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…Jan 27, 2018Jan 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…Oct 24, 2017Oct 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…Oct 2, 2017Oct 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…Sep 25, 2017Sep 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…Sep 14, 2017Sep 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…Aug 14, 2017Aug 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…Aug 14, 2017Aug 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…Aug 14, 2017Aug 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…Aug 14, 2017Aug 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…Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017