National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish Institute 1945-1970

Nonfiction, History, Scandinavia
Cover of the book National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish Institute 1945-1970 by Nikolas Glover, Nordic Academic Press
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Author: Nikolas Glover ISBN: 9789187121241
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press Publication: January 1, 2012
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press Language: English
Author: Nikolas Glover
ISBN: 9789187121241
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Publication: January 1, 2012
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press
Language: English

In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country’s reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish Institute was charged with explaining Sweden’s policy of neutrality during the war, with encouraging peace-building, and with promoting foreign trade in the new international world order. Original and insightful, this account analyzes the policies, funding, and national narratives of the Swedish Institute. Providing a historical perspective on the politics of Swedish propaganda and explaining how ideas of communication shaped the Institute’s work and its representations of Sweden, this record also offers a comparative perspective on American national identity and its inherent notions of national exceptionalism.

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In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country’s reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish Institute was charged with explaining Sweden’s policy of neutrality during the war, with encouraging peace-building, and with promoting foreign trade in the new international world order. Original and insightful, this account analyzes the policies, funding, and national narratives of the Swedish Institute. Providing a historical perspective on the politics of Swedish propaganda and explaining how ideas of communication shaped the Institute’s work and its representations of Sweden, this record also offers a comparative perspective on American national identity and its inherent notions of national exceptionalism.

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