Herwig Pöschl started his career as a creator in the field of music for film and media in the 70s. He is curator for regional and urban cultural development and creative industries, as well as an innovative educational cultural producer. He … Read More
“We are still at the beginning when it comes to transnational cultural policies”: Therese Kaufmann shares
Therese Kaufmann is a co-director of the European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies in Vienna (eipcp), and one of the editors of the multilingual web journal transversal. She currently coordinates the multi-annual research project Creating Worlds (2009-2012). She has worked in a number … Read More
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Cultural policy is a constantly developing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field: a commentary by Prof.Dr. Anita Kangas
Prof. Dr. Anita Kangas is Director of the Unit for Cultural Policy/Politics Studies at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy in the University of Jyväskylä and Director of the Multidisciplinary PhD School for Cultural Policy in Finland. Previously, she … Read More
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Mind the complexity, be flexible and constantly enhance your knowledge: A snapshot interview with Sanjin Dragojevic
Sanjin Dragojević, is a Professor in Sociology of culture and Sociology of mass communication as well as in Cultural policy and Media policy at the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb. He also works as consultant to a number of … Read More
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Stimulating the appetite to explore cultural rights: Annamari Laaksonen talks about the study “Making Culture Accessible”
“We maybe work daily on cultural rights without even realising it”, says Annamari Laaksonen who inspires us to connect policy documents with cultural practice: The study “Making Culture Accessible”, published by the Council of Europe provides a general overview of … Read More
Cultural policy research field: challenges, opportunities and a sense of humour: a snapshot interview with Sharon Jeannotte
Sharon Jeannotte is Senior Fellow at the Centre on Governance of the University of Ottawa. From 2005 to 2007, she was Senior Advisor to the Canadian Cultural Observatory in the Department of Canadian Heritage. From 1999 to 2005, she was … Read More
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A snapshot interview with Colin Mercer
Colin Mercer was the UK’s first Professor of Cultural Policy and Director of the Cultural Policy and Planning Research Unit at The Nottingham Trent University from 1999-2003. He is the author of Towards Cultural Citizenship: tools for cultural policy and … Read More
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The magic and responsibility running cross-border projects: an interview with Chris Torch
Chris Torch is artistic director at Intercult, a production and resource unit focused on culture, ideas and the arts. Founded in 1996, it is a publically-financed institution, based in Stockholm, Sweden. Intercult is also a designated Europe Direct office, managed … Read More
Virtual mobility: A contribution to artistic innovations, participatory approach and new angle of policy making: an interview with Judith Staines
A freelance cultural consultant based in the UK, Judith Staines has always been inspired by the issues of international cultural cooperation, artistic mobility and networking. She is the European Editor for Culture360, the Asia-Europe Foundation’s multidisciplinary Arts and Culture portal … Read More
Encouraging Digital Access to Culture: An Interview with Jonathan Drori
More often than ever cultural organisations look for new ways of using new technologies to create and share digital content and to communicate, respond and engage with wider audiences. Experimenting and developing digital content is becoming more and more a … Read More