A Cultural dimension to the EU's external policies : from policy statements to practice and potential / Rod Fisher

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Fisher, Rod

Publication details: Amsterdam : Boekmanstudies : LabforCulture.org, 2007Description: 168 pISBN:

9789066500877

Summary: This is the second part of a preliminary examination to ascertain whether there is sufficient interest in Member States for the development of a coherent cultural dimension to EU external policies. It builds on an initial literature and web based survey A Cultural Component as an integral part of the EU's Foreign Policy? (Amsterdam 2006' LabforCulture, University of Amsterdam and Boekmanstudies). Its task has been to verify whether the reasonably encouraging findings that emerged from the first study were true in practice, by interrogating stakeholders in six di verse EU countries: Denmark, France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal and the UK. This study provides insights about attitudes to, and the potential for, a cultural dimension to the EU's externa! policies. There seems to be no significant overt opposition towards the idea of the EU having a cultural component to its relations with the wider world. Real support for the idea is to be found in some countries, whereas in others the concept is still novel. In at least six areas, this study indicates, collective and coordinated action would have beneficial impacts on the global presence of the EU: • Building sustainable cultural cooperation with countries beyond the EU; • Strengthening understanding between peoples through intercultural dialogue; • Disseminating information and promoting EU and Member States visibility; • Promoting trade in Europe's cultural industries; • Promoting Europe's expertise in heritage; • Embedding culture in development. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 03347	1	Available (Disponible)		1900093987

Preface / Kathinka Dittrich-Van Weringh -- Introduction to and Aims of this Research Paper -- Methodology and Limitations -- Executive Summary -- International Cultural Co-operation Policies and Priorities in Six EU States -- Strengthening Culture in EU External Policies: the Commission view -- Are Governments Ready for European Cultural Co-operation Beyond the EU? -- Towards a Framework for EU Action on Culture in its External Policies -- Notes -- Annexes: 1. Denmark profile ; 2. France profile ; 3. Latvia profile ; 4. Poland profile ; 5. Portugal profile ; 6. UK profile ; 7. The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) ; 8. Draft Strategy on Culture in the European Development Policy ; 9. Biographies of researchers

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