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Cultural Trends is a peer-reviewed journal analysing cultural policy and the arts sector, publishing rigorous research connecting scholars, practitioners and policymakers worldwide.
Cultural Trends Roundtable 2: 2 December, 10:00am GMT:

Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field.

Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Starting tomorrow: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue opens at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima - researchers & policymakers from around the world to discuss culture’s role in sustainable development.

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Conferencia Internacional “Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible: Un Diálogo Global” | PUCP
La Conferencia Internacional Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible forma parte de los diálogos globales sobre políticas culturales.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New in Cultural Trends: from Chile’s Galería CIMA to Portugal’s arts policy, museums & democracy, & García Canclini’s legacy in Latin America.

+ our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice.

Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...

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Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
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October 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research.

Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:

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Hybrid cultures. On Néstor García Canclini's contribution to cultural research in Latin America
The publication of García Canclini's Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity in 1990 was a turning point in the way the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies anal...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models.

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Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy
As culture exists and evolves predominantly in society, democratic principles provide a strong foundation for future cultural development. Through a range of case studies and provocations from Lati...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves.

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Between cultural democratisation and cultural democracy: the design of a cultural policy in Portugal
This study investigates the design of the Social Impact Commitment of Cultural Organisations (CISOC) within Portugal’s National Plan for the Arts (NPA) and focuses on two distinct conceptualisation...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Democracy as creativity. Read Jae-an Crisman’s review of Democracy as Creative Practice + hear authors Tom Borrup & Andrew Zitcer on our first podcast 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...

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Democracy as creative practice: weaving a culture of civic life
Published in Cultural Trends (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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October 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Global Dialogues – PUCP, Lima

Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis.
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International Conference
The International Conference on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development is part of the global dialogues on cultural policy.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue.
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation.
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South.
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#KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP.
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out.
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#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South.
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cultural Trends Roundtable now streaming on Spotify.

🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...

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Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
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August 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3
Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere?
Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context.

Read it here:
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The mutability of cultural value: a critical analysis
The contemporary cultural value debate has been broadly UK-driven, albeit with European and international dimensions. However, the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent focus on sector working condi...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3

From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.

Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
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Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends
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August 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3

From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.

Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
#CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt
Cultural Trends
Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends
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August 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Thrilled to announce Víctor Vich as a keynote for the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue, co-hosted with PUCP, 5–7 November in Lima. Excited for his perspectives on culture, citizenship & public space.
July 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Delighted to announce Mónica Lacarrieu as a keynote for the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue, co-hosted with PUCP, 5–7 November in Lima. Looking forward to her insights on culture, heritage & territory.
July 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Delighted to announce Nancy Duxbury as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima.

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July 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Excited to announce Brea Heidelberg as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima.

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July 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Thrilled to welcome Jordi Baltà as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima, supported by the Cultural Centre of Spain in Lima.

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July 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM