Cultural relations

New Voices in Cultural Relations special commendation essay examining and challenging the narrative of the West’s ‘War on Terror’.

New report on the valuable approaches that Cultural Relations offer to delivering development programmes in ODA countries.

Reflections from the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance conference.

Comparing soft power and cultural relations approaches in 18 countries and the EU.

What are the ingredients to building cultural relations? What are the benefits? This new research study explores cultural relations through the International Collaboration Grants programme.

The UK/Viet Nam Season 2023 was a British Council initiative celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and 30 years of the British Council’s presence in Viet Nam. It took place during 2023 with the project-based activity mostly concentrated in the second half of the calendar year.

United by music? Researching the role of Eurovision 2023 and mega-events in peace, place, shared values, cultural relations, and 'soft power'.
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The Connections through Culture grant programme aimed to build long-term relationships and collaborations between creative and cultural organisations in the UK and 6 countries in Southeast Asia.137 projects were funded and 81% were developmental projects, which build skills and professional capability. From the questionnaire, 88% of respondents noted a continued relationship with their counterpart after the CTC project ended, and 82% rated the level of equity in the relationship as high or very high.

Research report: this report seeks to map out the current climate crisis and sustainability responses across the British arts and cultural sectors.

Article highlighting how research and insight generated by the British Council is contributing to climate action.