The Diplomacy of Culture [electronic resource] : The Role of UNESCO in Sustaining Cultural Diversity /
Kozymka, I.author.
Cultural diversity, because it is perceived to have significant security, developmental, and social implications, is fast becoming one of the major political issues of the day. At the international level, it overlaps with the now extensive debates on multiculturalism within states. This work shows how cultural diversity challenges the understanding of international relations as relations between states and, by looking at the issue through the magnifying glass of an international organization, offers innovative insights into the interplay between various levels of international society. The book examines in particular the role of UNESCO, the only United Nations agency responsible for culture and the main forum for international diplomacy on the issue of cultural diversity.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter 2 UNESCO's Responses, Past and Present; Chapter 3 France: Cultural Diversity or Cultural Exception?; Chapter 4 The United States: a Laissez-Faire Approach; Chapter 5 Cambodia: Cultural Diversity from a National Point of View; Chapter 6 Brazil: Challenges in Sustaining and Managing Cultural Diversity; Chapter 7 UNESCO's Difficulties in Handling Cultural Diversity; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cultural diversity, because it is perceived to have significant security, developmental, and social implications, is fast becoming one of the major political issues of the day. At the international level, it overlaps with the now extensive debates on multiculturalism within states. This work shows how cultural diversity challenges the understanding of international relations as relations between states and, by looking at the issue through the magnifying glass of an international organization, offers innovative insights into the interplay between various levels of international society. The book examines in particular the role of UNESCO, the only United Nations agency responsible for culture and the main forum for international diplomacy on the issue of cultural diversity.
Unesco.
Social policy.
International organization.
Political sociology.
International relations.
Comparative politics.
Diplomacy.
Social Policy.
International Organization.
Political Sociology.
International Relations.
Comparative Politics.
Diplomacy.