Tag Archives: policy
The Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans
Next week, I will be in Sarajevo for a conference to mark the end of the Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans, (SCP) after almost 15 years. Set up … Continue reading
What is the Parliament of Dreams?
When I started this site, at the beginning of last year, I called it the Parliament of Dreams because I’ve used that metaphor to suggest how I see the unique … Continue reading
‘All in this together’
The de-politicisation of community art in Britain, 1970-2011 The term ‘community art’ came into use in Britain at the beginning of the 1970s, at a time when the cultural experimentation … Continue reading
Old maps and new projections
In Flanders (Belgium) there has been much recent debate about cultural governance. The central issues are about the best models for distribution of public funds but, of course, the discussion … Continue reading
Those who get it, and those who don’t
As the crisis sapping the Western economies continues, the division between those who get it and those who don’t becomes wider and more important. Unfortunately, those who don’t get it … Continue reading
Evidence, politicians and the value of debate
A meeting of cultural researchers was held in Lefkosia (Nicosia) this week, under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the European Union. Participants from across the continent expressed a … Continue reading
The Shoreline and the Sea
What is the difference between culture and heritage? It’s a question that has often arisen in my work and which, if it doesn’t have a neat solution, is still a … Continue reading
Culture and the crisis
It’s nearly five years since bank defaults burst the neoliberal economic bubble and the world – or at least the West – is still far from having found a durable … Continue reading
Stories and Fables: Culture in Orkney
Orkney is an archipelago set in the wild seas of the north of Scotland. It has some of the oldest traces of human habitation in Europe. Today, it’s home to about … Continue reading
On ‘the very idea of measuring cultural value’
There is a new blog on the DCMS website by Claire Donovan, an academic at Brunel University who has been commissioned to write a report on ‘the very ideaofmeasuring cultural … Continue reading
