A Brief Incursion in the Realm of Institutional Organization of the American Cultural Diplomacy from World War I to 1946 Cover Image

A Brief Incursion in the Realm of Institutional Organization of the American Cultural Diplomacy from World War I to 1946
A Brief Incursion in the Realm of Institutional Organization of the American Cultural Diplomacy from World War I to 1946

Author(s): Bogdan Antoniu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Governance, Diplomatic history, Recent History (1900 till today), Politics and society, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: American cultural diplomacy; propaganda; Inter-American relations; cultural relations; diplomacy; Unites States; Roosevelt;

Summary/Abstract: The institutional organization of the American cultural diplomacy from the end of the First World War and the full engagement of the United States in the Second World War was an experimental, reactive, and unsubstantial policy. Even though the idea of using culture or arts as diplomatic tools was rejected by many governmental officials, there were many personalities like President Roosevelt, who foresaw that the power of art and culture represents an important part of states’ foreign policy. In fact, since the Cold War till now, cultural diplomacy has acquired special significance becoming an important instrument that operates among the other diplomatic methods.

  • Issue Year: 2/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 129-143
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English