The Value of Cultural Relations: A Literature Review

A report on the importance and value of cultural relations (pdf) 

"The Cultural Value Project is a joint research project commissioned by the British Council and the Goethe-Institut. It aims to build a better understanding of the impact and value of cultural relations in terms of their ability to make a difference, in particular to supporting stability and prosperity in societies going through substantial change.

This Literature Review draws on a detailed investigation of the existing academic literature on cultural relations in German and English. It forms the introduction to on-going work deploying a new mixed-methodology approach to investigating the value of cultural relations, with a focus on their impact in societies in transition. The literature review is the first output of the project. It is the independent work of the Open University and the Hertie School of Governance, and does not necessarily represent the views of the Goethe-Institut or the British Council. The final results of the project (completed in summer 2018), and of the close collaboration between the Goethe-Institut and the British Council, will be of particular importance as Germany and the UK strengthen their ties with their neighbours - and also with each other".