The papers have their origin in a conference on Intellectuals and Cultural Policy, organised by the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies of the University of Warwick in Coventry in September 2005. They offer a series of case studies across different historical epochs and national contexts, mostly focusing on individual figures. In their introduction, the editors of this issue, Oliver Bennett and Jeremy Ahearne, highlight the input of autonomous public intellectuals on the cultural policy process.

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