| Summary: | The goal of this essay is to draw a concept for Cultural Diplomacy from three points of view: public diplomacy, actors and goals, and the connection between diplomacy and culture. Once we have reached an agreement about the concept, we examine the Spanish model of Cultural Diplomacy. We start from some practical examples to analyze ideas given by different authors about this subject. The main conclusion is a concept of cultural diplomacy as a type of diplomacy where the cultural instruments are used to achieve the diplomatic goals. That is why it is essential to clarify the political messages to be disseminated, which is, maybe, the main flaw of the Spanish model.
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