Cultural Policy and Federalism

1. Front Matter

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2. Federalism

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 1-30

3. Configuration of Cultural Powers

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 31-76

4. Cooperation and Competition: Cultural Governance and the Politics of Federalism

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 77-122

5. Cultural Policies, Federations, and Cities

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 123-151

6. Federations and Subnational International Cultural Relations

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 153-181

7. Conclusion: Governing Culture in Federations

   • Jonathan Paquette

   Pages 183-198

8. Back Matter

   Pages 199-206

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This book explores how federalism — a unique, social, and political reality that influences policy development and implementation — contributes to shaping cultural policies in a variety of federations. Building on the cases of a wide variety of countries, including Argentina, India and Australia, this book presents the typical and distinctive institutional challenges that federalism brings to cultural policy. In particular, this book emphasizes four dimensions: the institutional and constitutional division of cultural powers; the governmental structures of cultural policy and the dynamics of cooperation and competition established between subnational and federal powers; local cultural policies, capital cities, and the place of municipal government; and the development of subnational cultural relations. Finally, this book also acknowledges the diversity of federations and federalisms and provides a portrait of different types of relationships between federal institutions and the cultural sphere.

• Cultural Policy
• Federalism
• Cultural Diplomacy
• Federal States
• Policy Formation
• Cultural Industries
• Creative Industries

“This is an important addition to the literature on comparative cultural policy, and also a wide ranging primer on political institutions and political philosophy. As well as directly contributing to our understanding of cultural policy in federal nations such as the USA, Australia, and Canada, the comparative nature of the book makes it an essential read for all cultural policy scholars.” (Dave O’Brien, University of Edinburgh, UK)


“An original analysis that will be informative to students of both federalism and cultural policy. The detailed examples provide ample scope for comparison between both political systems and policy sectors.” (Clive Gray, University of Warwick, UK)

• School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

  Jonathan Paquette

Jonathan Paquette is Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and Director of the cultural policy research group at the Centre on Governance.

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