Synopses & Reviews
The Politics of Cultural Policy in France offers a lively and iconoclastic account of cultural policy-making in France. Focusing on the policies of the Socialist governments of 1981-86 and 1988-93, the book suggests that policy towards the arts was shaped less by an all-powerful state than by influential professional interest groups. In addition to presenting unusual insights into a policy area which has rarely been studied by political science, the book provides significant revisions to conventional views of relations between the state and civil society in France.
Synopsis
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction Culture and the State in France Cultural Policy and Political Science The Cit de la Musique Contemporary Music Policy Theatre Policy Film Policy Public Funding of Popular Music The Politics of D veloppement Culturel Conclusion: Governing the Arts in France: Professionals, Networks and the State Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Provides a detailed analysis of the policy making process in French cultural policy.
About the Author
Kim Eling is Associate Expert at the International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
Table of Contents
Introduction * Culture and the State in France * Cultural Policy and Political Science * The
Cité de la Musique * Contemporary Music Policy * Theatre Policy * Film Policy * Public Funding of Popular Music * The Politics of
Développement Culturel * Conclusion: Governing the Arts in France: Professionals, Networks and the State * Index