Cultural Diplomacy in Europe - Between the Domestic and the International

This edited volume explores European cultural diplomacy, a topic of growing interest across the scholarly and applied public policy communities in recent years. The contributions focus on Europe, culture and diplomacy and the way they are interlinked in the contemporary international context. The European Union increasingly resorts to cultural assets and activity for both internal and external purposes, to foster European cohesion and advancing integration, and to mitigate the demise of other foreign policy components, respectively. This calls for an analysis of the strategic role of culture, especially as it relates to the realm of EU external action. The chapters provide a conceptual discussion of culture in international relations and examine how this concept relates to cultural diplomacy and cultural strategy. The authors discuss roles and relationships with the EU’s 2016 Global Strategy and current EU attempts to foster the EU’s political and societal resilience.

• Introduction: Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: Between the Domestic and International

  Pages 1-16

  Carta, Caterina

• EU Cultural Diplomacy: A Contextual Analysis of Constraints and Opportunities

  Pages 19-40

  Higgott, Richard

• A Vision of Europe Through Culture: A Critical Assessment of Cultural Policy in the EU’s External Relations

  Pages 41-62

  MacDonald, Stuart (et al.)

• National Ways to Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: The Case for Institutional Comparison

  Pages 63-88

  Carta, Caterina (et al.)

• Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Relations: A Northern Current in Troubled Waters?

  Pages 89-111

  Trobbiani, Riccardo (et al.)

• Towards a Sustainable Approach to EU Education Diplomacy? The Case of Capacity-Building in the Eastern Neighbourhood

  Pages 113-138

  Piros, Silviu (et al.)

• The Influence of Populism and Nationalism on European International Cultural Relations and Cultural Diplomacy

  Pages 141-165

  Higgott, Richard (et al.)

• A Nationalist Agenda in an EU Context: Implications for Contemporary Culture in Central Europe

  Pages 167-189

  Proud, Virginia

• ‘Reaching Across the Fault Lines?’: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Post-Brexit Europe

  Pages 191-213

  Carta, Caterina (et al.)

• Navigating Uncertainty: The Future of EU International Cultural Relations

  Pages 217-237

  Trobbiani, Riccardo (et al.)

• Conclusion: On the Strategic Deployment of Culture in Europe and Beyond

  Pages 239-261

  Carta, Caterina (et al.)