INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND ARTS POLICY RESEARCH1 |
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Authors: | Christopher Madden |
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Institution: | Research Analyst, International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies , PO Box 788, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia Phone: +61 2 9251 9097 Fax: +61 2 9251 9097 E-mail: c.madden@ozco.gov.au |
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Abstract: | There is a growth of networks in the cultural policy arena. Many of these networks have been formed to share information and to engage in comparative documentation and research. The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) is one such network, established with aims of consolidating the collective knowledge of arts councils and culture agencies, adding value to that knowledge, and improving the management and sharing of information on arts and cultural policy. Networks such as IFACCA impact on the research agenda in two main ways: directly, by undertaking, commissioning or collaborating on research projects, and indirectly, by highlighting the perceived information needs of their constituents or members. IFACCA’s main research programme, D’Art, is used as a case study to evaluate the direct impacts of the network, and this forms the basis for a discussion of the influence of such networks on the global arts policy research agenda. |
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Keywords: | arts policy research cultural policy research international networks |
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