Culture, policy and subsidiarity in the European Union: From symbolic identity to the governmentalisation of culture

Barnett, Clive (2001). Culture, policy and subsidiarity in the European Union: From symbolic identity to the governmentalisation of culture. Political Geography, 20(4), pp. 405–426.

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Abstract

This paper critically assesses the discourse of cultural policy initiatives of the European Union (EU) during the 1990s. It focuses upon the formulation of so-called ‘cultural action’ following the recognition of culture in the Treaty on European Union in 1992. It explores the multiple instrumentalities ascribed to culture as a medium for the management of European integration, and suggests that the evolution of policies to promote cultural co-operation are indicative of a progressive ‘governmentalisation’ of culture at the EU-level. The paper argues that the focus of critical evaluation of EU cultural-policy should be upon practices of citizenship participation in emergent network polities.

Item Type:	Journal Article
ISSN:	0962-6298
Keywords:	Culture; Policy; European Union; Subsidiarity; Governmentality; Citizenship
Academic Unit/Department:	Social Sciences > Geography
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)
Item ID:	7151
Depositing User:	Clive Barnett
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2010 05:39
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/7151

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