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

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

IRMO aktualno „One step forward, two steps back: participatory governance and the new directions of democratization of the cultural system in Croatia – experience 15 year of operation of Pogon – Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth”

IRMO aktualno „One step forward, two steps back: participatory governance and the new directions of democratization of the cultural system in Croatia – experience 15 year of operation of Pogon – Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth”

In the latest issue of IRMO Aktualno, Dr. Ana Žuvela, associate on the CULTMED project, examines the processes of democratizing the cultural system in Croatia through participatory governance practices, using the example of Pogon – Center for Independent Culture and...

Results of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project published

Results of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project published

Toni Prug, team member of the “Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development” (DEVELOPER) project, and Paško Bilić, principal investigator, published an Online First article titled “Unlocking Public Infrastructures: State Aid and the Common European Dana Space”. The...

In the journal “@rhivi”, the books “Holistic Impact Assessment of Cultural Heitage Interventions – The SoPHIA Model” and “Digital Transformation and Cultural Policies in Europe” were featured

In the journal “@rhivi”, the books “Holistic Impact Assessment of Cultural Heitage Interventions – The SoPHIA Model” and “Digital Transformation and Cultural Policies in Europe” were featured

In the Issue 15/2024 of the journal “@rhivi”, the books “Holistic Impact Assessment of Cultural Heritage Interventions – The SoPHIA Model” and “Digital Transformation and Cultural Policies in Europe” by authors and editors from the Institute for Development and...

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

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...

IRMO representatives joined the Summer School on Zlarin

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...

The meeting of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project

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 representative at the 9th Croatian ICARUS Days

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...