Cultural diplomacy as a nation-building tool for statelessnationalisms: the search for recognition of Catalonia inGermany, 1901-1939

This article addresses the role that cultural diplomacy has played as a tool of nation-building for sub-state public entities led by movements representing stateless nations. It exemplifies this with the case of Catalonia's search for recognition in Germany, 1901-1939. The analysis highligh...

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Autor: Janué i Miret, Marició
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/72431
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10230/72431
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2024.2364879
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cultural diplomacy
Stateless nationalisms
Sub-state public entities
Catalan national identity
Catalan-German cultural relations
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Sumario:This article addresses the role that cultural diplomacy has played as a tool of nation-building for sub-state public entities led by movements representing stateless nations. It exemplifies this with the case of Catalonia's search for recognition in Germany, 1901-1939. The analysis highlights the ambivalence that characterized the actions of the Catalan sub-state public entities, between resigning themselves to their status as regional actors and aspirations for a different political constitution. We argue that this ambivalence was a strategy to maximize the effectiveness of their cultural diplomacy policies considering state and international contexts reluctant to recognize sub-state entities as political actors.