The "Re:Imagine India" Project: Ambitions and Limits of British Cultural Diplomacy in India.

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  • Author(s): Harris, Emily
  • Source:
    French Journal of British Studies / Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique; 2024, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p105-125, 21p
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    • Alternate Title:
      Le projet « Re:Imagine India »: ambitions et limites de la diplomatie culturelle britannique en Inde. (French)
    • Abstract:
      This article analyses one of the United Kingdom's most recent cultural diplomacy programmes, the 2015 "Re:Imagine India" project. It firstly explains the context, then shows the programme's strengths and argues that this project is a prime example of the way that Britain is trying to develop its soft power in order to grow its influence in India. Thirdly, it delves into the project's "informally imperialist" rhetoric, which seems to persist behind the narrative of soft power. It concludes by studying the claim put forward by scholars like Oliver Turner, according to whom the concept of "Global Britain" and the interest in soft power, especially in the Commonwealth, are evidence of Britain's identity crisis in the early 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Cet article analyse l'un des projets les plus récents de la diplomatie culturelle britannique, « Re:Imagine India », lancé en 2015. Il présente tout d'abord le contexte du programme, puis en liste les forces et montre en quoi il est un exemple significatif de la manière dont le Royaume-Uni essaie de développer son soft power pour accroître son influence en Inde. Il examine ensuite la rhétorique relevant de l'"impérialisme informel" qui semble persister derrière le récit du soft power. Cette étude analyse pour finir l'argument développé par des spécialistes des relations internationales comme Oliver Turner, pour qui le concept de « Global Britain » et l'intérêt pour le soft power, particulièrement dans le Commonwealth, sont la preuve d'une crise identitaire britannique en ce début de XXIe siècle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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