Cultural Citizenship : Civil society and cultural policy in Europe Written by Dorota Ilczuk. Published by Boekmanstudies, Amsterdam 2001 (ISBN 90-6650-070-0) For more information and details on how to purchase a copy click here.

Cultural Citizenship is an analytical appraoch to cultural policy and the development of civil society in Europe. Dorota Ilczuk, assistant professor of Economy at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, identifies the possibilities and prospects of influencing through cultural policy, the development of civil societies in the new democracies of Europe.

The research encompasses both theoretical discussions and a commentary on expert views from Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia. The research provides a social, artistic and above all an economic view of civil society in Europe.

There are opportunities, threats and conditions related to the pursuit of cultural policy based on a civil society. These are brought to the fore in this book which evaluates the present status quo of the pro-citizen approach to cultural policy in Europe. Cultural Citizenship can both challenge and provide inspiration for researchers, policy-makers and thrid-sector advocates.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter I
Cultural Policy and Civil Society in Literature

1. Contemporary cultural policy - goals and principles
1.1 Level of decentralisation in cultural policy decision making
1.2 The notion of a civil society
1.3 The role and importance of the third sector in culture
1.3.1 Definition of the third sector
1.3.2 The non-profit principle
1.3.3 Where do government and market mechanisms fail?
1.3.4 The third sector and its institutions

Chapter II
In Search of Dependence between Cultural Policy and Civil Society

2. Cultural policy and civil society in research
2.1 The European third sector in U.S. studies
2.2 Change in national cultural institutions and the development of a civil society. A smart state, a smart society.
2.3 Culture and civil society - examples of initiatives taken.

Chapter III
Characteristics of the Connection between Cultural Policy and Civil Society based on a Research Survey

The research survey
3.1. Aims
3.2. Scope
3.3. Methodology
3.4. Strategic areas

Description of the research survey results
3A Estonia
3B Finland
3C Germany
3D Great Britain
3E Hungary
3F Latvia
3G The Netherlands
3H Poland
3I Slovenia

Chapter IV
Analysis of the Research Survey Results: Comparison of Developed and Developing Democracies in Europe

4.1. Characteristics of the connection between cultural policy and the development of a civil society
4.2. Procedures for drawing up the principles of cultural policy
4.3. Division of competencies in the sphere of cultural between central and local government
4.4. Democratisation of decision making in culture
4.5. Principles of funding culture, including the role of public and private sectors
4.6. Support for amateur arts
4.7. Third sector institutions - the extent and character of their cultural activities
4.8. State and non-governmental sector co-operation
4.8. Privatisation of culture
4.9. Guaranteed citizens' cultural rights
4.10. Freedom of artistic expression
4.11. New ways of working
4.12. European integration

Chapter V
Final Comments and Conclusions

5.1. Conditions for cultural policy to influence the development of civil society
5.2. Conclusions for new European democracies

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Appendix