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International conference: "Cultural Policies in Europe: A Participatory Turn?"

May 21 and 22, 2019, University of Montpellier
Be SpectACTive! A European network for active spectatorship

Is "participation" everywhere in cultural policies?
What forms does it take, geographically, sectorally, politically?
How do cultural policies, at different levels of action, address this concept?
What kind of participation are we talking about? Participation in creation, programming, decision-making?
Who participates in what, how, why?
What are the instruments and paradigms of participation?
How does participation contribute to debates on democratization and cultural democracy?
What do cultural operators expect from a cultural policy of developing participation?

Round tables, presentations, and workshops will bring together cultural operators, researchers, and public decision-makers from more than 15 European countries to provide answers to these challenges and questions.

This conference is organized as part of the Be SpectACTive! network (a project supported by the European Union's Creative Europe program), with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Occitanie en Scène, the Occitanie Region, the University of Montpellier, and the CNRS.

Detailed program and registration on the Occitanie en scène website

International Conference: "Cultural Policies in Europe: A Participatory Turn?"

May 21 and 22, 2019, University of Montpellier
Be SpectACTive! An European network for active spectatorship

Is "participation" everywhere in cultural policies?
What forms does it take, according to political, geographical, and cultural contexts?
How do cultural policies, at different levels of action, make use of this notion?
What participation are we talking about? Participation in creation, programming, decision-making?
Who participates in what, how, why?
What are the instruments and paradigms of participation?
How does participation contribute to debates on democratization and cultural democracy?
What do cultural operators expect from a cultural policy of developing participation?
Through round tables, keynote speeches, and workshops, cultural operators, researchers, and public representatives from more than 15 European countries will share their experiences and analysis.

The conference is organized within the framework of Be SpectACTive! (a project supported by the Creative Europe program of the European Union), with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, Occitanie en Scène, the Occitanie Region, the University of Montpellier, and the CNRS.

Detailed program and online registration on the Occitanie en Scène website