Soft power

We surveyed over 2,700 international graduates of a UK education – find out what they told us about their study experience and their views of the UK.

New report on the valuable approaches that Cultural Relations offer to delivering development programmes in ODA countries.

Comparing soft power and cultural relations approaches in 18 countries and the EU.

United by music? Researching the role of Eurovision 2023 and mega-events in peace, place, shared values, cultural relations, and 'soft power'.
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This repot explores what matters to young people and the nations they find attractive and trusted. Based on a survey of more than 19,000 people across the G20 nations.

The evaluation of the Season programme was organised around the six dimensions of the OECD DAC evaluation framework (relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability) as well as UK soft power and perception of the British Council. The evaluation is based on research using a mixed-mode data collection methodology, involving the collation of secondary programme data alongside the collection of primary data via online surveys and in-depth interviews.

Research report: we explore soft power and cultural relations policies, approaches and institutions in 13 countries and the EU.

Research report: at a time of declining trust levels globally, we examine the crucial role and fast-moving nature of trust in international relations, public diplomacy and soft power.

The Global Perceptions 2021 mini-report gauged the perception of the UK and other leading nations among young people in 20 countries.

Cultural heritage protection is a route to powerful and effective cultural relations by bringing partners together to protect, nurture, dignify and celebrate the source of identified value.