CULTURELINK – Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation
The CULTURELINK Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation was established in 2024, thus expanding IRMO’s extensive research repository and formalising IRMO’s long-standing engagement in coordinating the Culturelink Network (culturelink.org) that was dedicated to research and collaboration in cultural development and brought together more than 2,000 institutional and individual members from all continents.
Building upon this legacy and through establishing interdisciplinary academic and professional collaboration at the local, national, and global levels, CULTURELINK Centre aims to advocate for culture as a public, universally accessible good that is not reduced to an instrumental role of ‘added value’ to other areas such as economy, politics, foreign relations, etc. To that end, CULTURELINK aims to contribute to understanding cultural policy as an independent area of public policy and fosters a critical approach to researching cultural practices and finding sustainable patterns of cultural action.
The CULTURELINK Centre aims to foster global cultural dialogue by amplifying knowledge from local, peripheral, and marginalized contexts. This particularly applies to revitalizing existing and establishing new collaborations with partners from the European (semi-)periphery and the Global South, with a focus on underrepresented social groups, cultural practices, and emerging trends in cultural development and policy from these so-called subordinate positions.
The Centre’s focus in the coming period will focus on issues concerning sustainable cultural policies, cultural diversity, cultural rights, forward-thinking cultural development, development perspectives of digitization, and digital transformation in culture.
Repository
The Culturelink Centre Repository brings together various scientific, professional, and creative research presented in publications, articles, presentations, and other formats.
It is intended for scientists, professionals, artists, and cultural practitioners, providing visibility for their work and/or access to diverse and relevant content gathered in one place.
The Repository ensures the digital dissemination, exchange, and sharing of knowledge, ideas, and information, enabling deeper insights into specific topics and encouraging further research and discussions on current and pressing issues.
The content presented in the Repository has been collected during guest lectures and other activities of the Culturelink Centre.
News
Prof. Katharine Sarikakis held the lecture “The Future Reel: Young Europeans Shaping the Film Industry”
As part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, on the 24th of September 2025, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations, Prof. Katharine Sarikakis, lecturer and researcher in communication science at the University of Vienna,...
Announcement – Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Katharine Sarikakis – “The Future Reel: Young Europeans Shaping the Film Industry”
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the fifth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 4 p.m. in...
Paraic Mc Quaid held a lecture “Basic Income for Artists: Assessment of the Irish Pilot”
As part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, on 2 September 2025, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations, Prof. Paraic Mc Quaid, a researcher in cultural policy and arts management at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology...
Reminder: Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Paraic Mc Quaid – “Basic Income for Artists – assessment of the Irish Pilot”
A quick reminder to all interested parties that as part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is organizing the fourth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Paraic Mc Quaid – “Basic Income for Artists – assessment of the Irish Pilot”
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the fourth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 4 p.m. in the...
Helena Popović Held a Lecture “Media hunting migrants: racialized representations of migrants in Croatian media”
The Culturelink Centre organised a lecture by Dr. Helena Popović titled “Media hunting migrants: racialized representations of migrants in Croatian media” on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the IRMO Library. The lecture is part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series,...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Helena Popović – ‘Media hunting migrants: racialized representations of migrants in Croatian media’
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the third lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 4 p.m. in the...
Deadline Extended for Abstract Submission for the Book “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism”
The Culturelink Center announces that the deadline for submitting abstracts for the collection of papers titled “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism” has been extended to February 10,...
Cultural Participation: Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić Deliver Lecture on “Cultural Participation and Social Inequalities in Europe” at IRMO Library
The second lecture in the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which is held as part of the CULTMED project, occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO). Croatian sociologists Inga...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić – ‘Cultural Participation and Social Inequalities in Europe’
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the second lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 4 p.m. in the...