A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #8 ON INTRINSIC VALUE AND THE LOGICS OF INSTRUMENTALISATION By Giorgio Bacchiega Cultural policy debates often revolve around the balance between two closely related ideas. On one hand, culture is…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #7 COUNTING CULTURE: THE SHAPE OF WHAT NUMBERS HIDE By Giorgio Bacchiega The Compass and the Blueprint approach evidence from different standpoints. The first draws primarily on standardised survey data,…
WEBINAR Wednesday 29 April14.30 – 15.30 GMT / 15.30 – 16.30 CET Еngaging new members and reaching younger generationsStrengthening intergenerational connections within cultural associations How can cultural organisations create relevance, trust and a sense of belonging for different age groups, including…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #6 COUNTING CULTURE: HOW EVIDENCE SHAPES PARTICIPATION POLICY By Giorgio Bacchiega The relationship between evidence and cultural policy is less neutral than it appears. When surveys and statistical instruments are…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #5 FRAMING PARTICIPATION: FROM POLICY OBJECT TO PRACTICE By Giorgio Bacchiega Both Compasses present participation as a democratic right and frame it as central to cultural life. Yet once translated…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #4 FRAMING PARTICIPATION: FROM PRINCIPLES TO POLICY OBJECT By Giorgio Bacchiega Participation has increasingly become a central concept in cultural policy, as it connects democratic legitimacy and the social dimensions…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #3 TOWARDS A LEGAL GROUNDING OF CULTURAL PRACTICE By Giorgio Bacchiega Whether cultural practice survives political cycles and market logics increasingly depends on the nature of the claims it can…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #2 READING CULTURAL POLICY BEYOND THE TEXTS By Giorgio Bacchiega Before turning to the solutions they propose, cultural policy documents require a close reading of what they assume about culture…
A critical reading of the Sector Blueprint and Culture Compass #1 WHY THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION SECTOR SHOULD ENGAGE WITH POLICYMAKING By Giorgio Bacchiega Between September and November 2025, two documents set the terms of debate on the future of European…
WEBINARPresented by Jelena Božić, Programme Coordinator at Association Kulturanova Tuesday 16 December13 – 14.00 GMT / 14 – 15.00 CET On 1 November 2024, the collapse of a station canopy in Novi Sad claimed the lives of fifteen people. What followed were…
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