Cultural Trends Journal

New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research.
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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...

What can cultural policy learn from global networks?
New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy.
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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...

Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation?
New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts.
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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...

Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity?
New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce.
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Episode 2 — Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?

🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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Cultural Trends Publishes timely investigations on issues in the arts, culture and creative sectors, and critically engages with policy debates from international perspectives.

📢 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
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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...

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.

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Now underway: a powerful keynote conversation between Néstor García Canclini and Susan Oman, exploring what kinds of cultural policies we need in an age shaped by digital platforms.

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Opening remarks from leaders across PUCP, the British Council, and Cultural Trends have set a reflective tone on cultural policy in times of transformation.

The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪

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.

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.

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Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy

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...

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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...

Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research.

Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:

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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...

Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models.

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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...

Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves.

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Democracy as creative practice: weaving a culture of civic life Published in Cultural Trends (Ahead of Print, 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...

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International Conference The International Conference on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development is part of the global dialogues on cultural policy.

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.
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International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue.
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#GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment

International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation.
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth

International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South.
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#KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership

International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP.
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International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out.
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#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP

International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South.
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Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy Cultural Trends Roundtable · Episode

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...

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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...

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:
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Cultural Trends Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends

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...
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Cultural Trends Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends

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

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.

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.