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

[Yukihiko Yoshida]

Dear Ms. Anna Balint,
Hello from TOKYO.
Can I forward the following CFA to Japanese Society for Dance Research
http://www.danceresearch.ac/
and my friends who seems to have interest in this topic ?

Yours Sincerely,
Yukihiko YOSHIDA


> 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/>