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The thematic section of this issue
is dedicated to the topic of culture and social cohesion: Matarasso
reviews the various arguments legitimising public cultural investment;
Sacco and Zarri highlight the conditions under which culture becomes an
effective vehicle of social integration; Mazzanti deals with evaluation
and monitoring activities in the heritage field which are required to
grasp the larger role of heritage in public policies; Gordon reports on ongoing
research on the role of culture in national social cohesion policies; two
articles describe the situation related to culture and social cohesion in
Italy and the UK, and two other articles look more specifically at examples
with integrating effects from the museum and theatre sectors.
Also the documentary section includes research notes illustrating
figures and examples related to culture and cultural
heritage as tools for social cohesion.
Among the other articles, several discuss, from various perspectives, the new Italian law on
cultural and landscape assets which came into force in 2004.
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