Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy Links
The Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI)
ACEI is a scientific society that includes academic scholars, government officials, foundation officials, managers of arts and cultural organizations and artists, united in their interest in furthering understanding of the economic aspects of the arts and culture in their own countries and throughout the world. It holds international research conferences every two years, sponsors small conferences, workshops, and sessions concerned with cultural economics at meetings of other scientific societies. It also sponsors a journal and other publications.
BOEKMAN foundation Study centre for arts, culture and related policy
Boekmanstichting is a centre where information about arts and cultural policy is collected and disseminated. It covers the areas of policy-forming and all aspects of implementation by conducting cultural-political debates between representatives from the worlds of management, academia and the arts.
Center for Arts and Culture
The Center for Arts and Culture aims to inform and improve policy decisions that affect cultural life. Through its public listserv the Center provides the latest news on arts and culture as well as a vehicle for the exchange of ideas, research, and information among policy makers and professionals in the cultural community.
Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University
The mission of the Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies is to create an infrastructure of well-trained scholars who have access to regularly collected information about cultural organizations, activities and providers and who produce timely research and analysis on key topics in arts and cultural policy. Its programs and activities include working papers and research publications, graduate and undergraduate courses, data collection and dissemination efforts, seminars, conferences, workshops, research fellowships and grants
Centre for Cultural Policy Research
Using a collaborative approach and by building interdisciplinary links across the University of Glasgow and with other partners, the Centre takes a critical look at cultural policy and provision in Scotland today. Major research interests include culture and cities, the role of culture in social inclusion and health, cultural economics, and culture in society.
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, Univeristy of Warwick
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies provides a focus for teaching and research in the fields of arts management, cultural policy and the creative industries. The distinctive approach of the Centre is its engagement with both the practical realities of working in the cultural sector and with theoretical questions around the conditions of contemporary culture.
Circle: Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe
CIRCLE is an independent think-tank dedicated to developing cultural policy models for Europe. CIRCLE identifies new issues and maps out what currently exists in terms of research and information and, is able to make this information available through on-line resources and databases.
Compendium
Compendium is a web-based and permanently updated information and monitoring system of national cultural policies in Europe. The Compendium is targetted to a broad audience of policy makers and administrators, arts institutions and networks, researchers and documentation professionals, journalists and students.
CPANDA
An interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S., available for research and statistical analysis, with data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture.
Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago
As an interdisciplinary initiative between the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and the Division of the Humanities, the Cultural Policy Center is working to increase its curricular offerings and offers a Cultural Policy specialization for M.P.P. students in the Harris School. The Center also supports various research projects, workshops, and conferences of national interest throughout the year.
Cultural Policy Research Online
Cultural Policy Research Online (CPRO) is an online database of research studies concerning the arts and culture in a political, social, educational, historical and management context, whereby the research touches upon policy issues.
Culturelink Network
Culturelink's mission is to strengthen communication among its members, encouraging international and intercultural communication and collaboration, as well as joint research projects.
Asia-Pacific Regional Centre of the Culturelink Network
APRCCN aims at encouraging an exchange of information, research and cooperation among those institutions concerned with cultural development throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. It houses both a Cultural Policy and a Cultural Institution database.
Cultural Policy in the Netherlands
This publication describes the cultural policy pursued by the Dutch government and is intended for researchers, interested parties in the world of art, culture and the media as well as interested parties in foreign countries.
CUPORE, Foundation for Cultural Policy Research
The purpose of CUPORE is to monitor the development of Finnish and international cultural policy and to promote research in the field. The Foundation maintains a Research Centre whose task is to produce and disseminate policy-relevant high quality research and contribute to the formation of an environment where such research and cultural policy expertise can flourish.
EIPCP
European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies
ECULID International
EUCLID provides research and consulting services in the creative and cultural industries, primarily in Europe. Their services include publications and the Culture-Tracker and Culture-Match databases. They also provide a directory of conferences and the ACRONIM bibliographic database.
International Conference on Cultural Policy Research
ICCPR aims to provide an outlet for the interdisciplinary and international exploration of the concept, role and impact of cultural policies. It is intended to reflect a broad perspective on cultural policy, encompassing culture both as a "way of life" and in the narrower sense of the arts and cultural industries. The conference is concerned with institutional policies as well as with the wider discourses relating to the general conditions of culture
International Forum for Cultural Policy
The International Forum for Cultural Policy is dedicated to scholars and professionals with an interest in cultural policy and related issues. The forum aims to provide international links and foster discussion at a global and accessible scale for individuals and centres dedicated to the study or development of cultural policies.
The International Network on Cultural Policy
The International Network on Cultural Policy (INCP) is an informal, international venue where national ministers responsible for culture can explore and exchange views on new and emerging cultural policy issues and to develop strategies to promote cultural diversity.
Policies for Culture
Policies for Culture is a regional framework programme of the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam) and the ECUMEST Association (Bucharest), active since the year 2000, which aims to encourage a participative principle in the design, implementation and evaluation of new effective cultural policies throughout South East Europe. It does so through practical action, analysis and research, and documentation.
Polylog, Forum for Intercultural Philosophy
Polylog promotes intercultural dialogue among philosophers as well as other interested scholars and members of society by providing a virtual platform for the world-wide discussion of topics in intercultural philosophy. Intercultural philosophy is not thereby intended as a new theory, discipline, or school to be established. Rather, the diversity of intentions and approaches should be met with the greatest possible openness as well as academic seriousness – as much as possible in the appropriate form and manner.
Webster's World of Cultural Policy
An online resource center for the study of cultural policy
from the perspective of cultural democracy, Webster's offers a brief introduction to Cultural Policy
