Of special interest in this number is the dossier on arts and cultural education (p.26-50), presenting experiences not only from Europe, and taking stock of the achievements with a view to evaluation. The introductory article by Autissier presents an overview of the state of the art.

Also to look out for: the interview with Wallon and the analysis by Teillet on the issue of culture in the debate and political programmes of the French election campaign. The research summaries include a presentation of a recent guide on the cultural policies in small cities with reference to France. French speaking readers will appreciate the summary of a publication by Dragicevic-Sesic/Dragojevic on adaptable quality management which we hold in our collection: Arts Management in turbulent times.

Abstracts are accessible online on the website of the Observatoire at this external link.