Converging western cultural policy debates

Ángel Badillo Matos. Expert Comment 23/2019 - 7/8/2019.

The last decades of the 20th century saw the emergence of culture as a scientific domain, as a public-policy issue and even as a range of professional profiles.

Towers and walls against multiculturalism: Hispanics and Spanish in the Trump Presidency

Ángel Badillo Matos. ARI 36/2018 (English version) - 12/3/2018.

The election of Donald Trump has generated new tensions around the public use of Spanish in the US and, above all, over multiculturalism.

Document of interest: A tribute to Jaime Otero Roth

. Real Instituto Elcano.

Jaime Otero Roth -our colleague, Senior Analyst for Spanish Language and Culture since 2004 and first Executive Secretary of the Iberoamerican Network of International Studies (RIBEI)- died on January 30 2012 in Madrid at the age of 51. That same day we received the first copies of his latest book, El discreto encanto de la cultura. Nuevos escenarios para la proyección exterior de la cultura: un enfoque práctico, which he had coordinated with Elvira Marco and which the Institute has published jointly with Ariel. As a tribute to Jaime and in recognition of his talent and outstanding work, we invite our readers to revisit the research area he headed and the contribution he made to promoting Spain's language and culture as a tool for its external action. See also: A tribute to Jaime Otero Roth and presentation of “El discreto encanto de la cultura”

The World Digital Library (WDL) and Universal Access to Knowledge (ARI)

Abdelaziz Abid. ARI 168/2009 - 15/12/2009.

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

The Arts Sector and the Current Financial Crisis (ARI)

Cristina Fuentes La Roche. ARI 116/2009 - 21/7/2009.

The international financial crisis has had an impact on the arts sector and cultural organisations need to take measures to survive the economic downturn.

Spain and the G-20: A Strategic Proposal for Enhancing its Role in Global Governance

Elcano Royal Institute. 8/4/2009.

This paper explores the role Spain can and should play in the institutions engaged in global governance in the current context of financial crisis and reconfiguration of international power centres. After briefly analysing Spain’s relative position in the world –on the basis of economic and other criteria– the study suggests the path it should follow to boost its influence in the world. The paper points out Spain’s comparative advantages, the areas where it could contribute most, and the shortcomings that make it difficult to translate Spain’s economic weight into greater political influence at the global level.

New Prospects for the Spanish Language in the Philippines (ARI)

Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga. ARI 27/2009 (Translated from Spanish) - 26/2/2009.

The announcement by the Philippine government concerning the reintroduction of Spanish in secondary education offers new prospects. The new situation deserves consideration from the perspective of individual rights.

Literature in Translation: Why is it so Difficult to Enter the Anglo-American Market? (ARI)

Cristina Fuentes La Roche. ARI 124/2008 - 13/10/2008.

This ARI paper explores issues relating to literature in translation and the prospects for literature written in Spanish to enter the American market.

Still a World to be Won: An Outline of Today’s Cultural Diplomacy in the Netherlands (ARI)

Ben Hurkmans. ARI 88/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/10/2008.

This ARI describes the recent developments in the Netherlands’ international cultural relations. To what extent can it be said that the governmental and many non-governmental players practice deliberate, targeted, well-coordinated cultural diplomacy?

In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. (Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008.

An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).