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Belgique. Ministère de la Communauté française. Direction générale de la
culture; Lebon, France (ed.)
Patrimoine et vie collective. - Bruxelles : Ministère, 2006. -
359 p. : ill.
(Culture, éducation permanente ; no. 9)
This anthology is dedicated to the citizenship dimension of cultural and
natural heritage. The 44 contributions are written by professionals of the
heritage sector - representatives of associations, managers of cultural
institutions, researchers, policy makers - and present a large variety of
projects and activities which link heritage and community life, mainly from
Belgium, reporting also from Council of Europe and UNESCO experiences. The
principal topics are involvement and participation of citizens, heritage
education and awareness raising, collective memory and quality life. The
texts illustrate that reaching out to the citizen is a vital aspect of the
accessibility of heritage, and also how important access to heritage is for
identify formation.
Keywords: compilation - cultural heritage - natural heritage -
lifelong education - civic education - community development - cultural
programmes - Belgium - UNESCO - Council of Europe activities - community
participation - cultural identity - quality of life - local development -
sustainable development - environmental awareness - urban planning
Call number: CP.D.9.5/1 |
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Bloomfield, Jude; Bianchini, Franco
"Cultural citizenship and urban governance in Western Europe". In:
Stevenson, Nick (ed.): Culture and citizenship. London, etc. : Sage
Publications, 2001, p. 99-123
This paper uses the concept of citizenship to analyse cultural policies in
Western societies, with a special focus on cities as the key locus of
citizenship and meeting place of cultures. The authors start by presenting
the political and social context of the debates concerning citizenship, and
then go on to review a variety of conceptions of citizenship and of culture,
as well as their consequences for cultural theory and policy. In particular
cultural pluralism raises challenges which require both a civic identity and
an intercultural literacy (understanding of culture as a living process,
enabling cultural interaction between communities). According to the
underlying notion of social, emancipatory or passive citizenship, the
authors identify three phases in urban cultural policy from the end of World
War II until today. The last one, the "economic turn", builds on the citizen
as private consumer, views cities mainly as physical and economic entities,
and focuses on city centres. The authors conclude by advocating a civic
dimension to urban cultural policies: In order to turn cultural diversity
into a positive enhancement of society, it is necessary to reconnect all
groups to the local political life by stimulating their self-organisation,
political participation and public presence, and to reconstitute the public
sphere as a pluralist cultural space. This, in turn, requires an integrated
approach to urban cultural policy making, defined by Mercer and Bianchini as
cultural planning.
Keywords: cultural pluralism - cultural participation - community
participation - nationality - cultural aspect - cultural minorities -
cultural rights - equal opportunity - cultural theory - cultural policy -
urban areas - historical aspect - social movements - cultural interaction -
civic education - local government - urban renewal - quality of life -
cultural planning - Western Europe
Call number: CP.G.2/1 Blo |
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Comune di Siena. Centro europeo di ricerca sulla conservazione e sul
restauro (CERR)
Carte, risoluzioni e documenti per la conservazione ed il restauro:
Siena, 14-15 marzo 2003. - Pisa : Pacinieditore, 2006. - 199 p. -
ISBN 88-7781-769-0
(Quaderni del CERR ; 3)
The papers collected here are the result of a conference on the provisions
for heritage conservation and restoration which took place in Siena in March
2003. Together, they illustrate the development of the concept of cultural
heritage and of standard-setting in this area, in Italy and at international
level. Thus, a line is drawn from the Athens Conference on the conservation
of monuments in 1931 and the adoption of the international Venice Charter
for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites of 1964, to the
international instruments of ICOMOS, ICOM, UNESCO and the Council of Europe,
which today provide principles and guidelines for the protection and
restoration of historic towns and urban areas, architectural heritage,
archaeological heritage, historic gardens, world heritage, considering also
the issues of sustainable valuation, preventive conservation of heritage,
and the effects of tourism. The final section presents a couple of texts
which concern the professional life of conservers and restorers, covering
aspects of occupational profiles, professional ethics, standards and skills.
Keywords: conference report - cultural property preservation -
international instruments - cultural legislation - historical aspect - Italy
- UNESCO - Council of Europe activities - international organizations -
cultural professional - cultural heritage - vocational training - deontology
Call number: CP.D.9.2/2 |
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Council of Europe. Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Heritage for the future -- realising the economic and social potential
of a key asset : proceedings of an international symposium organised in
co-operation with the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions and
the City of Norwich, Norwich (United Kingdom), 9-10 September 2004.
- Strasbourg : Council of Europe, 2005. - 142 p. - ISBN 92-871-5862-2
(Local and regional action; n° 6)
This publication documents the symposium on the heritage of European towns
and their economic and social importance, organised by the Congress of the
Council of Europe in Norwich in 2004. It contains the main statements and
presentations, as well as the proceedings of the round table on heritage as an asset,
and also includes the programme, the list of participants and the text of
the final declaration. In the best practice section, case studies from
Ghent, Kyiv, Diyarbakir (Turkey) and Porvoo (Finland) are presented. One
section is dedicated to the potential of cultural routes, including an
overview by Capp on the Council of Europe programme. Further sections deal
with cultural heritage and technology, and culture in the relation between
international organisations and the public. One of the conclusions of this
colloquy is that the conservation of the heritage has to be balanced with
the requirements and challenges of contemporary society.
Keywords: conference report - cultural heritage - urban areas -
social impact - economic evaluation - cultural tourism - Council of Europe
activities - museums - technological change - international organizations -
cultural users - cultural property preservation
Call number: CP.D.9.4/2aVersion française: |
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Conseil de l'Europe. Congrès des Pouvoirs locaux et régionaux de l'Europe
Un patrimoine pour l'avenir, exploiter le potentiel économique et
social d'un atout fondamental : actes du Colloque international organisé en
coopération avec l'Association européenne des villes et régions historiques,
et la ville de Norwich (Royaume-Uni), 9-10 septembre 2004. -
Strasbourg : Conseil de l'Europe, 2005. - 150 p. - ISBN 92-871-5861-4
(Action locale et régionale; n° 6)
Call number: CP.D.9.4/2b |
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Demorgon, Jacques; Müller, Burkhard; Lipiansky, Edmond-Marc; Nicklas, Hans
Dynamiques interculturelles pour l'Europe. - Paris : Anthropos,
2003. - xiii, 346 p. - ISBN 2-7178-4612-3
(Exploration interculturelle et science sociale)
This book deals with the intercultural relations that are actually taking
place between European countries via exchanges and encounters of individuals
in schools, universities and associations. The first part discusses how this
"voluntary interculturality" has grown, how this is linked to the
developments of the respective societies and nations, how it influences the
perception of similarities and differences, and what it means for the
cultures in a unified Europe. In this context, the authors highlight the
value of cultural differences, in particular in relation to a
transculturality which is considered a kind of common denominator across
cultures. A separate chapter is dedicated to the activities of the
French-German Youth Office (Office franco-allemand pour la Jeunesse - OFAJ)
and its various partner organisations. The second part presents the ways how
the intercultural experiences are made, perceived, communicated, studied and
understood, looking at different approaches such as communicative action,
participative observation, drama workshops and action research. The authors
then go on to strike a balance and evaluate the exchange practices with
regard to the fostering of interculturality in Europe. The final section is
dedicated to the issue of intercultural education and training, comparing a
couple of existing training courses and contexts such as international
affairs, business administration, social work with migrants, etc. Other
topics are competences and certification, and the evaluation of
intercultural training. Concluding, the authors underline again the impact
of intercultural exchanges for the European construction.
Keywords: compilation - cultural exchange - intercultural education -
intercultural communication - European integration - exchange programmes -
Germany - France - value systems - cultural factors - youth - civil society
- cultural interaction - cultural differentiation - psychology - educational
sciences - training courses - educational qualifications
Call number: CP.B.7.2/31 |
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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
Schreckens Männer -- Versuch über den radikalen Verlierer. -
Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 2006. - 53 p. - ISBN 3-518-06820-s
The topic of this essay, published previously in a shorter version in the
German magazine Der Spiegel in November 2005, is the radical loser, a
kind of person who feels victimised by the entire world, hates himself as
much as the forces that oppress him, isolates himself until the pent-up
anger and delusion discharges itself in killing and running amok. The author
draws the line from the individual to the collective, which groups several
losers under an ideological banner, and goes on to analyse the violent
Islamist movement with its terrorism and suicide bombing in this sense as a
global loser-collective. As reason he adduces the feeling of inferiority due
to the continuous and unparalleled decline of the Arab civilisation which
has lost since the middle ages its power, prestige, its cultural and
economic weight. The Arab world's enormous scientific, technical and
industrial deficit, its intellectual and material dependency, in combination
with unproductiveness and underdevelopment is experienced as unbearable
humiliation. Arab societies have not yet managed to successfully face the
challenges of modernity such as the Indian, the Chinese or the Korean ones.
The project of the self-appointed Islamist representatives consists of
organising the suicide of an entire civilisation: the destructive energy of
Islamist actions is mainly directed against Muslims and has been detrimental
to the living conditions of Muslims around the world. Thus, Enzensberger
draws a rather harsh, if somewhat simplistic, psychological profile of the
Arab civilisation, which provides, however, interesting insights. Religion
has just an ideological role in Islamism, like a second-hand faith.
Emigration seems to enhance the psychological risks, as direct confrontation
with Western civilisation can produce cultural shocks. Dialogue as remedy
for the conflict with Islamism is nothing but delusion.
A shorter version of this essay (the Spiegel version) is available online in
English:
http://www.signandsight.com/features/493.html.
Keywords: cultural conflicts - psychology - violence - terrorism -
Arab states - Arab culture - civilisation - cultural change -
underdevelopment - freedom of expression - social problems
Call number: CP.B.7.2/32 |
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Madden, Christopher
"Cross-country comparisons of cultural statistics : issues and good
practice". In: Cultural trends 56 = Vol. 14(4) December 2005, p.
299-316
This article investigates how cultural statistics are used in the comparison
of national cultural policies. After a brief overview of the current state
of cultural statistics and comparative cultural policy analysis, the author
reviews the cultural policy literature, evaluating the quality of
cross-country comparisons, identifying the problems in making comparisons,
and offering some measures to mitigate them. The main issues and
recommendations are summarised in the appendix as a "checklist" of
good-practice techniques. Despite significant advances in the production of
cultural statistics, inter-country comparisons of cultural data are still
limited, as differences rather refer to the measurement than to different
cultural phenomena.
Keywords: literature review - comparative analysis - cross country
analysis - cultural research - cultural statistics - methodology -
measurement
Call number: CP.J CT56_299-316 |
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The Other Sea (Drugo more); Miskovic, Davor (ed.)
Contributions to cultural strategy in Rijeka = Prilozi kulturnoj
strategiji Rijeke. - Rijeka : The Other Sea, 2004. - 1 v. (various
pagings)
This bilingual (English/Croatian) report presents the findings of a project,
carried out in 2003-2004 by the Rijeka City Council and various other
associations and individuals of Rijeka in the context of the Policies for
Culture programme of the European Cultural Foundation and the ECUMEST
Association. To stimulate the creation of a local cultural strategy, a
series of public debates were organised. The opening chapter by the editor
is a synthesis of the discussions. The following chapters deal with the
specific subjects discussed: general aspects of a cultural strategy,
education in culture and audience development, public facilities in culture,
cultural financing issues, and projections and visions of culture. The
second part consists of a review of the project (Katunaric), a reflection on
the relationship between a local and a national cultural strategy (Zlatar),
and an evaluation of existing local cultural policies in South Eastern
Europe. The volume also includes the rules for Monopolis, a dice game around
strategic goals in the cultural field, and the folded cover provides the
game board and cards.
Keywords: compilation - cultural development - local level -
strategic planning - Croatia - urban areas - community development -
cultural life - cultural heritage - cultural objectives - local government -
policy making
Call number: CP.CRO.12.2/1 |
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Szabó-Pap, Gabriella; KultúrPont Iroda
One? Two? Or more? -- the levels of cultural cooperation in Europe :
information publication. - Budapest : KultúrPont Iroda, 2006. - 20
p. : ill. - ISBN 963-86766-9-8
This booklet deals with the functions and challenges of international
cultural relations from the perspective of cultural administrators. The
author presents the role of culture in shaping a country's international
image, putting special emphasis on Hungary. She then goes on to describe the
various levels of international cultural cooperation, starting from cultural
activities abroad, looking then at bilateral cultural relations, and
discussing finally the difficulties of multilateral co-operation projects.
In this context, the various regional co-operation frames in which Hungary
participates in Europe are presented: Visegrád group, Central European
Initiative, Council of Europe and European Union. The paper illustrates how
learning is a prerequisite for any cultural relation, and how co-operation
constantly offers occasions to learn something new to open minded cultural
professionals. Another important point made is that multilateral cooperation
is based on bilateral co-operation.
Available online in PDF:
http://www.kulturpont.hu/letolt/kiadvany/.
Keywords: cultural cooperation - international cooperation - cultural
objectives - cultural interaction - Hungary - bilateral relations -
multilateral relations - diplomacy - intercultural communication -
information exchange
Call number: CP.A.1.0/27 |
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Thérond, Daniel
"Les conventions du Conseil de l'Europe en matière de patrimoine culturel".
In: Carte, risoluzioni e documenti per la conservazione ed il restauro.
Pisa : Pacinieditore, 2006, p. 57-64
This paper, prepared for an international conference in Siena in 2003,
presents the standard-setting activities of the Council of Europe with
reference to the conservation of cultural heritage. After a brief outline of
the Council's intergovernmental work and reference texts in that area, the
author examines the contributions of the Grenada Convention of 1985, the
Valetta Convention of 1992, and the Florence Convention of 2000 to the
protection of heritage in Europe. The texts, of which the first two
originated in the need to respond to devastating urban renewal programmes, focus
on the consideration of heritage in town and country planning, advocating
integrated conservation principles, and provide a comprehensive legal and
administrative framework for heritage management and protection, including
also issues of awareness raising and participation. The author then goes on
to describe the monitoring and implementation of these instruments. Outlining
recent work of the Council of Europe towards a transversal approach to
heritage, he presents the ongoing preparation of a new reference text which
shall open the perspectives of heritage to the persons and their identities,
focussing on its social functions. This text has later been adopted as the
Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro
Convention 2005).
Keywords: cultural property preservation - international instruments
- Council of Europe activities - international cooperation - urban planning
- regional planning - cultural heritage - social impact - cultural identity
Call number: CP.D.9.2/2 THE |
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