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
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 occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO). Croatian sociologists Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić delivered a presentation...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić – ‘Cultural Participation and Social Inequalities in Europe’
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 library of the Institute for...
Kulturpunkt published an interview with Dr. Steven Hadley
Upon the launch of the CULTURELINK Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation at IRMO, on September 24th, 2024, Professor Steven Hadley, an award-winning cultural policy scholar from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland held a lecture titled...
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, on September 24th, 2024, Professor Steven Hadley from...
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...
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...
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...