
Science for peace?: A history of the British Council’s cultural relations
This essay examines the role of science as a peacebuilding tool.
This essay examines the role of science as a peacebuilding tool.
Essay exploring deep listening – an approach that prepares individuals for encounters across any divides they find within their communities.
Essay exploring the history of educational co-operation between the UK and South Africa.
Essay exploring the link between sports and diplomacy.
Essay considering the role of the cultural relations organisation in bridging the local and the global in the context of peacebuilding.
Essay collection: this series looks at how the arts enable reparative engagement with legacies of trauma and conflict.
A new report from the British Council outlines how the promotion of cultural relations can enhance opportunities to build greater peace and stability in fragile contexts.
Alistair MacDonald, Senior Policy Advisor at the British Council considers the implications of the Integrated Review for the UK’s soft power.
Nations’ resilience is being tested as never before. But ‘building back better’ post-COVID-19 is about more than health and the economy. Education and culture have a huge role to play.
The UK is taking a leading role in contributing to our understanding of the complex question of how to prevent violent extremism. We examine a new report with evidence from leading experts.