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Holding Space for Conflict
No full textThis article analyses the Conflictorium – Museum of Conflict, founded in 2013, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and its use of museum space both within its designated location and the broader socio-spatial surroundings of the neighborhood and city. The museum is discussed as a site that offers space to experience and engage with conflicts about religion, citizenship, caste, identity and belonging in the historically and contemporary, polyphonic processes of Indian nation-making. By unpacking four, partially interrelated, dimensions of spatial transformations in the Conflictorium, the article offers an empirically-grounded understanding of museums’ different spatial strategies to convene information, create affective atmospheres and memories about contentious aspects of contemporary Indian society that might not be attended to in state-run museum or political discourse. In sum, the article argues that museum spaces can function as socio-spatial and -technological infrastructures that forge for the cultivation of consciousness about conflict, and the radical interrelatedness of India’s diverse social fabric
Enhancing ASEAN-EU Cultural Relations through Cultural Cooperation
Get PDFMultilateral cultural exchanges are important to foster mutual understanding and address global challenges. With data gathered through historical analysis, targeted surveys, and expert interviews, the study provides targeted recommendations for policymakers in ASEAN and the EU in developing sustainable cultural cooperation at the multilateral level. How can culture serve as a bridge between Southeast Asian and European societies? How can multilateral cultural cooperation strengthen ASEAN-EU ties and complement existing bilateral cultural cooperation? How can culture support other forms of cooperation
India: at a glance
Get PDFWith a strategic focus on India’s neighborhood, Prime Minister Modi seeks to create a favorable and peaceful reputation of India in the non-Western world, while at the same time fostering and intensifying old ties to Europe and North America. India projects itself as global player committed to values of pluralism, tolerance, and diversity in an effort to raise its brandvalue abroad and build a hub for higher education. While the country’s ECP approach is branded in the context of idealism, India’s policy reality and controversies (in domestic as well as foreign policy) may now indicate otherwise, as India's image abroad is at risk of diminishing due to its declining domestic freedom
Greece: at a glance
Get PDFRenowned as the historic cradle of democracy and the capital of modern philhellenism, Greece’s political capital holds immense symbolic and historical value. However, Greece has also grappled with severe economic shocks, especially after 2008. These crises—and the budget cuts that followed them—have left a lasting mark on the country’s influence, reputation and ability to fund external cultural policies. Indeed, the resulting austerity measures greatly affected the cultural sector and resulted in institutional changes like merging the Culture Ministry with Tourism in 2009. Additionally, prominent institutions the Benaki Museum and the Foundation of the Hellenic World received severe budget cuts from the state that threatened their daily operations. In more recent years, Greece has escaped the worst of its economic crisis and is on the pathway to renewed growth. Especially with the increased dependence on tourism, external cultural policy (ECP) will be crucial to improve its international image and counter negative stereotypes. Greece is currently reshaping its ECP with innovative strategies that focus on promoting its language, strengthening diaspora networks, and internationalizing higher education
Understanding Ukrainian young people’s current concerns, needs, and hopes
No full textThe research reveals the profound and multifaceted impact of the ongoing war on young Ukrainians. The war has overwhelmingly negative effects. Over half of respondents rate the impact of war as extremely high. Key areas of negative impact include a significant deterioration in quality of life, severe psychological and emotional challenges, and the disruption of social connections and educational processes.
Vulnerable groups, such as internally displaced persons (IDPs), face additional hardships like accommodation issues and high living costs.
The research identified the following interconnected primary needs:
• Security: A psychological feeling of safety determined by both the absence of violence and the stability offered through employment and secure housing.
• Economic Stability: Access to employment and financial stability.
• Accommodation: Access to quality living conditions, housing security, and stable rental prices. Accommodation is a particularly acute need for IDPs and those with diminished incomes
Towards More Sustainable Development
Get PDFWhat is the role of multilateral organisations in delivering the Sustainable Development Agenda and what is the significance of Cultural Relations for this discussion? This report reflects the views expressed at the 2023 ICRRA Conference Towards More Sustainable Development. Multilateral organisations and cultural relations in the 2030 agenda and beyond. The authors formulate recommendations on how culture can and should be used to reach the SDGs: They stress the importance of Cultural Rights and the reflection on power dynamics and representation for a more inclusive multilateralism
A Cultural Relations Approach to Development
Get PDFThis new research reveals the value of taking a Cultural Relations approach to delivering development programmes in ODA countries.
This report seeks to enhance understanding and evidence the contribution of the British Council in supporting the aims of Official Development Assistance (ODA). The research investigates, records, and makes explicit how the British Council realises development aims through the practice of Cultural Relations and explains its relevance in good development practice. It also proposes a conceptual framework laying out how, logically, this work in development contributes secondarily to UK soft power.
The report provides seven case studies that exemplify how the portfolio of British Council work supports the achievement of development objectives under the broad ambitions of peace/stability and enhanced prosperity. These case studies cover the range of development outcomes targeted by the British Council and its expertise across its Arts, Culture, English and Education programmes