Diana Andreeva is a co-founder and currently Director of the Observatory of Cultural Economics (since 2008). She obtains Master Degree in Finance at University of National and World Economy, and has continued her education on Arts and Cultural studies at … Read More
Entrepreneurship: The changing realities
The profile of entrepreneurs in the cultural sector has changed nowadays, considering the strong influence of the new technologies and online tools. Realities have changed and the basic functions and roles of entrepreneurs change as well – in all sectors, … Read More
Tags: entrepreneurship, innovation, online content, strategy
Panorama: Inventory of Resources on Intercultural Dialogue
Panorama is a resource offered by the Platform for Intercultural Europe, which was initiated in 2006 (as the Civil Society Platform for Intercultural Dialogue) by Culture Action Europe and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), with the support of the Network … Read More
Tags: intercultural dialogue, online tools, policy, research
“Cultural heritage is central to solving the most pressing social issues”: Sophia Labadi shares
Sophia Labadi obtains PhD and Master in Cultural Heritage from the University College London (UK. She has graduated from the Institute of Political Sciences in Grenoble (France). Since 2004 she has held different positions within UNESCO. She has worked in … Read More
A short talk with Davide Ponzini: “Passion and critical approach for exploring new frontiers between urban and cultural policy research”
Davide Ponzini received his PhD in Urban Planning from Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently Assistant Professor (Ricercatore) of Urban Planning. His research activity focuses on planning theory, policy tool analysis, urban and cultural policy, heritage preservation, spectacularization of … Read More
Between research and practice – Aleksandar Brkic shares
Aleksandar Brkic is a lecturer/research fellow at the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management and a PhD candidate at the Management in Arts and Media program at the University of Arts in Belgrade. His primary research focus is on … Read More
Tags: management, research, Voices and viewpoints
Facilitating research: online writiing and references
Structuring well our research work, using a proper and understandable language and preparing an annotated bibliography is important so that the readers understand well the main hypothesis, the research methodology, viewpoints, arguments and conclusions. There is certainly a difference between … Read More
The emerging cultural policy research and education in Turkey: A snapshot interview with Ayca Ince
Ayca Ince, recently finalized a 3-years-long project called “Invisible Cities: Building Capacities for Local Cultural Policy Transformation in Turkey”. This project aims to increase cultural policy knowledge and management capacities of cultural organizations and city administrations in Turkey together with … Read More
Tags: city policy, local policy, research, strategy
“Culture can play a crucial role in urban development because of its multidimensional impacts”: a short talk with Mariangela Lavanga
Mariangela Lavanga is a lecturer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research focuses on cultural and creative industries, urban (re)development, creative cities, creative clusters and cultural policy. Mariangela holds a PhD in Communication Economics from IULM University in Milan, a … Read More
Tags: city policy, research, urban revitalization
Metro Vancouver launches arts and culture calendar
MAXguide is the moniker for Metro Vancouver’s new arts and culture website: http://www.maxguide.org MAXguide provides free listings of arts and culture events for arts organizations, individuals and selected art businesses. It features a clean design and easy-to-use interface, advanced search … Read More