TY  - JOUR
TT  - THE DEPLOYMENT AND APPLICATION OF SPANISH CULTURAL POLICY DURING THE 20TH CENTURY
AU  - Papaioannou, Katerina
PY  - 2017
DA  - April
DO  - 10.18769/ijasos.309683
JF  - IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences
JO  - IJASOS
PB  - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2411-183X
SP  - 251
EP  - 256
VL  - 3
IS  - 7
KW  - Spain
KW  - cultural policy
KW  - culture and history
N2  - In this paper, we provide an analysis of thecultural policy of Spain in its recent history. Starting with a historical andcultural panorama of Spain in the 20th century, we investigate whether Spainreached a conceptual understanding of the power of its culture and whether itsubsequently established and implemented a cultural strategy in a trulyeventful period of its history. At the beginning of the 20th century, with itswounds still open from the defeat suffered by the United States in 1898, Spainwas considered a "dead country". Herein, we discuss how historicalcircumstances influenced the cultural setting in Spain, how Spain reacted andto which extent the investment in culture helped in the “renaissance” of Spain.We address the role of educational and scientific progress and examine whethercultural development can mobilize people and set the foundations of a newcollective conscience. We also discuss whether preservation and exploitation ofcultural elements introduces a barrier to progress and modernization.As part of thedevelopment of a cultural strategy, Spain used the American reference as analternative space for cultural and economic confirmation and expansion. TheAmerican dimension was perceived as an incentive for modernization and reform,which, in this case, was a bet for the future without abandoning the past; itwas also considered as a place where common elements in the reform processcould be found, a place of global, international value which could furthersupport the European character Spain planned to acquire. To obtain thisobjective, Spain had to revive common links and re-establish a common Spanishconsciousness. America formed an external compensating factor, which, properlyexploited, could help Spain regain its role on the international stage. To thisaim, religion and language were important, unifying factors. In this context,we present our analysis on how Spain efficiently managed this important legacyand how it successfully exploited its cultural assets in order to establish acultural strategy.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.309683
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/298437
ER  -