Abstract

RUIZ, Sandra Montoya. (RE)DIRECTING COLOMBIAN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND FRANCE. Novum Jus [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.spe, pp.209-235.  Epub June 13, 2023. ISSN 1692-6013.  https://doi.org/10.14718/novumjus.2021.15.e.9.

The paper argues for the necessity of redirecting current Colombian cultural diplomacy, which is disconnected from the national context, to turn it into a platform for strengthening bilateral cooperation between Colombia and France, so that it includes existing networks created by artists, teachers, researchers, writers, and citizens of both countries. Based on a comparative analysis of French and Colombian foreign policy approaches during the second period of Juan Manuel Santos and the beginning of Emmanuel Macron’s term, the article identifies convergences and opportunities opened and made visible during the celebration of the Colombia-France Year in 2017. During this event, part of the diverse and creative work of Colombian artists, professors, researchers, and cultural agents was presented and disseminated, in addition to promoting cultural relations between Colombia and France, leaving an important precedent to both redirecting the current Colombian cultural diplomacy approach in France and nurturing French cultural diplomacy in Colombia.

Keywords : cultural diplomacy; Colombia; France; conflict; peacebuilding; post-conflict; human rights; arts; education.

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