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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”

Dec 10, 2024 | CULTMED, News

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 Youth in Zagreb. By tracing Pogon’s fifteen years of operation, the analysis highlights the deficits and challenges of Croatian cultural policy, particularly concerning more democratically advanced forms of organization, management, and activity.

The paper in Croatian can be downloaded here.

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In 2024, the Department of Culture and Communication at IRMO began work on the four-year project CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research of Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials. Two centres were established as part of the...