Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Laurent Fabius; Foreword by Sir Vernon Ellis; Foreword by Xavier Darcos; Introduction; 1 French Foreign Cultural Activities: A Tradition with a Long History; 2 Cultural and Scientific Action since 1995: Soft Power or Hard Power?; 3 The Protagonists of Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy; 2011: A New Start; 4 Cultural Diplomacy and the Arts; 5 Science and University Diplomacy; 6 Linguistic and Educational Cooperation 7 The Organization and Implementation of French Cultural and Scientific Activities AbroadConclusion; Notes; Index