Cultural Governance (E)

first cycle, Master

The participants:
• distinguish between global systems of cultural governance on organizational and field level.
• critically assess the advantages and disadvantages, challenges and benefits of the systems.
• compose positive governance mechanisms and apply the systems in terms of ethical and social responsibility.

not applicable

Cultural governance has different systems and levels of action around the world: Boards play a role in the Anglo-Saxon world, cultural policy in European countries as well as in some former colonized countries. In democracies, they share the same concerns such as participation and representation, organizational development, social change and democratic principles. However, governance can also be used as an ideological instrument, as can be observed in illiberal democracies. The seminar deals with the systematic categorization of forms and norms of cultural governance at the field level and at the level of individual organizations. Questions of transformation and current social and political challenges provide the context do understand the role of governance in the arts world.

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Ansell, C.K., Torfing, J. 2022. Handbook on theories of governance
Rentschler, R. 2015. Arts Governance. People, Passion, Performance. Routledge
Rentschler, R. et al. (ed). 2025. The Routledge Companion to Governance in the Arts World. 2025.
Toledo Silvia, G. 2015. “UNESCO and the coining of cultural policy”, 10th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis, 8–10 July 2015, Lille, France.
Turbide, J., C. Laurin, L. Lapierre and R. Morissette. 2008. “Financial crisis in the arts sector: Is governance
the illness or the cure?” in: International Journal of Arts Management 10(2), 4–13

Portfolio exam

English

2

seminar

3