Searching for a Cultural Diplomacy

Searching for a Cultural DiplomacyRecent studies on the meaning of cultural diplomacy in the twentieth century often focus on the United States and the Cold War, based on the premise that cultural diplomacy was a key instrument of foreign policy in the nations effort to contain the Soviet Union. As a result, the term cultural diplomacy has become one dimensional, linked to political manipulation and subordination and relegated to the margin of diplomatic interactions. This volume

The central question has to do with Plato's "Theory of Forms

social conformity

partial equilibrium models

the book generates ideas for research into teaching

Why do state hospitals persist and expand despite public scandal and professional disapproval

It then considers how these and other factors may interact

globalized security environment

In the aftermath of the reconstruction period immediately after the Second World War

Having discovered his power at a young age

Czech Marxist historian Josef Polisensky analyzes the general turmoil of revolutionary thought and action in Europe and then focuses on the specific case of the Prague Uprising

making the classic assessible and desirable to modern readers

This Special Report explores the central themes arising from the low carbon energy transition and explains why the challenges faced in delivering Net Zero should not be underestimated