Nurturing a Creative Economy
Alongside dynamic ODA funding eligible countries, the UK can co-develop new approaches to the creative economy to ensure significant economic, social and cultural value is made and shared.
Multiple regions
COVID-19 and soft power
Amidst an international public health crisis made more complicated by escalating great power rivalries we consider the implications of COVID-19 for the soft power of China, the USA and UK.
The sources of soft power
The UK has a new government with a new mission: to promote a truly Global Britain. Soft power must play a vital role. But what are the most effective components of soft power?
The sources of soft power: how perceptions determine the success of nations
The sources of soft power presents a comparison of the soft power of China, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, UK and the USA.
Time-extension and the second language reading performance of children with different first language literacy profiles
Can extra time help those with learning difficulties perform better on reading tests? This study puts common assumptions to the test with real data from Aptis for Teens.
Rethinking the second language listening test
This monograph explores common myths about listening tests and offers fresh, practical ideas for how they can be rethought.
Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology
Read Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology, a literature review on culture and development and a proposal for a future methodology.
Powers of attraction
The Global Perceptions 2018 report offers insight into how the attitudes of young people to the G20 nations shift over time.
Soft power superpowers
Research report: soft Power Superpowers explores the soft power of eight leading G20 states.
Assessing writing at lower levels: research findings, task development locally and internationally, and the opportunities presented by the extended CEFR descriptors
Explore how writing tests for beginner language learners are designed by international test providers and language teachers.