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UNIT-10THE CURRENT STATE OF EU
IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY
EU AS BRAND PART-1 Introduction to Country Branding
• the concept of country
branding, where countries can be considered as brands • countries aim to market their unique identities, and there is an industry built around nation branding consultants • Countries behave like brands, and people associate them with certain qualities and characteristics. Importance of a Good Country Brand
• Attracting tourism, foreign
investment, talented people, exports, and gaining influence in international organizations like NATO • A strong country brand can bring money into the country and instill a sense of pride among its citizens. Country Stereotypes and Categorization • countries can be categorized into three groups based on public perception
• unknown countries that people
don't care about,
• well-known and polarizing
brands like superpowers,
• and countries with a single
clear stereotype Increasing Number of Independent Countries • the growing number of independent countries, from 51 member states in the United Nations in 1945 to 193 countries today • This increase is attributed to factors like former colonies gaining independence and the dissolution of entities like the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Role of Non-Country Economies The video notes that half of the top 100 economies in the world are not countries but corporations, highlighting the significance of non- country entities in the global economic landscape.