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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.

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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A new group of articles in Cultural Trends explores cultural democracy, creative labour, cultural policy, museums, arts entrepreneurship, basic income, gender inequality, cultural sustainability and the changing conditions of cultural work. Explore: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Jenni Pekkarinen & Kati Uusi-Rauva examine early-stage arts entrepreneurs in Finland as value creators within and beyond the cultural ecosystem, foregrounding responsibility, values and plural forms of value. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Arts entrepreneurs as value creators in and beyond the cultural ecosystem
Artists who work as, or plan to become, entrepreneurs often face identity and value conflicts as well as precarious conditions, yet many arts entrepreneurs find entrepreneurship a meaningful way of...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: J. Leiva & A. Keller ask whether cultural democracy can be measured through cultural habits surveys, showing that decision-making power and cultural agency often remain overlooked. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Is it possible to measure cultural democracy? An approach based on cultural habits surveys
As part of the democratisation of culture policies, surveys of cultural habits (the cultural access and participation surveys, CAPS) are now part of the cultural policy research agenda in countries...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Ana Žuvela examines how cultural democracy can be operationalised in Croatia through socio-cultural centres, civil-public partnerships and shared decision-making over public cultural resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Operationalising cultural democracy – the experience from a transitional society
This article examines the operationalisation of cultural democracy within Croatian cultural policy and explores how it can be practically implemented in transitional societies. The analysis employs...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Luca Antoniazzi analyses Italy’s COVID-19 policy response in cinema and the performing arts, asking whether the crisis became a missed opportunity for longer-term cultural policy reform. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Missed opportunities? An analysis of Italy’s policy response to COVID-19 in cinema and the performing arts1
Focusing specifically on the case of Italy, this paper contributes to the ongoing debates on cultural policy in Europe relating to the Covid-19 pandemic and more broadly to debates on cultural poli...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Anna Bull examines sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality in the UK film and television industry, showing how harassment can damage careers, skills development, confidence and creative freedom. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality in the UK film and television industry
Existing research has examined how gender inequality enables sexual harassment in the film and television industry but has not analysed sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality. This artic...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Justin O’Connor, Sam Whiting & Tully Barnett critically examine basic income for artists, cultural work, automation, public value and the wider conditions needed for artistic practice to flourish. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Mark Robinson speaks with Annabel Turpin and Gavin Barlow, co-directors of Future Arts Centres, about cultural sustainability, cultural leadership, place, community and the role of arts centres. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Jana Horová & Magdalena Sawczuk rethink audience engagement in museums, exploring how regional institutions in Poland and Czechia navigate post-pandemic social and economic challenges. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Re-thinking audience engagement: how museums in Poland and Czechia navigate recent challenges
The main purpose of the study is to explore and conceptualize how regional museums in Poland and the Czech Republic implement audience engagement strategies in response to contemporary socio-econom...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Süheyla Schroeder examines work, value and visibility in Berlin’s craft makers sector, arguing for greater recognition of craft makers as cultural and ethical agents, not only economic actors. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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All creative practices (don't) matter: work, value, and visibility in Berlin's craft makers sector
The article explores how craft makers navigate the tension between creative autonomy and market demands within the current economic and cultural policy frameworks. Drawing on an ethnographic study ...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Gilhyun Kim explores active citizenship in creative placemaking, examining what motivates and enables meaningful citizen participation in arts districts — and what barriers still prevent authentic engagement. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Active citizenship in creative placemaking: motivating and enabling conditions in arts districts
This study examines the dynamics of citizen participation in the decision-making processes of an arts district, integrating Kruks-Wisner’s Theory of Active Citizenship into the creative placemaking...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New in Cultural Trends: Steven Hadley, Trine Bille & Mark Taylor critically examine “Swiftonomics”, asking whether Taylor Swift’s economic impact represents creative destruction or the amplification of existing cultural economy dynamics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Understanding “Swiftonomics”: creative destruction or more of the same?
This article critically examines the concept of “Swiftonomics”, widely used in media and policy discourse to describe the economic and cultural impact of Taylor Swift. For cultural policy, it is im...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
New book review in Cultural Trends Sally Robinson reviews Mark Deuze’s Well-Being and Creative Careers, exploring the tensions between creative fulfilment, precarity, and wellbeing. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CulturalTrends #BookReview #CreativeLabour
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
New from Cultural Trends Recent articles explore cultural policy, class and taste, diversity data, and inclusion across urban design, festivals, and the screen industries. Read the latest research here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu... #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalResearch
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Publishes timely investigations on issues in the arts, culture and creative sectors, and critically engages with policy debates from international perspectives.
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Coming up this week: Cultural Trends Roundtable 3 The Politics of Participation: Navigating Cultural Policy through Community Arts 🗓 1 April ⏰ 5pm GMT 📍 Online 🎟 Register now: lnkd.in/gFc4MCFi #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CommunityArts
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Reminder: Applications to join the Cultural Trends General Editorial Board close today at 5pm (GMT). If you’ve been considering applying, now is the moment. Details: lnkd.in/gBjE3-g3 #CulturalPolicy #AcademicPublishing #GlobalScholarship
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
What can cultural policy learn from global networks? New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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Case study Culturelink: re-examining network’s legacy as inspiration for transformative cultural policies
This article explores the impact of the Culturelink Network over its three decades of operation, asserting its potential as a significant source of inspiration and influence for shaping future cult...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation? New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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Towards equal creative freedom: Universal Basic Income and the socioeconomic conditions of artistic work
This article explores the implications of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the artistic sector. Firstly, it presents the tensions between artistic autonomy and the market. Secondly, it showcases som...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity? New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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The work-preference model and the broader creative workforce: theory and application
Models of artist labor supply, like the work-preference model, assume that artists are intrinsically motivated to engage in creative work. This intrinsic motivation leads artists to engage in artis...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory? open.spotify.com/episode/679x...
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Episode 2 — Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026. Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy. ⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...
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Publishes timely investigations on issues in the arts, culture and creative sectors, and critically engages with policy debates from international perspectives.
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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. 🔗 dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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... #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research
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Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research. Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article: doi.org/10.1080/0954... #HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #Museums #CulturalPolicy
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalPolicy #CulturalTrends
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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... doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalTrends
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Democracy as creative practice: weaving a culture of civic life
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment
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PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth
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PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership
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PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CultureAndDevelopment #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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP
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PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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... Follow: open.spotify.com/show/27Lkgua...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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: doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalValue #ArtsResearch
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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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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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
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Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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.
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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.
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Delighted to announce Nancy Duxbury as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Excited to announce Brea Heidelberg as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
⏳ Only 2 days left! Join the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development, co-hosted by @pucminas.bsky.social & Cultural Trends. 📄 lnkd.in/drmg5xpF
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ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) and Cultural Trends invite you to: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue Lima, Peru 5-7 Novemb...
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Thrilled to announce Dr Steven Hadley as a keynote at the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue in Lima this November — exploring cultural policy & sustainable development. Proposals due 14 July. Details: lnkd.in/drmg5xpF #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue
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Cultural Trends Journal @ctjournal.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Call for submissions: Cultural Trends special issue on research methods & experiences in cultural & creative industries. Deadline: 5 Jan 2026. Details here 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/call-s... #CulturalTrends #CCIs #CallForSubmissions
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Call for Submissions: Special Issue for Cultural Trends Research Methods and Experiences in Cultural and Creative Industries Studies
Guest Editors: Dr Nazlı Alimen (BCU) and Dr Lezley George (Kingston University) Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) include sectors rooted in cultural heritage, artistic expression, design, and in...
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