What is public diplomacy?
Diplomacy is generally associated with secrecy: closed dinners, secret agreements and meetings. But a large part of the diplomatic process is strategically made public. What is public diplomacy? Public diplomacy …
Course: Cultural Diplomacy
What is international cultural cooperation?
What is international cultural cooperation? The term “international cultural cooperation” refers to formalised collaborations that involve cultural actors across national boundaries, and aim at disseminating knowledge, culture, and artworks. The …
Acknowledgements
We would make a special thanks to the experts who contributed to our course, and provided great insights into the issues we have talked about: Andrew Murray, EUNIC Yudhishthir Raj …
Wrap up of the course
Congratulations for completing this course! Watch this video, where we come back on the key lessons we have learned over the past three weeks. Get extra benefits, upgrade your course …
The next steps of the EU’s cultural diplomacy strategy
Tamas Szucs and Silvio Gonzato, from the European Commission, tell us what they think will be the main challenges for a European cultural diplomacy in the coming decade.
Challenges and opportunities for a European cultural diplomacy strategy
In a recent policy brief, Tamas Szücs and Anna Triandafyllidou identify a number of challenges that need to be addressed in order for the EU to become more efficient in …
Manifesta, the European nomadic biennial
Manifesta is an art festival happening every two years in a different European country, and which has a leading impact on the global art world. Through this animation, Monica Sassatelli …
Is there a European soft power?
Yudhishthir Raj Isar, from The American University of Paris, tells us about the European soft power. Share your opinion: What do you think are the main sources of the European …
The case of the Tfanen Tunisie Créative project
This video presents the role of culture in the EU’s external strategy in Tunisia, focusing on the Tfanen Tunisie Créative project conducted by the British Council in partnership with the …
The relationship between EUNIC and the National Institutes of Culture
Let us look at the opportunities and challenges that cooperation represents for national institutes for culture. The advantages of cooperation between National Institutes for culture The French, German and UK …
What is a EUNIC Cluster?
Clusters are the collaboration platforms through which EUNIC members (between 3 and 20) operate together. Clusters can operate nationwide or city-wide. A EUNIC cluster represents the whole of EUNIC and …
The experience of EUNIC
Andrew Murray, director of EUNIC, tells us the challenges of building cooperation between different national cultural institutes.
The European Union Network of Institutes of Culture (EUNIC)
What is EUNIC? EUNIC includes 36 national institutes of culture and national bodies engaged in cultural relations and cultural diplomacy The members of the Network believe in sharing good practices, …
National Cultural Diplomacies in Europe
The real challenge to the development of a European strategy for international cultural relations lies in the internal diversity of the EU, a quasi-federal entity that brings together a number …
The construction of a European cultural diplomacy
Tamas Szücs from the European Commission, explains how the construction of a European strategy for international cultural relations came about