Mobility of Imagination

CONTENTS......Page 5
Introduction......Page 8
1. Cultures beyond borders......Page 10
Common cultural traits......Page 11
Nation, ideology and politics......Page 12
Culture as propaganda......Page 13
Word War II and post-war reconstruction......Page 14
Cold War restraints......Page 18
Challenges of multiculturalism......Page 20
European Union as a cultural factor......Page 21
Post-communist "transition"......Page 22
International organizations and networks......Page 23
Cultural consequences of globalization......Page 25
A crowded field of players......Page 27
Cultural industry: global oligopolies......Page 28
Cultural heritage: vulnerable and endangered......Page 30
Contemporary creativity: localized and nomadic......Page 34
Professional development......Page 37
Beyond prestige: professional and institutional development......Page 38
Political interests......Page 39
Economic motives......Page 40
In search of distinction......Page 41
Cooperation is more than promotion......Page 44
Peace, stability and macro-regional cooperation......Page 45
Exchange, not cooperation......Page 48
Stimulating international curiosity......Page 49
The role of the presenter......Page 50
Tours......Page 52
The changing function of festivals......Page 54
Programs with a national label......Page 56
Professional reflection, debate, training and research......Page 57
Residencies......Page 61
Creating together......Page 62
Co-productions......Page 63
5. Where and how to start?......Page 65
Strategic overview......Page 66
Preparatory adjustments......Page 67
Orientation, information and analysis......Page 68
Organizational form and legal status......Page 73
6. The art of partnership......Page 75
International networks......Page 76
Pursuing the leads......Page 78
Tensions, disputes and failures......Page 80
7. Developing a collaborative cross-border project......Page 83
Planning......Page 84
Presenting a project......Page 86
Realization......Page 89
Exploitation and distribution......Page 90
Political context......Page 92
Public authorities......Page 95
Intergovernmental organizations and programs......Page 98
European Union......Page 101
Foundations......Page 106
Sponsorship......Page 110
Private-public partnership......Page 113
Cultural entrepreneurship......Page 114
From incidental to continuous......Page 116
From bilateral to multilateral......Page 118
From networks to consortia......Page 120
Sustainability, autonomy, continuity......Page 126
Values and ethics......Page 129
Cultural dimension of European integration......Page 135
European and global......Page 137
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W......Page 159
Acknowledgments......Page 160
About the author......Page 162