This book focuses on cultural policy in the UK between 1997 and 2010 under the Labour party (or 'New Labour', as it was temporarily rebranded). It is based on interviews with major figures and examines a range of policy areas including the arts, creative industries, copyright, film policy, heritage, urban regeneration and regional policy.

This is a very valuable book, in part as it fills a huge gap in the research. this book covers a huge territory as it is, and given its achievement in presenting a series of complex situations with admirable clarity, it should become a core text on any reading list relating to UK culture and politics since Thatcher. (Jonathan Vickery, Democratic Audit UK, democraticaudit.com, January, 2017)

Autorentext
David Hesmondhalgh is Professor of Media, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds, UK.

Kate Oakley is Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Leeds, UK.

David Lee is Lecturer in Cultural Industries and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK.

Melissa Nisbett is Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management at King's College London, UK.

Inhalt

1. Culture, Politics and Equality: the Challenge for Social Democracy
2. New Labour, Culture and Creativity
3. The Arts: Access, Excellence and Instrumentalism
4. What Was Creative Industries Policy? Film, Copyright, and the Shift to Creative Economy
5. Cultural Policy and the Regions
6. Policy Innovation: NESTA and Creative Partnerships
7. Heritage
8. How Did New Labour Do On Arts and Culture? And What Happened Next?