comming soon ;; European Congress on cultural policy „kultur.macht.europa”
(2007 02 27 10:51)
The Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft – the German nationwide association for the conceptual and practical further development of cultural policy is inviting cultural operators, policy makers, practitioners to Berlin to takes part in the Fourth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy entitled culture.powers.europe.
The organisers have the ambition to cover during two days almost all current questions discussed in Europe. The congress' concept says: „Europe is a continent of culture and a great attraction - a fact of which Europeans themselves are often the least aware. The variety of languages, cultures, traditions and forms of artistic expression, and also the wealth of the cultural heritage and the diversity and quality of the offerings and activities in the different branches of the arts, are considered to be creativity and identity resources that make Europe stand out in the world. But does Europe also exploit this potential at home? Is the existing cultural diversity in itself really sufficient as an identification offering for creating a »Europe of the Citizens«? If it is true that the »Cultural Power Europe« is attractive to people of all continents, also because of its cultural potentials, is European cultural policy then not more challenged to actively field these forces of attraction in the world of global competition? The Fourth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy will look into these questions”.
For the detailed programme and speaker's list click here.
6 panels and 12 discussion forums are planned, e.g.
Panel 1: Europe as a Cultural Power.
How Does Europe Make Use of the Opportunities of its Cultural Diversity?
Panel 2: Where Do We Stand? On the Way to a European Cultural Policy.
Foundations - Strategies - Prospects
Panel 3: Culture Needs Publicity.
Culture in the Context of a European Communication Policy
Panel 4: Culture as a Component of European Foreign Policy?
Panel 5: Culture and Business - The Same Struggle?
European Cultural Diversity and Global Players
Panel 6: europe.powers.culture - But how?
Demands on the European Cultural Policy of the Future
Culture politicians face questions from young Europeans
Forums:
1. Culture in the Cities. The local cultural collaboration.
2.Cultural Export - Cultural Exchange - Artistic Cooperation
Transnational European Cultural Work
3.European Culture of Commemoration?
4. Discovering and Experiencing Europe. The Contribution of Cultural Tourism
5.The Poverty and Wealth of the Creative Class in Europe
6.Information Event: European Structural Funds and Their Importance for Culture
7.Cultural Capital of Europe - More than Just an Event
8. Europe as a Culture Market. Development or Monopolisation of Creative Forces?
9. Blogs, News and Internet - The Other Public in Europe
10.Culture in the European Region Reservoir for Tradition - Source of Innovation.
11. Round Table: Creating Networks - Pooling Interests.
Representation of Cultural Policy Interests in Europe
12. Promoting European Projects: How does Cultural Cooperation work in Europe, and what is "European Added Value"?