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Domestic and foreign cultural policy<\/h3>\n

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\u2019s work over the past two decades. This particularly applies to Telemarksforsking\u2019s contributions to comparative research projects focusing on highlighting differences and similarities in the cultural policies of various Western countries.<\/p>\n

Comparative cultural policy research<\/h3>\n

The research includes, among others, Per Mangset\u2019s *Cultural Policy Models in Western Europe* published in Arnestad (ed.) Kultur\u00e5rboka<\/em> in 1995, and *Models of Cultural Policy in Western Europe* and *National Network for Cultural Policy, Norway*, published in van Hamersveld and van der Wielen (eds.) Cultural Research in Europe 1996<\/i>, issued by the Boekman Foundation & Circle in 1996. Mangset was also central in the publication of the book *Sport Policy. A Comparative Analysis of Stability and Change*, together with Bergsgard, Houlihan, N\u00f8dland, and Rommetvedt, published by Butterworth-Heinemann-Elsevier in 2007. He has also contributed the chapter La politique culturelle en Norv\u00e8ge<\/span><\/a> in Poirrier (ed.) Pour une histoire des politiques culturelles dans le monde 1945\u20132011<\/span><\/em>, published by La Documentation Fran\u00e7aise in 2011.<\/span> Regarding Nordic cultural policy, Mangset and Berge\u2019s evaluation of the New Nordic Cultural Cooperation<\/a> from 2011, and Mangset\u2019s contribution *On the Corporative Tradition in Nordic Cultural Policy \u2013 with Particular Emphasis on the History of Swedish Cultural Policy*, published in *Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift* in 2015, should be mentioned. Last but not least, B\u00e5rd Kleppe\u2019s Ph.D. dissertation from 2017, *Regulating Autonomy. Theatre Policy and Theatre Management in Three European Countries*<\/a>, is noteworthy. The dissertation is a comparative analysis of theatre policy and artistic work in Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural policy as part of foreign policy<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/h3>\n

Telemarksforsking\u2019s international cultural policy research also includes research on foreign cultural policy, i.e. the cultural policy pursued as part of or as foreign policy itself. Among the research contributions in this area are Mangset\u2019s *Cultural Divisions in International Cultural Co-operation*<\/a> from 1998, Berge\u2019s review and systematization of international activities in the performing arts sector from 2009, *When the World Spins, We Spin With It*<\/a>, Hylland and Berge\u2019s evaluation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 delegated grant schemes and support for Music Export Norway from 2012, *Cathedral, Pavilion and Exchange*<\/a>, Haugsevje and R\u00f8yseng\u2019s evaluation of OCA, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, from 2013, *Exhibit \/ Inhibit*<\/a>, Haugsevje\u2019s evaluation of S\u00f8rfond \u2013 the Norwegian South Film Fund from 2015, *In a Position to Tell*<\/a>, Berge\u2019s evaluation of Valdres Summer Symphony\u2019s cultural aid project *Playing for a Future*<\/em><\/a> from 2017, and not least, Berge\u2019s Ph.D. dissertation on the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomacy\u2019s cultural policy responsibilities and role from 2017, *Look to Norway\u2122 Current Norwegian Foreign Cultural Policy*<\/a>.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

Ongoing research \u2013 UNCHARTED<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/h3>\n

Among ongoing research within the field of international and comparative cultural policy, the project *UNCHARTED \u2013 Understanding, capturing and fostering the societal value of culture* should be highlighted. This project is part of the EU\u2019s Horizon 2020 framework program: TRANSFORMATIONS-08-2019: *The societal value of culture and the impact of cultural policies in Europe*, and involves cooperation between nine partners: Telemark Research Institute, ELTE, University of Coimbra, University of Bologna, CNRS, University of Porto, Goldsmiths, University of London, University Paris 8, with Universitat de Barcelona and Arturo Rodr\u00edguez Morat\u00f3 as lead partner and project leader. The internal project leader at Telemarksforsking is Ole Marius Hylland.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6033","tema","type-tema","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nComparative and international cultural policy research - Telemarksforsking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/telemarksforsking.no\/en\/tema\/comparative-and-international-cultural-policy-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Comparative and international cultural policy research - Telemarksforsking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Domestic and foreign cultural policy Just as cultural policy has a national, domestic dimension, it also has an international, foreign dimension. 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