Publications

The list below is a selection of our published research. If you want to know more about our work, please get in touch via our contact page.

  1. Soft Power at a Turning Point

  2. Soft Power and Cultural Relations: a Comparative Analysis

  3. Digital Cultural Relations: reflections on current practice and key themes for future development

  4. Digital Cultural Relations: Literature Review

  5. Literature Review for the Scottish Government’s Scottish Connections (Diaspora) Work

  6. Soft Power and Cultural Relations Institutions in a Time of Crisis

  7. Cultural Relations in a Time of Competition

  8. Digital Globalisation of Knowledge and the Impact on Higher Education In South Asia and Europe

  9. Digital Citizenship in Pakistan

  10. Soft Power Today

  11. The Impact of Brexit on International Cultural Relations in the European Union

Academic Articles

  1. Forum: Space, Time, and Embassy Architecture: Introduction to the Forum

    MacDonald, S. Y., & Riordan, S. (2024). Introduction to the Forum. The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 19(3), 563-566. https://doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-bja10190

  2. Innen und Außen in der Kulturpolitik der Europäischen Union, in (eds) Grätz, R., Hilgert, M.,

    Innen und Außen in der Kulturpolitik der Europäischen Union, MacDonald, S, Murray, A. In (eds) Grätz, R., Hilgert, M., Steidl.

  3. A vision of Europe through culture: a critical assessment of cultural policy in the EU’s external relations.

    MacDonald, S. and Vlaeminck, E., 2020. A vision of Europe through culture: a critical assessment of cultural policy in the EU’s external relations. Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: Between the Domestic and the International, pp.41-62.

  4. Brexit, Kunst und Kultur

    Brexit, Kunst und Kultur, Kulturpolitische Mitteilungen, Nr. 163, IV/2018, hrsg. Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft

  5. Values and Pluralism in International Cultural Relations: A Return to Wittgenstein

    Stuart MacDonald, Values and Pluralism in International Cultural Relations: A Return to Wittgenstein, Arts and International Affairs: Vol. 3, No.1, Spring 2018

  6. Promoting Scotland, diplomacy and influence through sport

    Jarvie, G, Murray, S & Macdonald, S 2017, 'Promoting Scotland, diplomacy and influence through sport', Scottish Affairs, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2017.0161

  7. Preparatory action. Culture in EU external relations

    Stuart MacDonald (2015) Preparatory action. Culture in EU external relations, Cultural Trends, 24:2, 186-188, DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2015.1031486