Rola euroregionów i mniejszości narodowych w rozwoju dialogu kultur w Europie Środkowej w latach 1991–2020 na wybranych przykładach prowadzonej przez Czechy dyplomacji kulturalnej
The Role of Euroregions and National Minorities in the Development of Cultural Dialogue in Central Europe in 1991–2020 on Selected Examples of Czech Cultural Diplomacy

Author(s): Alicja Szumowiecka
Subject(s): Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: cultural diplomacy; cultural politics; Central Europe; Czech Republic; Visegrad’s Group; Euroregions; Czech national minority; borderland; Czech–Polish relations; Czech–Slovak relations
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the role of Euroregions and national minorities in the development of dialogue between cultures. It is analysed on the example of selected activities forming part of Czech cultural diplomacy in Central Europe in the years 1991–2020. The principal source materials used in the research are, among others, chronicles, excerpts from the press, and websites of the organisers of long-lasting festivals held by the Glacensis Euroregion and the Czech minority in the Czech–Polish and Czech–Slovak borderlands. The analysis also encompasses the activities of the Bílé Karpaty Euroregion uniting associations from Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland. The study has revealed the intensity of mutual contacts between the nations and the themes which were of particular interest to the respective societies over the years. The results of the analysis indicate that Euroregions and the diaspora play an important role in building cultural dialogue, and that Central European nations are eager to participate in it.

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