The Intermediary is the Message
US Public Diplomacy and the Marshall Plan Productivity Drive in the Netherlands, 1948–52
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10076464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorrit Van Den Berk (0000-0002-2495-1586, Radboud University, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 411-433 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009420940027 |
| OpenAlex | W3049716653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article analyzes the public diplomacy of the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) in the Netherlands during the Marshall Plan era. It shows that the impact of the ECA’s public diplomacy was shaped by its negotiations with local partners. The argument focuses on the operational level of US information campaigns, which sought to mobilize specific Dutch social groups behind a model of increased productivity and economic growth. By examining the interaction between the US country mission of the ECA and Dutch bureaucrats, managers, and labor leaders, the article demonstrates how the impact of public diplomacy was determined by a complex and at times contentious process of cooperation. While the Dutch readily accepted the US as a model of technological progress, local elites also managed to contain the threat that American propaganda posed to national recovery policies
Administration (probate law · Argument (complex analysis · Diplomacy · Economic Diplomacy · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Negotiation · Plan (archaeology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Productivity · Public Diplomacy · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |