Cultural Diplomacy in the War Museum: The Case of the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

Clarke, David; Wóycicka, Zofia

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“…Few studies sought to explain the library’s role in cross-cultural relations and cultural cooperation initiated by NGOs and professional organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and the ALA. Some studies described museums and art galleries’ role in cross-cultural cooperation involving professional organizations such as the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (Akagawa, 2014; Beattie et al , 2019; Buchczyk, 2018; Clarke and Woycicka, 2019; Grincheva, 2013; Huang, 2019; McDonald, 2014); one study detailed the role of NGOs, such as the Asia Society, in museums’ cross-cultural relations (Smith et al , 2020) (see Table 8). Instruments…”

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“…Further, museums work with foreign governments abroad as cultural partners and experts to implement grant-based programs such as cultural heritage conservation and museum training (Akagawa, 2014), archaeological site programs (Luke, 2013; Luke and Kersel, 2013), dark heritage and memorial site preservation (Clarke et al , 2017; Clarke and Woycicka, 2019) and partnerships with professional associations such as the AAM and the private sector (Grincheva, 2013, 2015, 2019b), to practice collaborative cultural relations in a liberal independent framework (Walden, 2019) and are not governed by states’ foreign policy agendas and processes (Grincheva, 2019b). We found that museum diplomacy works in a hybrid form of cultural diplomacy strategy where cultural agents, both state and non-state actors, work independently toward a shared goal to establish cultural relations with cultural recipients and partners, whereas libraries are mostly attached to and governed by embassies, consulates and partner cultural organizations, which are mainly mandated by government foreign policy agendas.…”

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Libraries, museums and cultural centers in foreign policy and cultural diplomacy: a scoping review

Mariano

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2021

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PurposeLibraries, museums and cultural centers have long served as cultural ambassadors and foreign policy instruments, bridging diplomatic relationships among nation-states and institutions. The purpose of this scoping review is to ascertain and understand the emerging areas of research on libraries, museums and cultural centers in foreign policy and cultural diplomacy within broader research paradigms of international relations, social sciences, education and library and information studies by systematically mapping key concepts and identifying the types of studies and knowledge gaps.Design/methodology/approachUsing the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) Manual for Evidence Synthesis, relevant peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters that were published over a wide time period in any language from various databases were systematically examined. Two reviewers worked independently to extract the data and reached a consensus regarding the inclusion criteria using the JBI’s data charting template.FindingsIn total, 6,436 citations were screened, and 57 documents were identified as eligible for inclusion. The following sequences were reviewed and explored: study characteristics, theoretical approaches and research themes. The research themes were grouped into broader ones that included goals, actors, strategies and instruments. Finally, the concentration and clusters of ideas and gaps that emerged in the identified studies were investigated, resulting in a discussion of the recommendations and directions for future research.Originality/valueThis first scoping review is a useful tool for investigating the changing and novel roles of libraries, museums and cultural centers in cultural diplomacy and foreign policy. Although substantial work exists on the topic, the potential remains for interdisciplinary research to challenge and extend the current knowledge about cultural diplomacy practices in libraries, museums and cultural centers.

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Libraries, museums and cultural centers in foreign policy and cultural diplomacy: a scoping review

Mariano

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2021

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“…In 1943 D. Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony was performed in London, but in 1944 it was not included in the concert program of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1943 and 1944, England showed the world its best modern achievements in the field of theatrical and musical art (Clarke and Woycicka, 2019). It is worth noting that the performance at the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is not a propaganda show aimed at misleading the world community about London's Allied plans.…”

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“…Sakaev (2019), D.S.R. Becard and P.M. Filho (2019), D. Clarke and Z. Woycicka (2019), N. Goda and M. Ciefova (2019), P. Korhonen and T. Mori (2020), J. Marinaccio (2020), and many other researchers who have asked questions about aspects of musical art in the political life of countries.…”

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Music as an Important Means of Foreign Policy

Zakharova

2023

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The article discusses the influence of music on the process of political socialization, analyzes the mechanisms of interaction between the musical and political spheres of society at different historical stages. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that at this historical stage the questions of studying the experience of establishing cooperation between states using the methods of cultural negotiations are most relevant in connection with the events taking place in world politics. The purpose of this study is to analyze musical art as an important element of international political relations, as well as to substantiate the effectiveness of the use of musical art in political negotiations. The article describes the cultural relations of allies during political negotiations at different historical stages using archival scientific materials. The principles of construction are considered, as well as the artistic features of concert programs at the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences. The methodological basis of the study is the work of cultural communication researchers. The main methods of cognition are theoretical analysis of scientific-journalistic literature, narrative analysis and historical method, comparative and typological method, generalization of theoretical and practical experience of influence of music on political processes in the world. The practical significance of the research on "Music as an important instrument of foreign policy" is that the data obtained in the scientific research can be used by specialists and teachers of higher educational institutions, as well as in the preparation of a methodological educational program in the field of "History" and "Political Science". The results of the ongoing research may be of scientific interest to students, specialists and teachers of history, political science and cultural studies in higher educational institutions and advanced training courses.

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“…Sometimes the memory wars preceding the military conflicts are played out directly in museum spaces. This was the case, for instance, with the German–Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, where Putin’s increasingly aggressive memory politics hindered the work of the bilaterally composed Academic Advisory Committee and significantly influenced the final shape of the 2013 revised new permanent exhibition (Clarke and Wóycicka, 2019). Thus, what was originally conceived as a place of dialogue and reconciliation becomes yet another battleground.…”

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New constellations of mnemonic wars: An introduction

2022

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This special issue titled Mnemonic Wars: New Constellations has two objectives. First, it maps some of the current memory conflicts in different parts of the world, focusing on their topics and novel political, cultural and social constellations. Second, the issue problematizes how the different currents of revitalized national politics and globalization processes influence and sometimes even trigger memory wars. Who are the contemporary memory agents fostering confrontational memory politics? What tools, media and practices do they use to promote their interpretations of the past? How are these memory wars being played out internationally? In what ways do global developments, such as the spread of social media, the emergence of transnational memory politics or the establishment of transnational networks of memory activists, influence today’s memory conflicts? Finally, how do these discursive struggles translate into real-life conflicts? In their introductory article, the guest editors discern between the older and more recent approaches to research on memory conflicts and set the conceptual agenda for the entire issue.

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Cultural Diplomacy in the War Museum: The Case of the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

Cited by 4 publications

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Libraries, museums and cultural centers in foreign policy and cultural diplomacy: a scoping review

Libraries, museums and cultural centers in foreign policy and cultural diplomacy: a scoping review

Music as an Important Means of Foreign Policy

New constellations of mnemonic wars: An introduction

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