This book contributes to bridge the gap between different scholarly communities interested in the entanglements of culture and politics in the international arena. It sheds light on existing connections in their parallel evolution with a thorough literature review, complemented by several case studies showing the fruitful character of their interdisciplinary mobilisation. Through the notions of cultural relations, intellectual cooperation and cultural diplomacy, the book draws on a soft power perspective to offer a shared, novel, and interdisciplinary theoretical framework to approach cultural institutions and organisations that have been previously examined as isolated objects: for example, cultural institutes, international organisations, literary magazines, and literary contests. The interdisciplinary nature of this volume justifies the relevance of its content for scholars working in the history of international relations, international cultural relations and intellectual history, comparative literature, sociology of literature and global literary studies.

La revolución de los trasportes y de los medios de comunicación experimentada desde mediados del siglo pasado ha producido un empequeñecimiento del planeta. Una aldea global, interconectada como nunca antes en la historia. Por ello, los distintos actores del tablero internacional se han visto abocados a prestar más atención a cuidar su imagen entre las opiniones públicas extranjeras. Este libro explica distintas estrategias de diplomacia cultural (promoción del sistema socio-político, de la lengua, de las artes propias en el exterior; intercambios educativos, etc.) desplegadas por varios países más allá de sus fronteras, con el objetivo de contribuir, mediante esa vía de poder blando, a la consecución de sus prioridades geoestratégicas. El volumen reúne a especialistas que analizan los casos en Estados Unidos, Unión Soviética-Rusia, Japón, China y la Unión Europea; y está orientado a especialistas en Educación Internacional, responsables de las acciones educativas de España en el exterior.

This book is a global comparative history of how "soft power" came to define the interregnum between the celebration of global capitalism in the 1990s and the recent resurgence of nationalism and authoritarianism. It brings together case studies from the European Union, China, Brazil, Turkey, and the United States.

TOPICS IN THE BOOK The Rise of the Multipolar World Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa Cultural Diplomacy as a Key Component of Economic and Political Diplomacy: The Lessons for Nigeria Evaluating UNHCR’s Actions in Response to the Level 3 Sudan War Refugee Crisis in Ethiopia and Uganda: The Role of the Affected Community in the United Nations Policy and Practice Context Role of the Humanitarian – Development – Peace (HDP) Nexus Evidence in Tackling Protracted Environmental Conflicts in Somalia The Role of Intergovernmental Organizations on Poverty Reduction in Africa. A Critical Literature Review

This volume brings together 19 original chapters, plus four substantive introductions, which collectively provide a unique examination of the issues of science, technology, and art in international relations. The overarching theme of the book links global politics with human interventions in the world: We cannot disconnect how humans act on the world through science, technology, and artistic endeavors from the engagements and practices that together constitute IR. There is science, technology, and even artistry in the conduct of war—and in the conduct of peace as well. Scholars and students of international relations are beginning to explore these connections, and the authors of the chapters in this volume from around the world are at the forefront.