EU Cultural Cooperation with Third Countries
Subtitle:
The Cases of Latin America and the Mediterranean
Book Title:
Cultural Governance and the European Union : protecting and promoting cultural diversity in Europe
Volume, number, page:
p.225-236
Year of Publication:
2015
Editor(s):
PSYCHOGIOPOULOU Evangelia
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
City:
London
Web Page:
Country of Publication:
England
Full Date:
2015
ISBN or ISSN:
978-1-137-45375-4
Category:
Books
Theme:
Subregion - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Cultural
Keyword(s):
European Union
Policy Dialogue
Soft Power
European Union Policy
European Neighbourhood Policy
Foreign policy cooperation
Culture
Cultural Co-operation
Cultural diversity
Cultural policy
Foreign cultural policy
Abstract:
Culture plays a prominent role in international relations. The concept of soft power has also become increasingly relevant for any foreign policy strategy. According to Nye (2011: 183), ‘[t]he soft power of a country rests heavily on three basic resources: its culture (in places where it is attractive to others), its political values (when it lives up to them at home and abroad), and its foreign policies (when others see them as legitimate and having moral authority)’. Culture is therefore a basic element in this day and age, in which outcomes are shaped not merely by whose army prevails but also by whose story and culture prevails.