Insight articles

Images of Notre-Dame on fire have brought home the importance of the building as a symbol, of cultural heritage in general, and of the vital need to protect that heritage.

As the final series of Game of Thrones hits the screens, Insight looks at the soft power of invented worlds.

Insight reports on the connections between culture and politics in a nation where the two are inextricably linked.

Alison Baily explores new research exploring the role of education in conflict and recovery.

Alison Baily looks at the findings of a new report examining the value of culture in post-conflict recovery.

UK universities are global players with local responsibilities. We look at the tensions this can cause and what they can and are doing to alleviate them.

Alison Baily reviews Ronald Inglehart’s work on ‘cultural evolution’.

A new report calls for closer alignment of the UK’s aid spending with its foreign policy goals.

Policy experts discuss how the country should keep pace in an increasingly competitive 'soft power marketplace'.

As Europe’s attention focuses on Ireland, the latest British Council research reveals the hopes and fears of young people on both sides of the border.