Teaching for peace
Alison Baily, British Council Security and Stability expert, summarises new research exploring the role of education in conflict and recovery.
Research report
The art of peace
Research report: exploring the role that culture can play in building sustainable peace in communities recovering from conflict.
Cities of Literature
Research report: this study examines the contribution that literature can make in large scale cultural interventions and urban policy more broadly.
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.
Next Generation Colombia
This preliminary report presents the early findings about what is known about young people in Columbia and the social conditions in which they live.
SDG 16 – A cultural relations approach to peace, justice and strong institutions
Research series: this report explores British Council’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, which centres on peace, justice and strong institutions.
Next Generation: Africa Overview
This publication brings together a review of previous Next Generation studies - Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania - drawing out commonalities and differences.
Cultural relations in an age of uncertainty
A major new study reveals the different types of value generated by cultural engagement – and the benefits that it can bring to societies under pressure.
Soft power superpowers
Research report: soft Power Superpowers explores the soft power of eight leading G20 states.
Powers of attraction
The Global Perceptions 2018 report offers insight into how the attitudes of young people to the G20 nations shift over time.