Cultural Diplomacy

After the completion of the Course, students will be able to:
CO1. Know of the definition(s) of cultural diplomacy.
CO2. Know of the role of international organisations in cultural diplomacy. CO3. Recognise various categories of public diplomacy
CO4. Practically understand the functioning of International Organisations and other available mechanisms and procedures in the world of diplomacy
CO5. Critically appraise the effectiveness of the tools used in cultural diplomacy

1. Cultural Diplomacy actors and various stakeholders engaged in cultural diplomacy.
2. Cultural diplomacy strategies and initiatives by States and international organisations.
3. International Organisations, including UNESCO, the EU and the Council of Europe.
4. Museums Diplomacy
5. Heritage Diplomacy
6. Regional synergies and responses to various threats on culture and culturalal heritage
7. Human rights
8. Sports Diplomacy
9. Climate Change Diplomacy
10. Religious Diplomacy

Required reading:

O. Bennett. 2019. Cultural Diplomacy and International Cultural Relations, London: Routledge.
K. Chainoglou, A. Wiesand, Y. Donders, and A. Sledzinska (eds.), Culture and Human Rights:
The Wroclaw Commentaries, (De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston, 2016).
K. Chainoglou & Z. Aliozi, 2023. Human Rights: A Comparative Approach, Kallipos+, Open Academic Editions.
Additional Reading:
Chechi, Alessandro, 2014. The Settlement of International Cultural Heritage Disputes, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Stamatoudi, Irini, 2011. Cultural property law and the restitution of cultural property: a commentary to international conventions and European Union law, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
J. Zarandona E. Cunliffe, M. Sladin, 2023. The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Destruction, Routledge.

Journals

Santander Art and Law Review
International Journal of Cultural Heritage
International Journal of Heritage Studies
International Journal of Cultural Property

Notes and slides in electronic form via the electronic platform
Discussions via an online platform
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The overall academic performance of students is based on the assessment of a written assignment, on a formative assessment and their performance in the final exams. A passing mark in the mid-term assignment is not a prerequisite for his/her participation in the final exams. The final grade awarded to each student is the sum of the grades awarded for the assignment and the final exams. Both the assignments and the final exams are marked in the scale 0 (complete failure) to 100 (absolute success). In order to get a passing mark in the Course, a student must receive a passing mark in the final exams. In a nutshell:

• The grade awarded for the assignment represents the 20% of the Course’s final grade.
• The grade awarded for the formative assessment activities represents the 20% of the Course’s final grade
• The grade awarded for the final exams represents the 60% of the Course’s final grade.
• In order to get an overall passing mark, a student must be graded with at least 50/100 in the final exams.