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Cities and everyday ‘endotic’ cultural relations

Essay discussing cultural relations as a fluid experience within cities.

The shape of global higher education research series

This research series was developed to serve policy makers and professionals working in international HE.

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The Missing Pillar – Culture's Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A tool to deepen understanding of the link between arts, culture and social and economic development. Learn more about culture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Arts, Culture and Development – The Tricky Balancing Act

A new thought piece written by The Change Collective to explore the links between UK arts and international development from a practitioner’s point of view.

Two people admiring the street artwork of a young female in a wheelchair in bright colours- commissioned as part of the Accessibility Film Festival in Turkey

Nurturing a Creative Economy

Alongside dynamic ODA funding eligible countries, the UK can co-develop new approaches to the creative economy to ensure significant economic, social and cultural value is made and shared.

United Nations COVID-19 Response cartoon of people from different countries all wearing face masks bearing national flags – representing how COVID-19 is a global problem

COVID-19 and soft power

Amidst an international public health crisis made more complicated by escalating great power rivalries we consider the implications of COVID-19 for the soft power of China, the USA and UK.

The sources of soft power

The UK has a new government with a new mission: to promote a truly Global Britain. Soft power must play a vital role. But what are the most effective components of soft power?

The sources of soft power: how perceptions determine the success of nations

The sources of soft power presents a comparison of the soft power of China, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, UK and the USA.

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Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology

Read Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology, a literature review on culture and development and a proposal for a future methodology.

Powers of attraction

The Global Perceptions 2018 report offers insight into how the attitudes of young people to the G20 nations shift over time.