2005-07-15
Review - Second World Culturelink Conference, Zagreb
The Second World Culturelink Conference, held in Zagreb from 9 to 12 June 2005, was attended by 150 participants from 40 countries, who represented different national and international associations, centers, cultural institutions, foundations, universities and various other organizations, or were individual Culturelink members.
The Second Conference worked in three plenary sessions and one special session devoted to the Culturelink Network.
The first plenary session was devoted to globalization and the redefined roles of all actors involved in the processes of globalization in the cultural field. The first part of the session was entitled "The End of Globalization? Redefined Role of States and National Cultures. Regionalization and Decentralization. Trans-border Cooperation". Eleven speakers took the floor to discuss a number of pertinent issues that influence changes introduced and developed by globalization processes in the cultural field. Different concepts of globalization were mentioned, as well as the new tasks and roles of cultural policies in processes of decentralization and regionalization of cultural development and cultural life. As the role of the national state diminishes, local authorities and professional organizations are taking over a number of new tasks in cultural policies and cultural development. However, with the possible decline of economic and social performance of some states, the cultural policies may again become more centralized and state oriented. As globalization prompts interconnectedness among cultures and societies, many physical borders have been abolished. However, new ones are now appearing (digital divide, high individualization of cultural values, etc.), which announces the restructuring of the global cultural space.
The second part of the first plenary session was devoted to "New Actors: Local Communities, Civil Society, Professional organizations and Individuals. New Public Policies/Cultural Policies: Developing Partnerships with Civil Society and the Private Sector. Mobility". The overview of the new actors involved in cultural life was impressive. Nine speakers presented a number of organizations, centers, or institutions involved in cultural creativity, cultural work and development of links among different spheres of life, work and cultural creativity. Notions of "network sociality" that stands for crossing different borders all the time was mentioned, as well as the new challenges for cultural policies: recognizing the hybridism of cultural field; thinking culture in relation to new forms of citizenship; understanding the uses of culture in creating lifestyles; engaging in cultural economy; establishing 'places' in the space flows; recognizing all kinds of vernaculars, as possible challenge to creativity, etc. The role of civil societies was widely discussed, as well as their specific development in transitional countries where they may be week, but still potentially important actor of cultural policies and cultural development. The need to start developing cultural policies as shared policies, implying state and private sectors, but also civil society was particularly stressed, and both positive and negative aspects of this approach mentioned.
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The first plenary session was devoted to globalization and the redefined roles of all actors involved in the processes of globalization in the cultural field. The first part of the session was entitled "The End of Globalization? Redefined Role of States and National Cultures. Regionalization and Decentralization. Trans-border Cooperation". Eleven speakers took the floor to discuss a number of pertinent issues that influence changes introduced and developed by globalization processes in the cultural field. Different concepts of globalization were mentioned, as well as the new tasks and roles of cultural policies in processes of decentralization and regionalization of cultural development and cultural life. As the role of the national state diminishes, local authorities and professional organizations are taking over a number of new tasks in cultural policies and cultural development. However, with the possible decline of economic and social performance of some states, the cultural policies may again become more centralized and state oriented. As globalization prompts interconnectedness among cultures and societies, many physical borders have been abolished. However, new ones are now appearing (digital divide, high individualization of cultural values, etc.), which announces the restructuring of the global cultural space.
The second part of the first plenary session was devoted to "New Actors: Local Communities, Civil Society, Professional organizations and Individuals. New Public Policies/Cultural Policies: Developing Partnerships with Civil Society and the Private Sector. Mobility". The overview of the new actors involved in cultural life was impressive. Nine speakers presented a number of organizations, centers, or institutions involved in cultural creativity, cultural work and development of links among different spheres of life, work and cultural creativity. Notions of "network sociality" that stands for crossing different borders all the time was mentioned, as well as the new challenges for cultural policies: recognizing the hybridism of cultural field; thinking culture in relation to new forms of citizenship; understanding the uses of culture in creating lifestyles; engaging in cultural economy; establishing 'places' in the space flows; recognizing all kinds of vernaculars, as possible challenge to creativity, etc. The role of civil societies was widely discussed, as well as their specific development in transitional countries where they may be week, but still potentially important actor of cultural policies and cultural development. The need to start developing cultural policies as shared policies, implying state and private sectors, but also civil society was particularly stressed, and both positive and negative aspects of this approach mentioned.
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source: Culturelink Network
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