This edited collection brings together distinguished scholars across a range of academic disciplines to explore how the European Union engages with culture. The book examines the ways in which cultural issues have been framed at the EU level and the policies and instruments to which they have given vent.

Autorentext
Tawhida Ahmed, City University, UK Mira Burri, University of Bern, Switzerland Rachael Craufurd Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK Carmina Crusafon, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Karen Donders, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Delia Ferri, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland Kristina Irion, University of Amsterdam, Holland Anna Kandyla, European University Institute, Italy Tania Kyriakou, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Greece Jan Loisen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Peggy Valcke, KU Leuven, Belgium Annabelle Littoz-Monnet, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland Giuseppe Mazziotti, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland John Morijn, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Tim Raats, Centre for Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication (iMinds-SMIT), Belgium Céline Romainville, National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS), France Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Katharine Sarikakis, University of Vienna, Austria Peggy Valcke, KU Leuven, Belgium

Inhalt
Introduction: Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
PART I: THE EU CULTURAL POLICY

1. The Cultural Logic Of Economic Integration; Rachael Craufurd Smith
2. Encapsulating EU Cultural Policy Into The EU's Growth And Competiveness Agenda: Explaining The Success Of A Paradigmatic Shift In Brussels; Annabelle Littoz-Monnet
3. The Cultural Open Method Of Coordination; Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
4. The Creative Europe Programme: Policy-Making Dynamics And Outcomes; Anna Kandyla
   PART II: EU INTERNAL POLICIES AND CULTURE
5. The Protection Of National Treasures In The EU Single Market; Tania Kyriakou
6. Cultural Diversity In The Digital Age: EU Competences, Policies And Regulations For Diverse Audiovisual And Online Content; Kristina Irion And Peggy Valcke
7. Cultural Diversity And The EU Copyright Policy And Regulation; Giuseppe Mazziotti
8. Digital Rights Management And Rights Licensing In The Online Music Sector: A Case For Cultural Diversity?; Katharine Sarikakis
9. Cultural Diversity And State Aids To The Cultural Sector; Delia Ferri
10. Cultural Diversity And State Aids To Public Service Media; Karen Donders And Tim Raats
    PART III: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
11. The EU Charter Of Fundamental Rights And Cultural Diversity In The EU; John Morijn
12. The Right To Access Culture Under EU Law; Céline Romainville
13. The EU's Relationship With Minority Rights; Tawhida Ahmed
    PART IV: EU EXTERNAL POLICIES AND CULTURE
14. The European Union, The World Trade Organization And Cultural Diversity; Mira Burri
15. The Implementation Of The UNESCO Convention On The Protection And Promotion Of The Diversity Of Cultural Expressions In EU External Relations; Jan Loisen
16. EU Cultural Cooperation With Third Countries: The Cases Of Latin America And The Mediterranean; Carmina Crusafon
    Conclusion: Culture And The European Union; Evangelia Psychogiopoulou