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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” a ubiquitous feature of 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, or decision-making?
Who participates in what, how, and why?
What are the tools and paradigms of participation?
How does participation contribute to debates on democratization and cultural democracy?
What do cultural operators expect from a cultural policy aimed at developing participation?
Roundtable discussions, presentations, and workshops will bring together cultural practitioners, researchers, and public policymakers from more than 15 European countries to address 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 support from 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! A European network for active spectatorship
Is “participation” a ubiquitous concept in cultural policies?
What forms does it take, depending on political, geographical, and cultural contexts?
How do cultural policies, at different levels of action, make use of this concept?
What kind of participation are we talking about? Participation in creation, programming, or decision-making?
Who participates in what, how, and why?
What are the tools and paradigms of participation?
How does participation contribute to debates on democratization and cultural democracy?
What do cultural practitioners expect from a cultural policy aimed at fostering participation?
Through roundtables, keynote speeches, and workshops, cultural practitioners, researchers, and public officials from more than 15 European countries will share their experiences and analyses.
The conference is organized as part of Be SpectACTive! (a project supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe program), with support from 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
