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September 2017 - May 2019

MA INTL EVENTS & CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

Semester 1 - Paisley, Scotland
Here the focus was on International Events: how mega-events like the FIFA World Cup and Summer/Winter Olympic Games and the European/UK City of Culture can and does impact a city, legacy building and leveraging tactics, the bidding process of cities looking to host and the impact it has on wider the society, economy and culture.


Modules included:
Global Events Policy
Event Bidding
Global Music Industry
Research Methods



Semester 2 - Berlin, Germany
Here the focus shifted to cultural diplomacy: what it is, how it is used, how it can be applied on a grassroots level and at a government level, to address and overcome economic, religious, cultural, societal and ethnic barriers, to build nations and identities.


Modules included:
History and Evolution of Cultural Diplomacy
Nation branding
International Case Studies
Future Trends of Cultural Diplomacy
International Organisations

Football Pitch

DISSERTATION

Caught Offside: The Soft Power of Sport and its Effects on Dual Nationals Declaring Loyalty to One Nation

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