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, arguing that the Convention is not broad enough to confront the challenges concerning human rights, sustainability, and cultural diversity as a whole.

Contents

• Introduction: UNESCO’s “Diversity Convention” — Ten Years on (De Beukelaer, C. and Pyykkönen, M.)
• Confusing Culture, Polysemous Diversity: “Culture” and “Cultural Diversity” in and after the Convention (Isar, Y. R. and Pyykkönen, M.)
• Cultural Globalization and the Convention (Singh, J.P.)
• Competing Perspectives? WTO and UNESCO on Cultural Diversity in Global Trade (Loisen, J. and Pauwels, C.)
• “Cultural Diversity” at UNESCO: A Trajectory (Saouma, G. and Isar, Y. R.)
• Cultural and Biological Diversity: Interconnections in Ordinary Places (Blanc, N. and Soini, K.)
• The “Culture and Trade” Paradox Reloaded (Neuwirth, R.)
• Cultural Diversity, Global Change, and Social Justice: Contextualizing the 2005 Convention in a World in Flux (Clammer, J.)
• Cultural Human Rights and the UNESCO Convention: More than Meets the Eye? (Donders, Y.)
• Performativity and Dynamics of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Wulf, C.)
• The 2005 Convention in the Digital Age (Guèvremont, V.)
• Cultural Diplomacy and the 2005 UNESCO Convention (Figueira, C.)
• The 2005 UNESCO Convention and Civil Society: An Initial Assessment (Anheier, H.K. and Hoelscher, M.)
• Culture and Sustainable Development: Beyond the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (De Beukelaer, C. and Freitas, R.)
• Conclusions: Theories, Methods, and Evidence (Singh, J.P.)