%0 Journal Article %T The Promises of ˇ°Young Europeˇ±: Cultural Diplomacy, Cosmopolitanism, and Youth Culture in the Films of the Marshall Plan %A Frank Mehring %J European Journal of American Studies %D 2012 %I European Association for American Studies %R 10.4000/ejas.9701 %X Marshall Plan films played a crucial role in US cultural diplomacy. This paper will analyze how European film makers of the Marshall Plan used docudramas to envisage a multi-ethnic and cosmopolitan ˇ°young Europeˇ± free from the political baggage of the past. %K Marshall Plan %K documentary film %K cultural diplomacy %K cosmopolitanism %K reeducation %K democratization. %U http://ejas.revues.org/9701