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Culture and development: a review of literature
Culture and development : a review of literature : the continuing tension between modern standards and local contexts. more >
Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life
Explores what it means to participate in the arts in contemporary society – from museum attendance to music downloading – drawing on the perspectives of experts from diverse fields. more >
The cultural and creative industries: a review of the literature
A review by Justin O'Connor, Leeds University, that surveys the literature focusing on the history and theory of the cultural and creative industries. more >
Arts and cultural education in the Netherlands
Netwerken en verbindingen: Arts and cultural education in the Netherlands assesses the current state of these two subjects in the country. more >
A Creative Economy Green Paper for the Nordic Region
Aims to develop policy debate about the drivers of the Creative Industries in the Nordic Region, and to understand the opportunities and challenges facing the sector. more >
The Creative Economy: A New Definition
Proposes a standard research methodology and core definition of the creative economy. more >
Commonwealth Culture Toolkit
The Commonwealth Culture Toolkit is a new interactive resource on culture designed to help encourage the sharing of cultural work in and around Commonwealth countries. more >
The Artist and Power
Aims to understand artists' influence on shaping the role of creativity in culture, focusing on the concept of leadership. more >
Final Report: Expert Group Meeting on the Statistical measurement of the diversity of cultural expressions
Report on the UIS and UNESCO Culture Sector meeting on the measurement of the diversity of cultural expressions involving 12 experts from around the world. more >
Focus on Youth: Canadian Youth Arts Programming and Policy
Youth arts is a distinctive type of artistic practice that does more than include youth in existing artistic frameworks; it positions the needs of specific, localized youth communities at the very centre of the artistic practice. more >
Re-imagining cultural action in Europe
Recommended reading materials for the 'cultural rights' session at the 15th EFAH Conference and Annual General Assembly 2007. more >
Theme: culture and ethics
Standards and values are an integral part of any culture; hence, culture is the bedrock supporting every development. more >
Artistic Freedom - Anxiety and Aspiration
Issue no. 8 of 'Printed Project' brings together a range of contributors to think about artistic autonomy. more >
To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence
A comprehensive analysis of reading patterns in the United States. more >
London’s Creative Economy: An Accidental Success?
The striking thing about any reflection on creative industries policy making is how many of the issues are not new; they are simply unresolved. more >
Journal of Cultural Economics Vol 31 No 4
Volume 31 Number 4 of the Journal of Cultural Economics is now available online. more >
Road to Rinks: Government Spending on Infrastructure in Canada, 1961 to 2005
Examines spending on cultural infrastructure across Canada. more >
30 Years and Counting: A Context for Building a Shared Cross-Cultural Commons
What can we in arts and culture do to about neoliberalism's creation of hollow selves, hollow cities and hollow cultures? more >
Cultural Infrastructure: Working Bibliography
A working bibliography focussing on resources about planning for cultural facilities on a regional, city-wide, district, and neighbourhood basis. more >
Culture Stories:Understanding Cultural Urban Branding
Published in the academic journal Planning Theory, this article argues for a narrative approach to the study of urban branding and planning. more >
Code of Ethics for Museums
The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums sets minimum standards of professional practice and performance for museums and their staff. more >
Festivals and events - summary policy paper
A page that outlines the Arts Council of Ireland's support to festivals. more >
Greek Cultural Policy after the 2004 Summer Olympics
A look at Greek cultural policies in the wake of the Summer Olympics held in Athens in 2004. more >
Three articles on culture and Belarus
Three articles on Belarus' cultural policy published and commissioned by the European Culture Foundation. more >
Evaluation of school-based arts education programs in Australian schools
An evaluation of four school-based arts programmes which finds no evidence that the arts enhance academic outcomes, but that the arts do impact positively on broader factors such as attitude, engagement, and social skills. more >
Public value and the arts in England: Discussion and conclusions of the arts debate
A report that details the findings of the arts debate, the Arts Council England’s first-ever public value inquiry. more >
Guidelines for Documenting, Recording and Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage
Surveys of existing practices, protocols and policies for documenting, recording and digitizing intangible cultural heritage. more >
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