1st Edition
The Impact of UNESCO on States' Cultural Policies 2005 Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The Impact of UNESCO on States' Cultural Policies focuses on the impact of the 2005 Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions on the cultural policies of eight states and substates, examining how they have integrated it into their own cultural policy.
Cultural diversity presents a challenge for all governments. As migration increases and technology makes access to worldwide cultural products easier, governments seek to maintain a vibrant culture within their states or substates so that their populations can keep a strong sense of identity. Cultural policies become key to balance cultural diversity and national identity, or to promote them in parallel. The book addresses three main themes: how governments deal with cultural diversity, especially in their cultural policies; what the impact of an international convention on individual states’ policies is; and how different states’ status (i.e. size) on the international scene affects their implementation of an international convention.
Providing a systematic comparative analysis, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of public policy, cultural policy, and international organizations. It will also be useful to policy makers involved in cultural policy.
1. Introduction
Alexandre Couture Gagnon
2. France, a contradictory ally of cultural diversity
Anne-Marie Autissier
3. “An Agreement to Differ” – Culture, Language and Cultural Diversity in Canada
M. Sharon Jeannotte
4. German federal cultural policy in the context of the 2005 UNESCO Convention
Mario Kölling
5. Language Policies and Questions of Cultural Diversity in England (2000-2018)
Jeremy Ahearne
6. Perspectives on culture, language, and cultural diversity in Finland
Maria Hirvi-Ijäs and Anna Kanerva
7. Diversity in Swedish cultural policy
Linnéa Lindsköld and Anders Frenander
Alexandre Couture Gagnon, Joaquim Rius Ulldemolins, and Mariano Martín Zamorano
9. The diversity of cultural expressions and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Michel Guérin and Roland de Bodt
10. Conclusion
Alexandre Couture Gagnon
Biography
Alexandre Couture Gagnon is Associate Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA. Her expertise includes comparative public policy, minority nations, and linguistic policy.