Open AccessLa diplomacia cultural de la España de Franco
Author(s) -
José Luis Orella Martínez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
przegląd europejski
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-6023
pISSN - 1641-2478
DOI - 10.31338/1641-2478pe.3.15.3
Subject(s) - diplomacy , political science , pragmatism , isolation (microbiology) , period (music) , humanities , ethnology , sociology , art , philosophy , law , aesthetics , politics , microbiology and biotechnology , epistemology , biology
The post-war period was a difficult time for Spain because of its international isolation. The need to improve its image and to be admitted to the UN lead to the instrumentalisation of culture as a parallel diplomacy that allowed to establish the necessary relationships. ICH, BFHI, CEDI and OCAU activities helped form groups favourable to Spain, from which it benefited with restoring diplomatic presence. Pragmatism and the absence of politicisation of international relations of Spain in Hispanic-American and Arab areas are consequences of the work of “cultural ambassadors”.