Through the Shared Cultural Heritage Programmes of the last few decades, the Dutch government uses international cultural exchange for diplomatic ends. To build diplomatic relations despite...Show moreThrough the Shared Cultural Heritage Programmes of the last few decades, the Dutch government uses international cultural exchange for diplomatic ends. To build diplomatic relations despite difficult history and heritage, the Netherlands stress that the history and heritage they share with Indonesia and Suriname is shared and therefore important to preserve. Although this policy is quite successful in Indonesia and partly in Suriname, the heritage diplomacy does not really engage with postcolonial views on 'shared' history.Show less
