Lecture 1. 2 From Government to Governance and the uneasy place of cultural policy
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Part two of this introductory lecture covers the transition from government to governance within UK politics and outlines the significance of this change for cultural policy. Governance, a key concept for understanding the second lecture on urban regeneration, is understood against the backdrop of wider social changes to British society in modernity and after.
Background information, lecture schedules, assignment details and reading lists for Dr O'Brien's 2011-12 module in Contemporary UK Cultural Policy.
Published 04/13/12
Slides from Dr O'Brien's final lecture on contemporary UK cultural policy.
Published 04/13/12
The conclusion to the course is a discussion of Coalition cultural policy. Coalition policy is compared with New Labour’s approach and similarities and differences are suggested. The need to deal with the financial crisis is show to be the dominant frame for Coalition policy, creating the...
Published 04/13/12