International Conference on Cultural Policy Research

Parallel sessions, program:

Papers for download here. A booklet of all papers will be available at the conference. 

Wednesday November 10th

16.30 – 19.00

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds

Moderator: Dag Solhjell, Telemark College, Norway

Merja Heikkinen, Arts Council of Finland: Artist policy in Finland and Norway – An Experiment in Comparison
Discussant: Jorunn S. Borgen, Faculty of Education, Oslo College, Norway

Pascal Gielen, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium: The Double Logic behind a Dance Policy: Art Sociological Teachings from Flanders
Discussant: Sigrid Røyseng, Telemark Research Institute, Norway

Pertti Alasuutari, University of Tampere: Nationhood, Citizenship and Art
Discussant: Jan Jaap Knol, Arts Department, Ministry of Education, The Netherlands 
 
 

Session B: Cultural policy as welfare policy/instrumental cultural policy

Moderator: Geir Vestheim, Borås University College, Sweden

Bergljot Baklien/Yngve Carlsson, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research: Culture is Healthy
Discussant: Jørn Langsted, Aarhus University, Denmark

Erik Hitters, Tilburg University, The Netherlands: Rotterdam 2001. The social and political construction of a cultural capital
Discussant: Andreas Wiesand, State Academy of Music and Theatre, Hamburg.

Jeffrey A. Halley (and Avelardo Valdez), University of Texas at San Antonio, USA: The Impact of a National Foundation Initiative on Community-Based Cultural Arts Centers
Discussant: Jennifer Craik, School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Griffith University, Australia
 

Session C: Culture and economy/cultural industry/copyright

Moderator: Peter Bendixen, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik, Germany

Timo Cantell, Helsinki Urban Facts, Finland: The Audiences and Economic Impacts of Large-scale Cultural and Sports Events in Helsinki
Discussant: Trine Bille Hansen, Institute of Local Government Studies, Denmark

Jan Mehlum, Vestfold College, Norway: Cinemas in a Changing World: The Norwegian Organization of Cinemas Under Pressure
Discussant: Timo Cantell, Helsinki Urban Facts, Helsinki

Christopher Bailey, University of Northumbria, UK: Festivals and Cultural Development: Reflecting on the Experience of Visual Arts
Discussant: Peter Bendixen, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik, Germany
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Ritva Mitchell, the Arts Council of Finland

Franz-Otto Hofecker, Institut für Kulturmanagement, Austria: Cultural Policy Comparative Research Work in Federalist Countries: How Deal the Difference
Discussant: Francois Colbert, HEC Montréal, Canada

Elena Levshina: The St. Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, Russia: Models of Cultural Policy in in the Historical Evolution
Discussant: Michael Volkerling, Victoria University, New Zealand

Kevin Mulcahy, Department of Political Science Louisiana State University, USA: American Cultural Patronage in Comparative Perspective.
Discussant: Nobuko Kawashima, University of Warwick, UK/Department of Economics, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
 
 

Session E: Cultural diversity/cultural identity

Moderator: Dorte Skot-Hansen, Centre for Cultural Policy, the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark

Julien Bauer, Université du Quebec à Montreal, Canada: Cultural Community: Is It About Culture or Ethnicity? The Canadian Approach
Discussant: Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, Swedish School for Library and Information Studies

Axel van den Berg, McGill University, Canada/Pariser, David, Concordia University, Canada: Teaching Art vs. Teaching Taste: What Art Teachers Can Learn from Looking at Cross-cultural Evaluation’s of Children’s Art
Discussant: Ane Aamodt, the Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs

Noëlle Burgi-Golub, Université Paris – I, France: Cultural Identity and Political Responsibility
Discussant: Jim McGuigan, Department of Social Services, Loughborough University
 
 

Thursday November 11th

11.30 – 13.00

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds

Moderator: Vera Zolberg, Department of Sociology, The New School of Social Research, New York, US

Paula Karhunen, Arts Council of Finland: The Role of Research in the Arts Policy Evaluation Process
Discussant: Janet Summerton, University of Sussex, UK

José Carlos Durand, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil: Awards as Cultural Policy Instruments. A Proposal for Latin America
Discussant: Paula Kahrunen, Arts Council of Finland
 
 

Session B: Cultural policy as welfare policy/instrumental cultural policy

Moderator: Jennifer Craik, School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Griffith University, Australia

Pascale Laborier, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I): Cultural Policy as Welfare Policy: A Genealogical Approach
Discussant: Bergljot Baklien, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

Michel de la Durantaye, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada: Muncipal Cultural Policies in Québec and Quality of Life Indicators
Discussant: Line Nyhagen Predelli, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Oslo
 
 

Session C: Culture and economy/copyright

Moderator: Lars Göran Karlsson, Department of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.

Peter Duelund, University of Copenhagen, Denmark/Hansen, Trine Bille, Institute of Local Government Studies, Denmark: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Copyright Protection of Artists
Discussant: Georg Arnestad, Sogn & Fjordane College, Norway

Joost Smiers, Utrecht School of the Arts, the Netherlands: The Abolition of Copyrights: Better for Artists, Third World Countries and The Public Domain
Discussant: Mikael Franzén, Borås University College, Sweden
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Thorvald Sirnes, Department for Administration and Organizational Theory, University of Bergen

Henri Terho, University of Turku, Finland: Festivals in Discussion of Urban Strategies and Cultural Policies
Discussant: Geir Vestheim, Borås University College, Sweden

Fuad Mamedow, Department of Baku Institute of Public Administration and Political Science, Azerbaijan: To the issue of cultural policy
Discussant: Carl Johan Kleberg, professor/former Head of Research Division, Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs
 

Session E: Cultural diversity/cultural identity

Moderator: Francois Colbert, HEC Montréal, Canada

Graeme Evans, Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of North London, UK: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Policy – Identity and the European Project
Discussant: Carla Figueira, City University, UK

Berna Turam, McGill University, Canada: Contestations over The Control of Education
Discussant: Siri Gerrard, Faculty of Social Science, University of Tromsø, Norway
 
 

14.30 – 16.00

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds

Moderator: Vera Zolberg, Department of Sociology, The New School of Social Research, New York, US

Peter Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK/Owen, Elizabeth, Sheffield Hallam University, UK: Constraints on Young People’s Use of the Theatre: An Empirical Analysis Using the "How Much?"-project at Sheffield Theatres
Discussant: José Carlos Durand, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil

Janet Summerton, University of Sussex, UK/Adams, Hugh, University of Wales in Cardiff, UK: ... falls the shadow ... Disjunctions between Artists Practice and Systems of State Support for Artists in the UK
Discussant: Pertti Alasuutari, University of Tampere, Finland
 
 

Session B: Cultural policy as welfare policy/instrumental cultural policy

Moderator: Jennifer Craik, School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Griffith University, Australia

Graeme Evans/Jo Foord, Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of North London: Cultural Policy & Urban Regeneration in East London: World City, Whose City?
Discussant: Dorte Skot-Hansen, Centre for Cultural Policy, the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark

Line Nyhagen Predelli, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research: Evaluation of Cultural Policy: The Foundation Culture of the Future in Sweden. A Work in Progress
Discussant: Erik Hitters, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
 
 

Session C: Culture and economy/copyright

Moderator: Lars Göran Karlsson, Department of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.

Michael Volkerling, Victoria University, New Zealand: The Necessity of Utopia: Lessons From the Culture of Economics
Discussant: Knut Løyland, Telemark Research Institute, Norway.

Elisabeth Thuesen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark: Copyrights on Products Bearing Culture in EU – A Legal Gate for Cultural Exchange?
Discussant: Jon Øien, sociologist, Oslo.
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Thorvald Sirnes, Department for Administration and Organizational Theory, University of Bergen

Marit Bakke, University of Bergen, Norway: What Does Cultural Policy Imply in Nepal?
Discussant: Julien Bauer, Université du Quebec à Montreal, Canada

Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, Swedish School for Library and Information Studies: Fences and Wide-Open Spaces: Cultural Policy and Globalization
Discussant: Ilkka Heiskanen, the Arts Council of Finland
 
 

Session E: Cultural diversity/cultural identity

Moderator: Francois Colbert, HEC Montréal, Canada

Monica Sassatelli, Dept. of Sociology, University of Parma: Imagined Europe. The European Cities of Culture and the Shaping of A European Cultural Identity: The Case of Bologna 2000
Discussant: Noëlle Burgi-Golub, Université Paris – I, France.

Jim McGuigan, Department of Social Services, Loughborough University: The New Labour Millennium Experience@co.uk
Discussant: Oddrun Sæter, Norwegian Building Research Institute.
 
 

16.30 – 17.15

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds

Moderator: Vera Zolberg, Department of Sociology, The New School of Social Research, New York, US

Tasos Zembylas, Institut for Cultural Management, Vienna, Austria: All Are Equal But Some Are More Equal Than Others 
Discussant: Dag Solhjell, Telemark College, Norway
 
 

Session B: Cultural policy as welfare policy/instrumental cultural policy

Moderator: Jennifer Craik, School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Griffith University, Australia

Sharon Jeannotte, Strategic Research and Analysis, Department of Canadian Heritage (and Roger Butt) Canada: Tango Romantica or Liaisons Dangereuses? Cultural Policies and Social Cohesion Perspectives from Canadian Research
Discussant: Ritva Mitchell, the Arts Council of Finland
 
 

Session C: Culture and economy/copyright

Moderator: Lars Göran Karlsson, Department of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.

S C Roodhouse, Bretton Hall College of the University of Leeds: Cultural Industries and Economic Development: An Empty Raincoat
Discussant: D.J. Elshout, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Thorvald Sirnes, Department for Administration and Organizational Theory, University of Bergen

Anne Jäckel, University of the West of England, UK: Cinematographic Co-productions in Europe between East and West, The Case of France and Romania
Discussant: Joost Smiers, Utrecht School of the Arts, the Netherlands
 
 

Session E: Cultural diversity/cultural identity

Moderator: Francois Colbert, HEC Montréal, Canada

Geir Vestheim, Borås University College, Sweden: Pluralism and Consensus: A Constitutional and Democratic Challenge for Western Cultural Policy
Discussant: Jens Engberg, Aarhus University, Denmark
 
 

Friday November 12th

10.00 – 12.30

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds

Moderator: Jorunn Spord Borgen, Faculty of Education, Oslo College, Norway

Camilla Nyberg, Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs: Report on the Gender Perspective and Mainstreaming Achievements in Swedish Cultural Policy
Discussant: Jan Mehlum, Vestfold College, Norway

Jan Jaap Knol (Gabbi Mesters), Arts Department, Ministry of Education, The Netherlands: Get Them While They’re Young! Cultural Education in The Netherlands, 1989-1999
Discussant: Merja Heikkinen, Arts Council of Finland

Jorunn Spord Borgen, Faculty of Education, Oslo College, Norway: "Mother Tongue of Art" And the Viking Ship. On Aesthetic Judgement, Experts and Ordinary people
Discussant: Stephen Walton, Ivar Aasen-instituttet/ Cublington, UK.
 
 

Session B: Regional/local/urban cultural policy. Decentralisation

Moderator: Georg Arnestad, Sogn and Fjordane College, Norway 

Peter Symon, CURS, University of Birmingham, UK and Rene Verhoeff, Utrecht University, NL: The New Arts in Birmingham: A Local Analysis of Cultural Diversity
Discussant: Veronika Rattenboeck - Österreich Kulturdokumentation, Vienna, Austria 

Aluízio Finazzi Porto, Bresil: The Cultural Space at São Paulo city: Cultural Public Policy and Social Inclusion in Metropolitan Areas
Discussant: Michel de la Durantaye, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.

Open...
 
 

Session C: Information/libraries/technology/media

Moderator: Ragnar Audunsson, Oslo College, Norway

Henrik Jochumsen/Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark: The Library and the Good Life: A Qualitative Analysis of the Relevance of the Public Library
Discussant: Anton Fjeldstad, the Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs, Norway

Claus Secher, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark: Fiction and the Danish Public Libraries – between a Public Cultural Policy and the Market
Discussant: Nils Asle Bergsgard, Telemark Research Institute, Norway.

Carla Figueira, City University, UK: In Search of a National Sound Archive for Portugal
Discussant: Anne M. Waade, Aarhus University, Denmark
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Oliver Bennett, Centre for Study of Cultural Policy, School of Theatre Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Ilkka Heiskanen/Ritva Mitchell, the Arts Council of Finland: European Cultural Diplomacy After the Political and Economical Turns
Discussant: Elena Levshina, the St. Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, Russia.

Francois Colbert, HEC Montréal, Canada: Comparative Analysis of French and French Canadian Willingness to Support National Cinema Industry
Discussant: Marit Bakke, University of Bergen, Norway

Carl Johan Kleberg, professor/former Head of Research Division, Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs: The Concept of Culture in the Stockholm Action Plan and Its Consequences for Policy Making
Discussant: Erik Henningsen, Telemark Research Institute, Norway
 
 

Session E: History of Cultural Policy

Moderator: Jørn Langsted, Aarhus University, Denmark

Jens Engberg, Aarhus University, Denmark: Danish Cultural Policy since 1750
Discussant: Christoffer Bailey, University of Northumbria, UK

Hans Eirik Aarek, Stavanger College, Norway: The Role of Religious Dissenters, Lay Christian Movements and Radical Popular Organisations in Shaping the Foundation/Basis for the Development of a Cultural Policy in Norway.
Discussant: Magnus Torstensson, Swedish School of Library and Information Studies

Dag Solhjell, Telemark College, Norway: The Ethic of Pietism and the Spirit of Art
Discussant: Søren Kjørup, Roskilde University Center, Denmark
 
 

13.30 – 15.00

Session A: Art policy, artist policy, art worlds. Reception/consumption

Moderator: Ellen K. Aslaksen, the Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs/Research Division

Mirja Liikanen, Statistics Finland: The Growing Importance of Audiencehood and Cultural Policy
Discussant: Jo Foord, Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of North London

Anne Marit Waade, Aarhus University, Denmark: Zapping, Shopping and Sightseeing: New Strategies of Reception and Cultural Consumption in Theatre and Perspectives for a New Cultural Policy (research)
Discussant: David Pariser, Concordia University, Canada.
 
 

Session B: Regional/local/urban cultural policy. Decentralisation

Moderator: Georg Arnestad, Sogn and Fjordane College, Norway

Jørn Langsted, Aarhus University, Denmark: The Regionalisation of Cultural policy. Danish experiences – In a Global Perspective. 
Discussant: Peter Symon, CURS, University of Birmingham, UK.

Oddrun Sæter, Norwegian Building Research Institute: Cultural Policy and Urban Planning – A Gentrification Perspective
Discussant: Aluízio Finazzi Porto, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil 
 
 

Session C: Information/libraries/technology/media

Moderator: Ragnar Audunsson, Oslo College, Norway

Magnus Torstensson, Swedish School of Library and Information Studies: The Development of the Concept ’Folkbibliotek’ in Sweden in the Early Twentieth Century
Discussant: Kevin Mulcahy, Department of Political Science, Lousiana State University, US.

Brickwood, Cathy, Boekman Foundation, The Netherlands: Access to New Media Neglected by European Policy
Discussant: Erin Lehman, Harvard University, US
 
 

Session D: Models of cultural policy/comparative cultural policy/internationalisation/globalisation

Moderator: Oliver Bennett, Centre for Study of Cultural Policy, School of Theatre Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Victor Nemchinov, Museum of historic consciousness, Russia: Digital Privatisation of culture: Prospects for the Era of Global Multiculturalism
Discussant: Franz-Otto Hofecker, Institut für Kulturmanagement, Austria

Open/no 2. paper
 
 

Session E: Cultural policy/urban space

Moderator: Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, Swedish School for Library and Information Studies.

Peter Stark, University of Northumbria, UK: Issues in the Preliminary Mapping and Evaluation of the Influence of Local, Regional and National Cultural Policy on the Creation of "Gateshead Quays".
Discussant: Monica Sassatelli, Dept. of Sociology, University of Parma, Italy

Maj V. S. Reither, Architects Reither & Rognaldsen A/S, Norway: The City as an Assembly Hall: The Cultural and Social Importance of Popular Mass Assemblies in Cities
Discussant: Peter Stark, University of Northumbria, UK