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Unofficial Ambassadors: Swedish Women in the United States and the Making of Non-State Cultural Diplomacy
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2958-1094
2020 (English)In: The International Journal of Cultural Policy, ISSN 1028-6632, E-ISSN 1477-2833, Vol. 26, no 7, p. 959-972Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article examines how women contribute to cultural diplomacy by engaging in activities that relate to their country of origin. The article focuses on one non-state network called the Swedish Women’s Educational Organization (SWEA). SWEA aims to foster interest in Swedish culture by organizing public cultural events and financially supporting causes that aim to increase engagement with Swedish culture. The transnational practices that these women engage in enables them to display Swedish culture to American society. This study examines how these women assume meaningful roles as unofficial ambassadors of Sweden, and how their daily and unpaid activities to promote their homeland culture is recognized by official Swedish representatives in the United States. Study findings show that the work these women perform became entangled with official diplomatic institutions. On a structural level, the women’s agency enables them to carve out meaningful spaces for themselves within the field of cultural diplomacy. At the same time, some of their assumed roles reinforce notions about feminine spheres of action within international relations.

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2020. Vol. 26, no 7, p. 959-972
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Cultural diplomacy, transnational migration, gender, non-state actors
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History
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History
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-185863DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2020.1823975ISI: 000578740000001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-185863DiVA, id: diva2:1476237
Available from: 2020-10-14 Created: 2020-10-14 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved

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