US public diplomacy in socialist Yugoslavia, 1950-70 : Soft culture, cold partners PDF

by Carla Konta

Part of the Key Studies in Diplomacy series

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Representing the first comprehensive account of the public and cultural diplomacy campaigns carried out by the United States in Yugoslavia during the height of the Cold War, this book examines the political role of culture in US-Yugoslav bilateral relations and the fluid links between information and propaganda.

Tito and his Party allowed the United States Information Agency and the State Departmentâ€™s cultural programmes to enter Yugoslavia, liberated from Soviet control, open cultural centres and pavilions at its main fairs, broadcast the Voice of America, and have American artists tour the country.

The exchange of intellectual and political personnel helped foster the US-Yugoslav relationship, yet it posed severe ideological challenges for both Yugoslavia and the United States. By providing new insights into porous borders between freedom and coercion in Titoâ€™s regime, this volume shows how public diplomacy acted as an external input for Yugoslav liberalisation and dissident movements.

Building on extensive archival research and interviews, Carla Konta analyses the fluid links between information and propaganda, and the unintended effects that propaganda can produce beyond the control of producers and receivers. -- .