Unesco's Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: making it work / edited by Nina Obuljen and Joost Smiers

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Series: Culturelink joint publication ; 9Publication details: Zagreb : Institute for International Relations, 2006Description: 402 pISBN:

9536096404

Summary: On 20 October 2005, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It is designed to give states the possibility to take those measures they deem necessary for the protection and the promotion of the flourishing of the diversity of artistic expressions. This international legally binding instrument cannot remove all threats to cultural diversity; the future will bring new challenges, both in the old media and the new digital world. Therefore, one will see described in the different chapters some of the huge pitfalls that lie ahead. However, the Convention and the struggle for cultural diversity -on the theoretical level and in daily practice- are extraordinarily valuable for those who do not want to live in a world where state censorship is supplanted by monopoly control of the media and cultural industries. This book provides the history behind the adoption of the Convention, analyses its legal value and potential impact, and tries to envisage the most appropriate strategies for its effective implementation. We believe we are at critical crossroads. Down one road lies a flourishing of cultural expressions and more balanced global cultural exchanges. Down the other road lies increasing homogenisation of content and domination of markets by even fewer players. We believe it is make or break time for cultural diversity. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 01845	Available		1900093734

Introduction -- 1. The curiosity of a cultural omnivore / Joost Smiers -- 2. From Our Creative Diversity to the Convention on Cultural Diversity: Introduction to the debate / Nina Obuljen -- 3. The Convention as a response to the cultural challenges of economic globalisation / Garry Neil -- 4. Reflections on possible future legal implications of the Convention / Hélène Ruiz Fabri -- 5. Empowering audiovisual services for the future / Verena Wiedemann -- 6. Co-operation for Development: Building cultural capacity / Olaf Gerlach Hansen -- 7. Culture incorporated; or trade revisited? How the position of different countries affects the outcome of the debate on cultural trade and diversity / Caroline Pauwels, Jan Loisen, Karen Donders -- 8. Implementing the Convention / Ivan Bernier, Hélène Ruiz Fabri -- 9. Monitoring the Convention worldwide / Danielle Cliché -- 10. Unregulated markets don't exist: What kinds of regulations will promote cultural diversity? / Joost Smiers -- 11. Strategies in favour of cultural diversity: The need for a global cultural movement / Joost Smiers -- 12. Heritage conventions intertwine with the concept of cultural diversity: Asían and European perspectives / Lee Seunghwan -- 13. The Korean screen quota system undermined / Gina Yu -- 14. The Convention in Mexico: A necessary tool and a vision to be nurtured / Rafael Segovia -- 15. Negotiating diversity: The meaning of the Convention for the Arab World / Leila Rezk -- 16. After the Convention: What's next for INCD and the cultural diversity movement? / Garry Neil -- 17. Can the existing WTO legal framework take into account the cultural specificity of the audiovisual sector? / Jan Loisen -- 18. Towards a Global Cultural Contract to counter trade related cultural discrimination / Christophe Germann -- Concluding texts. Human, cultural rights: Universalism and/or cultural relativism / Joost Smiers -- What the Convention means to me / Kader Asmal -- Annex I: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions -- Annex II: References -- Annex III: Addresses and biographies of authors

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