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World Culture Project

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World Culture Project, September 2007, Canada

The World Culture Project is designed to develop the holistic concept of culture in broad, general terms, as well as apply it to a complex set of global issues and problems, is predicated on the conviction that culture, cultures, and cultural development constitute the real foundations of human existence and should be made the centrepiece of international, national, regional and municipal development in the future. It is committed to exploring the implications of this for governments, corporations, educational institutions, citizens, and the cultural community.
The Project is divided into an International Component and a Canadian Component. The International Component is designed to develop the holistic concept of culture in broad, general terms, as well as apply it to a complex set of global issues and problems. The Canadian Component is designed to develop the holistic concept of Canadian culture in specific, practical terms, as well as to apply it to a similar set of Canadian issues and problems. As a case study, the Canadian Component provides an opportunity to examine the holistic concept of culture for a country that may be called upon to play a seminal role in the world of the future.
Consistent with these commitments, the Project has three main objectives:

  • To broaden and deepen knowledge and understanding of culture, cultures, and Canadian culture;
  • To examine the crucial role culture, cultures, and Canadian culture are capable of playing in the world of the future;
  • To promote interest in culture, cultures, and Canadian culture throughout the world.

Publications to date include:

  • Towards a New World System: A Cultural Perspective
  • The New Politics: Government and Governance in the Twenty-first Century
  • A Cultural Model of Development
  • The Arts and Cities
  • The Value of an Education in the Arts
  • Arguments for the Arts
  • A Framework for Developing an Arts Education Policy

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