September 2017: How can the Arts contribute to shaping a nation’s soft power?

September 2017: How can the Arts contribute to shaping a nation’s soft power?
The report from the Edinburgh International Culture Summit explores the vital issues facing today’s cultural sector and policymakers. We examine the arguments.
Research report: the Edinburgh International Culture Summit report.
Paul Smith, the British Council’s Country Director in Afghanistan when its offices were attacked by the Taliban, gives a personal view of why cultural protection is so vital for humanity.
This report explores the characteristics of TNE data collection systems in host countries and the capacity to produce robust data on TNE programmes and enrolment rates.
A brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection.