Cultural diplomacy is one part of the public diplomacy which affects almost everybody of us. Studied countries- Germany and France - carry out two of the most intensive and generous foreign cultural policies, nevertheless which differ in basic principles. First two chapters examine both policies from the general point of view. The last one compares their cultural diplomacy in the Czech republic, from both historical and contemporary (institutional question and programme question)point of view.

The thesis deals with the issue of public diplomacy at the level of bilateral relations between the Czech Republic and Germany. The thesis defines the importance of public diplomacy; it introduces a fundamental concept of both Czech and German public diplomacy with a focus on cultural diplomacy. Historical part outlines the contribution and influence of both countries to the public of the other, and the example of the Czech Centre in Munich shows the Czech practice of cultural diplomacy as an important tool of public diplomacy and the form of the image presented by the Czech Republic in Germany.

Thesis deals with the cultural diplomacy of South Korea. In the first part it looks into the concept of cultural diplomacy itself mainly its historical evolution and current understanding in international relations. Marginally, it discusses public diplomacy, cultural relations, soft power and nation branding. The second part is analytic and covers South Korean cultural diplomacy as a whole, its evolution, main actors and theirs activities. Thanks to the theoretical apparatus it looks into the areas of South Korean cultural diplomacy. The third part covers the evaluation of this policy as a whole and also it focuses on the area of support of foreign student and academic exchanges.

This doctoral thesis deals with fundamental changes in West German foreign cultural policy during the 1960s and 1970s. Its objective is not only to examine how and under what circumstances the first (West) German conception of foreign cultural policy was conceived or which institutions and individuals participated most actively in its formation, but also to assess the understanding and definitions of foreign cultural policy and its role in the overall foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Further, the topic is analysed within a broad historical and international context. The research primarily uses the methodology of political history but has also been inspired by cultural history and political science.

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