The Cultural Politics of Eurovision: A Case Study of Ukraine’s Invasion in 2014 Against Their Eurovision Win in 2016
Journal: Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
Year: 2017

Politics is officially banned from Eurovision, and songs that are too political can be prevented from being performed. However, the complete separation of culture and politics is impossible, and cultural performances often carry both indirect and explicit political messages. Eurovision is no exception. Established in 1956, the cultural-political goal of the contest was to unite European countries after the devastation of WWII, and it is one of the hallmarks of the cultural and political integrat