This book explores how federalism a unique, social, and political reality that influences policy development and implementation contributes to shaping cultural policies in a variety of federations. Building on the cases of a wide variety of countries, including Argentina, India and Australia, this book presents the typical and distinctive institutional challenges that federalism brings to cultural policy. In particular, this book emphasizes four dimensions: the institutional and constitutional division of cultural powers; the governmental structures of cultural policy and the dynamics of cooperation and competition established between subnational and federal powers; local cultural policies, capital cities, and the place of municipal government; and the development of subnational cultural relations. Finally, this book also acknowledges the diversity of federations and federalisms and provides a portrait of different types of relationships between federal institutions and the cultural sphere.

Uses international case studies of a wide variety of countries, including Argentina, India and Australia Examines the type or nature of the State in order to illustrate the value of the institutional factor in cultural policy research. Adopts a comparative approach in order to preserve and understand the nuances between federalisms

Autorentext

Jonathan Paquette is Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and Director of the cultural policy research group at the Centre on Governance.

Inhalt
Chapter I - Federalism.-Chapter II - Configuration of Cultural Powers.-Chapter III - Cooperation and Competition: Cultural Governance and the Politics of Federalism.-Chapter IV - Cultural Policies, Federations and Cities.-Chapter V - Federations and Subnational International Cultural Relations.-Chapter VI - Conclusion: Governing Culture in Federations.