Cultural heritage of Serbia and diaspora as elements of diplomacy Cover Image

Kulturno nasleđe Srbije i dijaspora kao elementi diplomatije
Cultural heritage of Serbia and diaspora as elements of diplomacy

Author(s): Ljubica Vasić
Subject(s): Politics and Identity
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: culture; cultural heritage; state; Republic of Serbia; diplomacy; cultural diplomacy; diaspora

Summary/Abstract: aterial and non-material cultural heritage is important for every nation and every state. In contemporary international relations, as well as in the foreign affairs, the importance of cultural heritage is gaining in importance due to the fact that it does not represent value and advantage only for a certain nation and state, but it also has the international significance, followed by certain recognition and appreciation. Consequently, cultural heritage is subject to internal policies, especially cultural policies, as well as the foreign policy officials that are in power in a particular country. thus, cultural heritage is becoming an element of diplomacy, where diplomats dealing with cultural diplomacy are of utmost importance, in addition to unavoidable importance of economic diplomacy. However, important knowledge and characteristic of cultural heritage are that it exists not only in the territory of a sovereign state, but it also stays alive abroad. Such is the case with the cultural heritage of the Republic of Serbia abroad. Having this fact in focus, people in the diaspora with their cultural missions and goods is undoubtedly an important element of diplomacy. they can certainly include already existing cultural assets. Finally, giving its contribution to culture and art, but also other spheres of cultural industry and cultural capital, an important and inevitable contribution is unequivocally given by the diaspora.

  • Issue Year: 70/2019
  • Issue No: 1175
  • Page Range: 47-56
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian