Soft Power and Cultural Relations Approaches in International Heritage Protection
This report analyses how, and to what extent, international heritage protection approaches can be understood from soft power and cultural relations perspectives. It compares the United Kingdom’s cultural heritage protection approaches globally to those of the United States, the Netherlands, and Norway. The quantitative analysis in the report demonstrates that although some aspects of cultural relations and soft power are mutually exclusive, there is also a significant overlap between the two approaches. The overlap between cultural relations and various forms of diplomacy can both strengthen and challenge foreign policy establishments