Cultural Policy

Culture & Médias 2030 (note de lecture)

by Cyprien Tasset

Canadian Multicultural Broadcasting Policy at Crossroads: Mixed Notions of Participatory Democracy and Cultural Diversity

by Chikako Nagayama

2012. Conference paper published in Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture 23(4). A preliminary exploration to further build upon my original contribution.

This paper examines the problematical definition of minority voices shaped by the Canadian multicultural broadcasting... more This paper examines the problematical definition of minority voices shaped by the Canadian multicultural broadcasting policy framework. Although the framework adheres equal rights and intends to encourage media production and dissemination by Canadian population other than ‘Founding Nations’ (i.e. English and French), it limits the scope of media practices based on the monolingual notion of “ethnic programming.” I argue that, because democratic notions, such as the freedom of expression and equal participation, are only partially realized in the policy framework, racialized populations end up being included only as media consumers in the public domain while the imagined national space is maintained as a “white settler society.” In order to make television a “public service” as it was originally intended in the Broadcasting Act, I assert that the prevalent idea of cultural preservation in Canadian multiculturalism should be revised to foster a common space for civic participation.

Governing by Numbers? Obstacles and opportunities for cultural indicators in policy

by Emma Blomkamp

Presented at Making Culture Count: Rethinking measures of cultural vitality, wellbeing and citizenship, Melbourne, 3rd May 2012

If governance is as much an art as a science, then what role should numerical indicators play in policy making?more If governance is as much an art as a science, then what role should numerical indicators play in policy making?

“What’s measured matters” is a common assumption in the practice and theory of governance.  Following the hegemony of economic measures of progress and the short-lived social indicators movement, numerous frameworks of cultural and community indicators are now emerging. Variously touted as tools for identifying problems, capturing values, monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, these indicators have a range of potential policy applications. Representing and responding to complex socio-cultural outcomes in numerical form is full of challenges, though.

Just as painting by numbers is hardly considered a form of “high art”, the use of indicators to guide policy-makers may fall short of “good governance”. This presentation explores the potential for cultural indicators to inform and improve evidence-based policy and democratic accountability, while also considering the pitfalls of “governing by numbers”. By giving a broad critical overview of the origins and applications of cultural indicators, the presenter will thus problematise these devices, before considering concrete examples where they have been, or might be, put to good use by policy-makers.

From Data to Wisdom: Building the Knowledge Base for Cultural Policy

by Colin Mercer

Originally prepared as a Challenge Paper for the Accounting for Culture: The Building Blocks of Cultural Citizenship conference, Ottawa, 2003. Published online by the European Cultural Foundation in 2004 in its Insight Magazine, No. 3, December 2004

S.Ashley - Museum Volunteers: Between Precarious Labour and Democratic Knowledge Community

by Susan Ashley

Editorial proof, in Jonathan Paquette (ed.) Cultural Policy, Work and Identity, Museum and Heritage Management series, Ashgate Publishing, UK. 2012
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'De las cartografias del gusto a los mapas culturales'

by Colin Mercer

Estudios sobre las Culturas Contemporaneas, Epoca II, Vol. 1, No. 1, Junio, 1995, Universidad de Colima, pp.83-91. ISSN 1405 -2210

Toleration and the Celebration of Difference: Danish and Swedish Immigrants’ Cultural Policies between 1960 and 2006

by Mahama Tawat

Paper submitted. Available upon request for consultation.

Multiculturalism and Policymaking : A comparative study of Danish and Swedish cultural policies since 1969

by Mahama Tawat

This master’s thesis deals with the cultural diversity policies of Denmark and Sweden within the cultural sector. It... more This master’s thesis deals with the cultural diversity policies of Denmark and Sweden within the cultural sector. It attempts at explaining why these two “most-similar” scandinavian countries having in common the same cultural model, “the architect model”, opted for different policies when it came to cultural diversity: Assimilationism for Denmark and multiculturalism for Sweden.
I show that though institutional and power-interest factors had an impact, ideas as “programmatic beliefs” (Sheri E. Berman 2001) or “frames” (Erik Bleich 2003) played the ultimate role. I evaluate their relative importance by analyzing the anthropological dimension of the countries cultural policies since 1969.

The study confirms that at least in the cultural sector, Danish policies have been assimilationist and Swedish ones multiculturalist and proposes a new classification of terms.

By investigating immigrants cultures, it fills a gap left by previous researchers working on a common Nordic cultural model.

Book Review: Good and Plenty: The Creative Success of American Arts Funding, by Tyler Cowen

by Javier Stanziola

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09548963.2012.674760

Cowen's book is a useful read for those thinking big thoughts about funding in the arts

Cowen very early in... more Cowen's book is a useful read for those thinking big thoughts about funding in the arts

Cowen very early in the book confesses his sins: as an economist (the worst sin you can commit in cultural studies circles) with a libertarian streak (ditto), he is concerned about the efficiency and equity implications of public funding. But he also recognizes, as an “art-lover” (more accepted, but not always), that economic tools are insufficient to evaluate the rationale for and outcomes from funding policies. Instead, he attempts to integrate insights on this issue from the economics literature with an aesthetic approach. He argues that the role of any cultural policy maker is, in fact, to reconcile economic and aesthetic values before “rational policy evaluation” can take place. For rest of the review: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09548963.2012.674760

The governance of national cultural organisations: comparative study of performance contracts with the manin cultural organisations in England, France and Catalonia

by Joaquim Rius Ulldemolins

International Journal of Cultural Policy

In some European countries, performance contracts have become an instrument for the governance and control of major... more In some European countries, performance contracts have become an instrument for the governance and control of major cultural organisations by the public administration. The negotiation and signing of a performance contract are mainly aimed at developing the goals of cultural policies by means of large organisations in order to achieve the traditional objectives of cultural democratisation and other instrumental objectives (economic development, urban regeneration or social inclusion). Nevertheless, the development level of performance contracts varies when we compare England, France and Catalonia (Spain). Each particular level of development is conditioned by the overall administrative and institutional context and the development level of results-based management and an accountability culture. The level of public funding and the degree of autonomy of management within each organisation can also explain why in some cases governance has been contractualised whereas in other cases either progress is more rhetorical than real.

“Supporting excellence in the arts: from measurement to judgement”

by Susannah Eckersley

Key Factors Influencing New Museum Building Projects in the UK and Germany

by Susannah Eckersley

Opening the Doors to Hold the Fort

by Susannah Eckersley

How the Light Gets In - the value of imperfect systems of evaluation

by François Matarasso

Chapter in a book on cultural policy edited by Binnaz Ayata and published in Sweden by Studentlitteratur

This paper looks at some of the problems arising from the focus on targets and evaluation in British cultural policy.... more This paper looks at some of the problems arising from the focus on targets and evaluation in British cultural policy. It concludes by proposing some principles that might underlie a workable approach to evaluating cultural programmes.

Dancing Mounties, Flamingo Pink Jackets, Culture and Elitism

by Kirsty Robertson

Fuse Magazine 34.2 (March 2011), pp. 25-31.

An op-ed piece on Canada, cultural policy, elitism and dubious fashion choices. An op-ed piece on Canada, cultural policy, elitism and dubious fashion choices.

Classical cult or learning community? Exploring new audience members’ social and musical responses to first-time concert attendance

by Melissa Dobson

Co-authored with Stephanie E. Pitts, Ethnomusicology Forum, 20(3), 353–383 (2011). Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17411912.2011.641717

New Deal Roots of Anti-Communism

by Don Adams

February 2012 revision of paper first delivered at Missouri Conference on History February 2012 revision of paper first delivered at Missouri Conference on History

Reformation and reaffirmation: Reflections on the crisis and renewal in European art and culture

by François Matarasso

This statement was endorsed by the participants of the Council of Europe's CultureWatchEurope Think Tank, hosted by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia in November 2011.

The statement sets out a brief analysis of the position of cultural policy in a Europe faced with economic, social and... more The statement sets out a brief analysis of the position of cultural policy in a Europe faced with economic, social and political crises and asks how those concerned with culture can respond.
It concludes by reaffirming six fundamental principles of European culture on which all theory, policy and action must stand:
1. Europe needs a culture that defends fundamental human rights and democracy
2. We need culture to do the creative and imaginative work that is its unique capacity
3. We need freedom of cultural inquiry, expression and circulation
4. We need a mixed economy for public, commercial, voluntary and informal culture
5. We need investment in cultural research and development at the heart of policy
6. We need artists and cultural actors to enact the ethical responsibilities of leadership

Museum Education. Between the Devil of the Business Model and the Deep Blue Sea of Public Service

by Kaija Kaitavuori

Published in engage 28: The New and Renewed Museum, Winter 2011, by engage, London.

The article looks at the museum as a configuration of interests and museum education in the battle between Politics,... more The article looks at the museum as a configuration of interests and museum education in the battle between Politics, Business and Academia.

Arts and Cultural Management: The State of the Field: Introduction

by Constance DeVereaux