Full Description
At the occasion of the 25 anniversary of the Dutch Cultural Policy Act, Dutch academics in cultural policy research have compiled a volume to commemorate the quarter century in which Dutch cultural policy has developed and analyse the key debates in Dutch cultural policy for the coming years.
Historically, central public authority in the Netherlands has been problematic. The country's origin as a confederation of seven independent republics, has had effect in the sense that government usually works 'bottom up'. As a result the Netherlands has relatively few national cultural institutions when compared to other countries. Moreover, the national media never have been linked to the nation state. It is therefore surprising that the nation's cultural policy can be described as a national system in which the nation state sets the agenda rather than cities and regions.
Contents
Introduction - Edwin van Meerkerk and Quirijn van den Hoogen Part I. Analyses of Cultural Policy 1. Enabling Legislation in Cultural Policy - Inge van der Vlies 2. The Cultural Policy Act in International Perspective - Toine Minnaert 3. Cultural Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship: Conflicting Responsibilities in Cultural Policy Making - Johan Kolsteeg and Dos Elshout 4. What Policy Wants: Values in Cultural Policy Making - Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen 5. How Cultural Policy Creates a Common in European Context - Thijs Lijster and Pascal Gielen Part II. Enduring Issues in Cultural Policy 6. Conserving Culture: Heritage Policy in the Netherlands - Katja Lubina 7. Bring the Arts to You: Media Policy as Cultural Policy - Erik Hitters 8. Arts Education: Enlarging the (Future) Audience - Edwin van Meerkerk and Teunis IJdens 9. Culture for Everyone: Value and Impact of Cultural Participation - Joop de Jong and Emilie Sitzia 10. The Economic Impact of Cultural Policy- Berend-Jan Langenberg 11. The Peoples Palace: Public Libraries in Post-Fordist Society - Frank Huysmans and Marjolein Oomen Conclusion - Erik Schrijvers Appendix: Structure and data on Cultural Policy in the Netherlands Index
