Educational Diplomacy and the Eastern Partnership
Educational Diplomacy and the Eastern Partnership

Summary/Abstract: : There are many ways in which public diplomacy may be used as a tool of promoting cooperation and integration between countries. Among others, student exchanges may be used for that purpose. The Erasmus programme, followed by Erasmus+, have long played an important part in integrating the countries of the European Union, and is thus an example of effective educational diplomacy. In my paper I am going to (1) explain what educational diplomacy is and relate it to the theory of public diplomacy; (2) analyse how educational diplomacy is conducted in the Eastern Partnership countries; and (3) discuss what elements positively and negatively influence its effectiveness.

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