mehdi zolfaghari; Farzane Dashti
Volume 8, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 127-154
Abstract
Today, the role of cultural components in international relations and foreign policy has been highlighted more than ever before and cultural tools have turned into the most important ...
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Today, the role of cultural components in international relations and foreign policy has been highlighted more than ever before and cultural tools have turned into the most important soft power techniques and tactics. Therefore, since cultural diplomacy provides cultural tools for realization of national interests, under the current circumstances it is in need of modern, popular and all-embracing tools to develop into a medium for realization of all potential capacities as well as historical, scientific, educational and artistic capabilities of a country to attract more and more addressees. This paper seeks to clarify soft power capacities and components of Iran’s cultural diplomacy to be of use for precise and integrated processing of perceptions, while surveying Iranian diplomacy methodically and transparently. We have used a descriptive-analytical method to present effective strategies for improving and promoting foreign policy relations and boosting Iran’s international status
