a macro perspective -- Qatar operates Al-Jazeera as a smart power tool in its relationship with Saudi Arabia -- Al-Jazeera's role in Qatar's race to become a "core state" in the Muslim world during the Arab Spring -- Al-Jazeera's obsession with the clash of civilizations theory and its contribution to Qatar's core state ambition -- Al-Jazeera's soft power strategies in the West. Al-Jazeera in the US -- Al-Jazeera's soft power and Israel -- Putting it all together: the Al-Jazeera effect and what it means for international and intercultural studies