The research group for cultural life and cultural policy at Telemark Research has for more than 30 years been a leading environment for cultural policy analysis. We work cross-disciplinary and empirically, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches in our research. The research is communicated through reports, scientific articles, books, and lectures.
Written by:Nanna Løkka
Green and sustainable cultural policy Telemarksforsking examines how the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the green transition are reflected in Norwegian cultural policy at the national and local levels. On one hand, we study the changes taking place in policy development and implementation at the state, county, and municipal levels; on the other, we explore […]
Written by:Nanna Løkka
Domestic and foreign cultural policy Just as cultural policy has a national, domestic dimension, it also has an international, foreign dimension. International or foreign cultural policy has been central to Telemarksforsking’s work over the past two decades. This particularly applies to Telemarksforsking’s contributions to comparative research projects focusing on highlighting differences and similarities in the […]
Written by:Ola K Berge
Knowledge about culture and cultural policy as part of national preparedness is a priority area for the research group for cultural life and cultural policy at Telemarksforsking. Through several ongoing and planned research projects, we develop updated knowledge about how art and culture in both narrow and broad senses are thought to represent liberal and […]
Written by:Mari Torvik Heian
Studying various aspects of cultural working life has been central to the cultural research environment at Telemarksforsking for nearly 30 years. Through a long series of projects, we have conducted cultural sociological, economic, and political analyses of the working conditions of artists and other professional groups in the cultural sector. Artists’ Incomes and Careers […]
Written by:Nanna Løkka
Research on cultural heritage and museum work is one of the core areas for the cultural academic activities at Telemarksforsking. We examine museum activities through both commissioned reports and evaluations and scientific analyses. We also assist museums and county municipalities with planning work and development strategies. In addition to surveys of museums, we research cultural […]
Written by:Åsne Dahl Haugsevje
Culture for children and youth is a central area of expertise for the cultural academic activities at Telemarksforsking. We are an important provider of reports and knowledge bases for cultural policy in the children and youth field at national, regional and local levels. We have conducted a number of research projects with different perspectives on […]
Written by:Hanna Nyborg Storm
Cultural economics is a specialized field within economics, and has long been a central research field at Telemarksforsking. A central contribution to the research field in Norway came with the book Cultural Economics by Vidar Ringstad in 2005. Among the topics addressed here are economic justifications for cultural policy, demand for performing arts, production and […]
Written by:Ole Marius Hylland
Artificial intelligence and digital cultural policy is a priority area for cultural research at Telemarksforsking. Through several completed and planned research projects, we develop updated knowledge about what happens when culture is digital and when it can be created by machines and not humans. Digital Cultural Policy It has been a long time since cultural […]
Written by:Bård Kleppe
The Norwegian Sports Index is an overview of sports activity and facility coverage in Norwegian municipalities and counties. Sports facilities are crucial for sports activity, and therefore the construction of facilities is also a central part of Norwegian sports policy. The Norwegian Sports Index shows the relationship between facilities and activity in Norwegian municipalities and […]
