CfA European Cultural Foundation- The 1st Cultural Policy Research Award

[anna balint]

Call for Application: European Cultural Foundation- The 1st Cultural
Policy Research Award
Application deadline: February 25, 2004

Within the framework of Enlargement of Minds, an action-line on the
cultural impact of EU enlargement, the European Cultural Foundation
announces the 1st Cultural Policy Research Award (CPR Award). Focus:
European enlargement - which policy for art and culture?
Enlargement is a transnational issue affecting countries already in the
EU, those about to enter and those who will still be waiting to enter.
The fact that the EU does not sufficiently examine its own cultural
policy emphasizes
the need for policy research within the European transnational context.
We are almost fifteen years on from the major political shift that took
place in Europe in 1989, and the ongoing process of integration has
brought substantial changes- the cultural implications of these changes
need to
feature on both the political and research agendas. This puts at the
forefront the need for cultural policy research within a European
transnational context.
The main aim of the Cultural Policy Research Award (CPR Award) is to
stimulate academic research in the field of cultural policy, with an
emphasis on the implications of enlargement; the research will throw light
on contemporary European cultural issues and problems, possibly
analyzing them and working towards new policy solutions. The CPR Award
should also contribute to the creation of a cultural policy
"infrastructure"- a
network of scholars with competence in comparative research projects
related to cultural policy.
Additionally, the CPR Award project aims to evaluate existing research
achievements, identify existing academic centers and promote an
interdisciplinary approach in the sphere of cultural policy research.
The overall theme of the research is 'cultural implications of
enlargement'.
Preference will be given to those whose proposed research covers a topic
of interest in contemporary Europe regarding the cultural implications
of enlargement. Research may focus on a variety of topics. Proposed topics
related to cultural policy education or the re-modeling of the cultural
system and cultural institutions will be taken into consideration.
Legal, economic, social, managerial, ethical, technological and other
relevant issues (e.g. media & communication) will receive equal
attention in the evaluation process.
Priority will be given to the evaluative, comparative and
action-research projects, which cover the European or macro- regional
space. Research outcomes should contain relevant policy proposals for
systemic and
structural changes, or innovative, new ideas for re-thinking the
position of arts and culture in an enlarging Europe.
Young academics, researchers and policymakers (aged 35 or under) are
eligible for the 10,000 Euro award.
More information:
http://www.cpraward.org <http://www.cpraward.org/>