Europe as a cultural project [Recurs electrònic] : Final report of the reflection group of the European Cultural Foundation (2002-2004)
Publication details: Amsterdam : European Cultural Foundation, 2005Description: 39 pOnline resources: Summary: The Reflection Group of the ECF explored the cultural dimension of the European integration, with particular reference to enlargement, and developed recommendations in the area of cultural policy, engagement of cultural operators, their networks and private foundations, and cultural research. We argue for a substantially stronger EU cultural programme for the period 2007-2013, based on Article 151, now inscribed in the draft Constitution, which aims to stimulate multilateral cultural cooperation and the mobility of artists and cultural goods, and reduce the enormous ignorance of the European citizens about each other. In analyzing some negative cultural consequences of the economic globalization, the Group reaffirms the value of cultural diversity against the homogenizing pressures of the cultural industry and especially emerging media oligopolies, suppressing local cultural practices. A counterweight should come from the cultural policies on all government levels, as part of public policies. That culture is a part of public policy is a unique European accomplishment and distinction, inspiring the rest of the world. (...) (Resource: Executive Summary) .| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Final Report of the Reflection Group of the European Cultural Foundation (2002-2004): 1. A dynamic political context ; 2. Working method ; 3. Culture in the institutional framework of the EU ; 4. The cultural consequences of economic globalization ; 5. Cultural policies as an emanation of European values ; 6. Advocacy of cultural diversity ; 7. Cultural heritage and contentious memories ; 8. Cultural perspectives of EU enlargement ; 9. Turkey's EU candidacy: a cultural issue? ; 10. The Mediterranean as a cultural realm ; 11. The cultural dimension of the EU foreign and security policy ; 12. Europe as a public space ; 13. Conclusions: a complex constellation with multiple players ; 14. Recommendations ; References ; Appendices (members, meetings, papers of the Reflection Group) -- Ten ways of looking at Europe. Members of the Reflection Group share their individual perspectives on the cultural challenges facing Europe today: Future History / Otto von der Gablentz - Nostalgia and Hope / Andrei Pleşu - Four Snapshots and a Commentary / Želimir Žilnik - No Europe Without a European Coffee House / Geert Mak - Weighing Culture by the Tonne / Michael Naumann - Europe as a Supranational Reality / Krzysztof Pomian - Provocations / Sonja Licht - The Example of the Hijâb / Nasr Abu Zayd - Culture’s Crisis of Attention / Maarten van Veen - A Plea for Some Transatlantic Solidarity / Dragan Klaic
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