#12371. When an Efficient Use of Strategic Communication (Public Diplomacy and Public Relations) to Internationalize a Domestic Conflict Is Not Enough to Gain International Political Support: The Catalan Case (20XX-20XX)

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Abstract:
One of the main goals of the Catalan nationalist movement toward independence was to internationalize the conflict between, in theory, two sides: Catalonia and Spain. Catalonia tried to offer to the world the view of an entire society mobilized in pro of freedom and independence by peaceful methods, while Spain would be incarnated in an elitist irreducible government closed to negotiation. This article describes the use of strategic communication, a soft power and post-modern resource, by the pro-independence movement in opposition to the use of modern and hard power means by Spain’s government. It describes the efficient use of strategic communication, including para-diplomacy efforts as well as positive press coverage and even “fake news”, by the Catalan pro-independence movement. Nonetheless, the movement was not able to gain the political support of supra-national organizations like the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) or even some major powers such as Germany. The conclusion is that an efficient use of strategic communication seems to have its limits in the internationalization of internal conflicts and in altering the political status quo when the threatened nation state, in this case Spain, has a solid international position and good democratic credentials.
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