Cultural Diplomacy as a Political Tool of European Integration
Cultural Diplomacy as a Political Tool of European Integration

Summary/Abstract: Social, political changes, and especially those in communication, have given birth to new dynamics in terms of political actors and their relations in Europe. Culture is thus reinvented, in a new way, as a political content and cultural exchange can be placed at the heart of the politics. Overcoming the national borders, the phenomenon of cultural diplomacy marks the beginning of the 21st century. It consists essentially of communicational exchange, aims at gaining influence or at cooperation, and its actors are more diverse than ever. Can this type of political international relations be used as a model in European integration and, especially, in the European Union enlargement?

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