Abstract
This chapter explores the interrelated dynamics of culture and cultural (policy) discourse. It finds that these dynamics have obscured the focus of cultural policy and cluttered its core concepts. Peeling back the dynamics of culture as interactional process, this chapter proposes to differentiate “rhetorical space” (as the locus of discourse about culture) from “cultural space”-as the locus of cultural communication. Subsequently, this chapter explores how “governance of cultural space” may offer a new perspective for cultural policy, avoiding the wicked problems ingrained in current policies and legitimising strategies. Finally, it offers new deliberations for EU cultural policy agendas, advocating a new, unifying vocabulary.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cultural Governance |
| Subtitle of host publication | Current and Future European Perspectives |
| Editors | Chris Bailey, Elena Theodoulou Charalambous, Geert Drion |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 3-28 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003829645 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032462004 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1-Jan-2023 |