Globalization, culture, and development : the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity / edited by Christiaan De Beukelaer, Lecturer, Queen Margaret University, UK, Miikka Pyykkönen, Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, J.P. Singh, Professor, George Mason University, USA.
Introduction / Christiaan De Beukelaer and Miikka Pyykkönen -- PART I. CULTURE -- 1. Confusing Culture, Polysemous Diversity : "Culture" and "Cultural Diversity" in and after the Convention / Yudhishthir Raj Isar and Miikka Pyykkönen -- 2. Cultural Globalisation and the Convention / J.P. Singh -- 3. Competing perspectives? : WTO and UNESCO on cultural diversity in global trade/ Jan Loisen and Caroline Pauwels -- PART II. DIVERSITY -- 4. "Cultural diversity" at UNESCO : a trajectory / Galia Saouma and Yudhishthir Raj Isar -- 5. Cultural and biological diversity : interconnections in ordinary places / Nathalie Blanc and Katriina Soini -- 6. The "Culture and Trade" Paradox Reloaded / Rostam Neuwirth -- 7. Cultural Diversity, Global Change and Social Justice : Contextualizing the Convention in a World in Flux / John Clammer -- PART III. CONVENTION -- 8. Cultural Human Rights and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions : More than Meets the Eye? / Yvonne Donders -- 9. Performativity and dynamics of intangible cultural heritage / Christoph Wulf -- 10. The 2005 Convention in the Digital Age / Véronique Guèvremont -- PART IV. LOOKING AHEAD -- 11. Cultural Diplomacy and the 2005 UNESCO Convention / Carla Figueira -- 12. The 2005 UNESCO Convention and Civil Society : an Initial Assessment / Helmut K. Anheier and Michael Hoelscher -- 13. Culture and Sustainable Development : Beyond the Diversity of Cultural Expressions / Christiaan De Beukelaer and Raquel Freitas -- Conclusions / J.P. Singh -- Appendix: The 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.
Summary:
"The 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions provides an international policy lens for analysing broad debates on issues of cultural globalization and development. The interdisciplinary contributions in this volume offer a fresh understanding of these key issues whilst examining cultural globalization, which is conceived in terms of artistic expressions and entertainment industries and interpreted anthropologically as the rituals, symbols, and practices of everyday life. The broad gamut of theories, methods, and evidence collected by the editors outlines UNESCO's accomplishments, shortcomings, and future policy prospects. This edited collection has a clear message: The Convention is a useful and important instrument in the debate on cultural diversity, but not broad enough or sufficient to confront major challenges concerning human rights, sustainability, and cultural diversity as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
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