Project Description:   Creative Cities is a multi-theme three year cultural and artistic partnership between people in East Asia and the UK to develop creative cities with successful knowledge economies.   Learning Point:   Large scale projects run across a region, such as East Asia, can provide a range of points to engage participants on specific local [...]

Project Description: Put a focus on the Danish Example, how to reduce carbon and create green jobs, in the State of Michigan Learning Point: Collaboration with decision makers and influencers on several levels and with different interests can take your message further then if only communicating with the ones who agrees with you or those in the highest [...]

  Project Description: To show Americans how dynamic economic growth can be coupled with flat energy consumption and green job creation Learning Point: By investing time and resources in people who are sceptic to the cause you are trying to promote, you can gain a much higher level of attention. If you manage to get the right group [...]

Project Description: To influence the economic structure of Chile through the training of young Chilean economist in the free market economic theories espoused by the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Learning Point: Exchanges require socialization and can have positive effects on the countries involved provided the participants return to their home countries and employ what they have learned [...]

Project Description: Develop a multilateral project which can demonstrate the enriching quality of cultural diversity, through an event that explored historic transatlantic relationships through the medium of artistic expression. Learning Point: Cultural exchange provides a flexible focal point for multilateral programmes which can allow numerous partners to engage in a demonstration of themes such as cultural diversity. Organisation: British [...]

  Project Description: The International Visitor Program Special Initiative Projects were designed after the September 11, 2001 to bring leaders active in wide variety of fields from countries with significant Muslim populations to the United States to “exchange information, establish deeper dialogue, and increase mutual understanding between the people of those countries and the people of the United States.” [...]

Project Description: Investigate the potential use of virtual worlds in understanding Islam, and in doing so the use of Second Life in conducting Public Diplomacy. Learning Point: Virtual worlds can be used to supplement the critical experiential element that is found so richly in exchange programs and sponsored professional visits. In doing so virtual worlds offer potential means [...]

Project Description: Advocacy for cultural components in EU external relations – towards transnational public diplomacy Learning Point: Redefine public diplomacy in terms of emerging trans-national realities and institutions. Redefine it in close and active cooperation between civil society and public actors. Organisation: European Culture Foundation Full case study Transnational Cultural public diplomacy

Project Description: The Network Effect – Moscow, sought to bring future leaders from across Europe together to develop their networks and leadership skills while the organisation of the event to develop stronger ties with Russian cultural organisations. Learning Point: Multilateral events based on strong partnerships can work even during times of tension between national governments. Organisation: British Council [...]

Project Description: Fulbright Commission response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Learning Point: After 9/11 American public diplomacy campaigns had to walk a delicate line that emphasizes the rigid national security without deterring constructive examples of international relations such as educational exchange programs. The EAS and Fulbright program employed a succinct, catchy theme of “secure borders/open [...]