Stuart MacDonaldValues and Pluralism: Doing the best we canIt has been pointed out by Martin Rose and others, that “’values’ are much and anxiously discussed today”. The question of values gives…12 min read·Jan 27, 2018----
Stuart MacDonaldinDigital DiplomacySoft Power Today: measuring the influences and effectsTowards the end of 2016, in the still early days of the Brexit process, while I was still working at the Centre for Cultural Relations at…5 min read·Oct 24, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldThe Impact of Brexit on International Cultural Relations in the European UnionSo much has been written, tweeted, argued about Brexit, and so much noise and heat have been generated, that it seems foolhardy to try to…5 min read·Oct 2, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldIndex of Influence?There are many existing global indices. Prominent examples include the UN’s Human Development Index; Poverty Index and the Global Report on…3 min read·Sep 25, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldDo digital communications media prevent real communication?Yesterday, 14 September, I participated in the conference “Cultures of We” organised in Berlin by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehung) the…2 min read·Sep 14, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldCultural Politics and Right Wing Populism Vienna, March 2017It is an interesting time to be engaging with two different audiences about international cultural relations…2 min read·Aug 14, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldNew partnership with Germany: the CCR and the ifa Akademie partner on online learningWhile at the the Centre for Cultural Relations (CCR), I was delighted to agree in July 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding with IfA…3 min read·Aug 14, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldUK-German Conference on the Future of International Cultural Relations, Edinburgh, January 2016While at the CCR, I was very pleased to be able to organise a conference with partners from Scotland, the UK and Germany to discuss the…5 min read·Aug 14, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldWikipedia: crowdsourcing what exactly “international cultural relations” meansThis article describes a dialogue which has continued since the Centre for Cultural Relations started its work in 2012–13. From the start…3 min read·Aug 14, 2017----
Stuart MacDonaldDigital Citizenship in PakistanThe report Digital Citizenship in Pakistan by the Centre for Cultural Relations (CCR), for the Research Evaluation and Monitoring Unit…3 min read·Aug 14, 2017----