The British Council 's Overseas Educational Dynamism: A Promotion of British Influence. 2-The Concept of Populism: Between the Aspirations of Opponents and the Manipulations of Authoritarian Regimes.

Malika Sahel

Abstract

The “Education and Training” of overseas people is an important activity through which cultural agencies promote a positive image of their respective countries to serve the latter’s political and economic interests. As regards the British Council, what was performed during the 1980s- when both the British domestic and the world scenes knew turbulences that affected British interests overseas- in this field as a contribution to international scholarship was limited compared with the immensity of the educational domain and the considerable funds absorbed by scientific research, the arrangement of a sponsored visit by a Noble Laureate to Eastern Europe for example, can have an immeasurable impact which may lead Britain to draw benefits in the long- term. The same benefits could be earned in developing countries through the granting of awards, for instance, to overseas students and trainees. Keywords: British Council, Overseas Dynamism, Education and Training,

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