CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research on Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials
About project
Abbreviation: CULTMED
Project Coordinator: IRMO
Funding: NPOO, NextGenEU
Duration: 31.12.2023. – 31.12.2027.
Project web page: https://kultura.irmo.hr/cultmed
CroRIS web page: https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/9314
Project collaborators
Aleksandra Uzelac, PhD, project coordinator
Jaka Primorac, PhD
Paško Bilić, PhD
Ana Žuvela, PhD
Barbara Lovrinić Higgins
Sunčana Franić
Lucija Gegić
The CULTMED project focuses on research related to the development of culture and cultural policy, media and media policy in Croatia and defines the local, regional, national, European and global environment of culture and media in Croatia. This includes the analysis of: cultural and media policies and strategies in Croatia and the EU; cultural and creative industries; cultural heritage as a developmental resource; and the economy of culture and decision-making processes that determine the direction of the overall cultural development. Special attention will be paid to the origins and causes of changes in cultural and media policy, including changes related to the concepts, orientations and paradigms of cultural and media policy that interact with other public policies and have a transversal impact on them. Attention will also be paid to the democratization of cultural policy with a focus on accessibility, sustainability and pluralism in the management of the cultural sector, public resources in culture and the creation of new forms of management of organizations and institutions. Political, economic and social changes in the media will be investigated, especially in the areas of digital infrastructures, new business models and public services, and citizens’ digital skills. By analyzing the cultural, media and communication environment in the international, European and national context and by defining the socio-technological foundations and institutional frameworks of cultural and media policy, the project aims to contribute to the strengthening of the democratic principles of responsibility, representation and participation in the Republic of Croatia and to provide scientific bases for the informed creation of cultural and media policies. The project will establish two research centers through which project activities will be carried out: CULTURELINK and CEMEDIG.
News
Memorial Conference “Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Cultural Optimism of Biserka Cvjetičanin” Held as a Tribute to the Esteemed International Scholar and IRMO Emerita, Biserka Cvjetičanin
Organized by the CULTURELINK Centre of the Institute for Development and International Relations and the Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo, an international memorial conference titled "Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Cultural...
Lecture by Dr Steven Hadley – “Cultural Policy Realism – What is to be Done?” as part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series held at IRMO
Upon the launch of the Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation – CULTURELINK at the Department of Culture and Communications, Institute for Development and International Relations, Professor Steven Hadley from Trinity College Dublin in...
Call for Papers for an Edited Book “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism”
The Culturelink Center announces a call for papers for an edited volume titled: "Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin's Cultural Optimism," which will be published as part of the Culturelink Joint Publication...
IRMO aktualno „Key elements of the European Union’s digital policies: what is it transforming anyway?“
In the new issue of IRMO aktualno, Dr. Paško Bilić provides an overview of critical evaluations of European digital transformation public policies. Discursive expectations, legitimized by projections and statistical indicators, mobilize political processes and public...
IRMO representatives joined the Summer School on Zlarin
Senior Associate Iva Tolić Mandić from the Department of Resource Economics, Environmental Protection, and Regional Development, along with Research Assistant Lucija Gegić from the Department of Culture and Communications, participated in the summer school of the...
Memorial Conference – Cultural diversity, cultural networks and cultural policies: The legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s cultural optimism
Friday, 4 October 2024, 10h, Kuća Europe, Ul. Augusta Cesarca 4-6, Zagreb The CULTURELINK Centre / IRMO, in cooperation with the Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo, is inviting you to the memorial conference “Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies:...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Steven Hadley – “Cultural Policy Realism – What is to be Done?”
CULTURELINK – Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the first lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4 p.m. in the library of the Institute for...
The meeting of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project
On September 11, a meeting of the HRZZ project "Digital Data, Infrastructure and Development" (DEVELOPER) was held in the Institute’s library. The meeting focused on key theoretical and developmental concepts. Preliminary results of conducted interviews and document...
IRMO researchers participated in the Sixteenth Congress of the European Sociological Society (ESA) in Porto
Dr Jaka Primorac and Dr Paško Bilić, from the Department of Culture and Communications at IRMO, participated in the Sixteenth Congress of the European Sociological Association (ESA), which took place this year from August 24-30 in Porto, Portugal. This year's Congress...
IRMO researchers participated in the International Cultural Policy Research Conference (ICCPR) in Warsaw
IRMO researchers Dr Jaka Primorac and Dr Ana Žuvela participated in the Thirteenth International Cultural Policy Research Conference (ICCPR) held this year from 19-23rd of August at the University of Warsaw. Colleagues Primorac and Žuvela participated in panels on...
First results of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project published
Paško Bilić, principal investigator of the HRZZ project "Data, infrastructures and development" (DEVELOPER) and Mislav Žitko, project member, published the Online First article entitled "Personal data as pseudo-property: between commodification and assetisation". The...
IRMO Research Assistant Participates in Summer School “The Politics of Popular Culture” at the University of Tartu, Estonia
From July 28th to August 11th, 2024, as part of the CULTMED project, Lucija Gegić, research assistant in the Department of Culture and Communications, participated in the summer school at the University of Tartu in Estonia, attending the course titled 'The Politics of...
IRMO researcher participated in the annual IAMCR conference in Christchurch, New Zealand
IRMO researcher Dr Jaka Primorac participated in the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 's annual conference this year in Christchurch, New Zealand. The conference, which was organized by the University of Canterbury from June 30 to...
Key insights of small European film markets presented in the new CresCine newsletter
In the special edition of the newsletter, CresCine offers insight into how small markets sustain their film industries based on its recently published interactive report Small Film Markets: Portraits and Comparisons. The CresCine newsletter is published as part of the...
IRMO researcher published a co-authored article in the Journal of Civil Society (WOS, Scopus)
Dr Jaka Primorac from the Department for Culture and Communication, IRMO, in collaboration with researchers Dr Karin Doolan, Associate Professor Valerija Barada, PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of Zadar, and Dr Jelena Puđak from the Ivo Pilar...
Participation of an IRMO Representative in UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment
Aleksandra Uzelac, PhD, Head of IRMO's Department of Culture and Communication, joins 17 more international experts in the field of culture to participate in the work of UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment. In...
Memorial Conference ‘Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism’
October 4, 2024, House of Europe, Zagreb SAVE THE DATE The CULTURELINK Center / IRMO, in cooperation with the Miko Tripalo Center, is preparing a memorial conference in honor of our long-time and respected colleague, Dr. Biserka Cvjetičanin. To honor her rich...
Results of the CresCine project presented at the 77th Cannes Film Festival
This year, the representatives of the CresCine consortium showcased the results of its research project at the Cannes Film Festival during the Marché du Film, the industry part of the festival. The Horizon Europe CresCine project aims to increase the competitiveness...
In anticipation of the 77th Cannes Film Festival – the new CresCine newsletter
The new edition of the Cannes Film Festival has arrived, and with it, the new CresCine newsletter. The CresCine newsletter is published as part of the Horizon Europe project " Increasing the International Competitiveness of the Film Industry in Small European...
IRMO researcher participated at the ‘Media Industries 2024’ conference at King’s College London
From April 16-29, 2024, IRMO researcher and CULTMED project collaborator Jaka Primorac, PhD participated at the Media Industries 2024 conference, held at King’s College London, United Kingdom. Dr Primorac participated in the conference as part of the panel titled...
Double special issue of ‘Critical Sociology’ (WoS, Scopus, Q1) published
Paško Bilić (CEMEDIG, IRMO) and Thomas Allmer (Paderborn University, Germany) are editors of a special issue of the journal Critical Sociology (SAGE) entitled ‘Critical Sociology of Media and Communication: Theoretical Contributions to a Disconnected Field‘. The idea...
Guest lecture held by Professor Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University
On the occasion of the launch of the Centre for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG) at the Department of Culture and Communications, Institute for Development and International Relations, Professor Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University in the Netherlands...
IRMO representative at the 9th Croatian ICARUS Days
The international conference ‘9th ICARUS Croatia Days’ was held at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek from March 13 to 15, 2024, on the topic of „Heritage Beyond Borders: Cultural and Educational Practices and New Perspectives“. The meeting was attended by the...
Center for Media Sociology and Digital Society launch – guest lecture by Professor Linnet Taylor
On the occasion of the launch of the Center for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG) at the Department of Culture and Communication, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Professor Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University in the...
Round table discussion ‘Big Challenges for Small Cinematographies’ report
IRMO’s Department for Culture and Communication in cooperation with ZFF Industry organized a round table discussion entitled ‘Big Challenges for Small Cinematographies’ that was held on the 18th of December 2023 in Cultural Informational Centre (KIC). The round table...
IRMO Scientific Council accepted the establishment of Centers of excellence CULTURELINK and CEMEDIG
The Scientific Council of the Institute for Development and International Relations, at its meeting on February 27, 2024, accepted the foundation of two Centers of Excellence, CULTURELINK and CEMEDIG, which are being established as part of the CULTMED project -...
New project CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research on Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials has started
CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research on Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials is a new project of the Department of Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations, which commenced on...