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Zusatztext "?an essential resource that lays a strong foundation for study and praxis in any cultural policy context found throughout the world?a go-to resource for cultural policy and arts management faculty in universities around the world?an excellent textbook that has been urgently needed." - The Journal of Arts Management! Law! and Society"?an expansive! detail-filled primer on the underlying values! historical context! institutions and interventions that constitute contemporary US cultural policy?provides analytical lenses that offer perspectives distinct from many existing assessments of policy that rely on economic theory and tools?informative and valuable to professionals and scholars who identify themselves with any corner of the decentralised and wide-ranging US cultural policy field." - Cultural Trends Informationen zum Autor Carole Rosenstein is an associate professor of arts management at George Mason University, USA. She has directed research projects for the Urban Institute, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Her scholarly work has been published in leading international cultural policy journals including The International Journal of Cultural Policy ; The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society ; and Cultural Trends . Klappentext Understanding Cultural Policy is a practical, comprehensive, introductory textbook that addresses the fundamental questions of what is cultural policy and why does it matter? Cultural policy expert, Carole Rosenstein offers a comparative, and historical framework to explain the field, while engaging directly with the issues and tensions that plague policy-makers across the world, including issues of moral censorship, and the impact of globalization. Each chapter ends with a 'policy lab' to help students tie the theory with real world, practical applications. Zusammenfassung Understanding Cultural Policy provides a practical, comprehensive introduction to thinking about how and why governments intervene in the arts and culture. Cultural policy expert Carole Rosenstein examines the field through comparative, historical, and administrative lenses, while engaging directly with the issues and tensions that plague policy-makers across the world, including issues of censorship, culture-led development, cultural measurement, and globalization. Several of the textbook’s chapters end with a ‘policy lab’ designed to help students tie theory and concepts to real world, practical applications. This book will prove a new and valuable resource for all students of cultural policy, cultural administration, and arts management. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 – What is Cultural Policy? Norms A challenge A rationale Goals Chapter 2 – A (Very) Brief History of the Development of National Cultural Policy in the United States Chapter 3 – The Cultural Bureaucracy The Policy Arena Cultural Bureaucracy on the National Level On the Sub-national level On the Local level The Organization of Cultural Bureaucracy Policy Lab: The Federal Role in Cultural Policy Chapter 4 – Forms of State Intervention I: Regulation Certification Standards and Bans Licensing and Permits Planning Policy Lab: Culture and the City Chapter 5 - Forms of State Intervention II: Provision Public Provision Subsidy Grantmaking Tax Expenditure Policy Lab: Supporting Nonprofit Culture Chapter 6 – Data and Research in Cultural Policymaking Policy Lab: Measuring Culture Chapter 7 – Comparing Cultural Policies Archetypes of National Cultural Polic...
