cultural policy

Ordinary Culture in a World of Strangers

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 23 October 2017 / Comments Off on Ordinary Culture in a World of Strangers

Can societies deal with difference within a methodologically nationalist framework for cultural policy? This article argues it can’t and calls for a methodologically cosmopolitan approach to cultural policy instead.

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Creative Economy and Culture (Book Review)

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 22 May 2017 / Comments Off on Creative Economy and Culture (Book Review)

The book claims to be about the creative economy and culture, but does not engage much with what culture means exactly.

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Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 28 February 2017 / Comments Off on Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

Many people and organisations argue there is an intrinsically positive link between culture and sustainability. We argue not. Though we propose four strategic paths through which connections can be strengthened and put to use.

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Introduction: Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 28 February 2017 / Comments Off on Introduction: Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development

Sustainable development has long conceptual roots, and international organisations have played a significant role in articulating the meaning of the term and the content of the dominant discourses. This article and special issue examine culture and sustainable development in ways that articulate and contemplate different roles for cultural policy.

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The Creative Economy and the Development Agenda

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 1 November 2016 / Comments Off on The Creative Economy and the Development Agenda

What happens when the ‘fast policy’ discourse of the ‘creative economy’ interacts with older policy practices and ideas?

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The Social and Built Infrastructure of Cultural Policy

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 26 October 2016 / Comments Off on The Social and Built Infrastructure of Cultural Policy

This paper explores how musicians and music workers make sense of the cultural policies that have shaped and will shape the built infrastructure (concert venues, clubs, etc.) they need.

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Creating Malta Towards 2020 and Beyond

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 8 May 2016 / Comments Off on Creating Malta Towards 2020 and Beyond

In December 2015, the Strategy Directorate of the Arts Council Malta published its Create 2020 Strategy. What do they intend to do and how?

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Culture and Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 15 July 2015 / Comments Off on Culture and Sustainable Development

UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions include explicit reference to sustainability. But what does the term mean in this text?

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Globalization, Culture, and Development (2015, Palgrave Macmillan)

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 1 July 2015 / Comments Off on Globalization, Culture, and Development (2015, Palgrave Macmillan)

This edited collection outlines the accomplishments, shortcomings, and future policy prospects of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

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Culture In, For and As Sustainable Development

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 1 May 2015 / Comments Off on Culture In, For and As Sustainable Development

This report defines and describes the three roles of culture in sustainable development identified by the research network “Investigating Cultural Sustainability” and illustrates them with real-life cases.

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