Recently added articles from Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society:
Introduction.(Arts and Cultural Management: The State of the Field)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The articles in this issue were inspired by the first and second in a series of symposia on the State of the Field of Cultural Management held in Helsinki, Finland, in April 2007 and 2008 and hosted by HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. The gatherings were co-organized by Pekka ...
International symposium series on cultural management and the state of the field: excerpts from Helsinki.(Conference notes)
Jan 01, 2009; ... In April 2007 and April 2008, specialists in cultural management met in Helsinki, Finland, for a series of discussions on the state of the field. Intended to serve as a point of departure for future discussion, the symposium series offered its participants an opportunity to explore a wide ...
Narrative, culture, and diplomacy.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. Narrative is not only entertainment but also a mode of engaging in negotiation with others, and culture is one of the things negotiated thereby. Stories are structured by an internal and external authority in terms of origin, coherence, and effectiveness in the world. Cultural ...
Teaching arts management: where did we lose the core ideas?(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. In light of the need to start clearing the methodological confusion in the field of arts management, this article provides a critical overview of the teaching curricula in the field. Distinction is made between programs that copy directly from business management; programs that ...
The concept of arts/cultural management: a critical reflection.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. While some practitioners adopt a reductionist approach to inquiry in the cultural management discourse, this article is a critical reflection upon the practice of cultural management as an academic discipline. The article deals with a theoretical framework on how to formulate ...
Democratic practices in arts organizations.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. This article uses democratic political theory to compare three types of arts management practices. When art is treated as an elite status good, it is likely to have antidemocratic effects that largely reproduce status hierarchies. When art is treated as an exclusive group ...
Introduction.(Varieties of Non-National Cultural Policies)
Sep 22, 2008; ... It is usually the case that when public cultural policies are discussed the emphasis is on the state as patron. There are notable exceptions, such as when strong cultural regions exist (for example, Scotland and Catalonia) or where state patronage is weak and local governments constitute ...
Toward subnational comparative cultural policy analysis: the case of provincial cultural policy and administration in Canada.(Varieties of Non-National Cultural Policies)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Comparative policy analysis is an underdeveloped field of study in Canadian policy scholarship at the national and subnational levels. Cultural policy research is also underdeveloped in Canada, particularly at the provincial level. This article aims to contribute to the ...
Conservation of indigenous heritage in the United States: issues and policy development.
Sep 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Conservation of indigenous heritage is closely associated with the political and social position of the indigenous people in society. In order to understand the ongoing debate and changing perspectives on indigenous heritage, study of the growth of American Indian communities and ...
Politics and arts administration in Taiwan.(Varieties of Non-National Cultural Policies)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. The training of arts and cultural administrators in Taiwan is related to the development of Taiwan's cultural sector and the centralized system of its government. In this top-down system, the government has long played a leading role in the development of the arts, cultural ...
Hurricane Katrina: a cultural chernobyl.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. This article is a scholarly overview and analysis of Hurricane Katrina's social and cultural devastation of the unique, indigenous culture of New Orleans. This study has been prepared as a scholarly and academic endeavor. However, it is also the basis for consideration of ...
Transnational cultural policymaking in the European Union.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Institutional design, structure, and processes in the European Union (EU) provide a fertile ground for studying a new model of intergovernmental and supranational cultural policymaking. In this article, the author provides a map and an analytical compass to assist researchers and ...
Leveraging the Internet to promote fine art: perspectives of art patrons.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Because of the Internet's increasing influence, gallery owners are embracing online marketing. Art dealers have expanded their galleries by venturing online to reach collectors and sometimes artists. Because purchasing art differs from most commercial transactions in that it is ...
Agents of policy learning and change: U.S. and EU perspectives on cultural trade policy.
Jun 22, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Cultural identity is an important facet of globalization, and cultural policy involves an international network of policymakers at the sub-national, national, and supranational levels. It is often unclear what cultural identity means and who effects policy change, especially in a ...