papers
This section features papers and articles which informed the development of the pamphlet and which should feed into future debates. The CPC welcomes contributions to this section. You can send articles and papers in a PDF format to contactus@culturaldemocracy.net. We also welcome discussion around the issues raised in the papers - each paper has its own link to the Forum where you can respond to it in full.
Evaluating the social impact of participation in arts activities - A critical review of Francois Matarasso's Use or Ornament?
Paola Merli
Merli's paper puts forward a methodological critique of Matarasso's research and argues for.
Wasting our powers away
Stephen Dawber
A review of three publications which anatomise the corporatisation of culture and detail the encroachment of private interests into the public domain of culture over the last three decades.
Social geographies of learning disability: narratives of exclusion and inclusion
Ed Hall
A critique of current social inclusion policies in relation to people with learning disabilities.
Cultural Provision for the 21st Century
Cultural Policy Collective
Article in Variant by the Cultural Policy Collective introducing the pamphlet, focussing on its relevance to debates on culture today.
CPC response paper to the Cultural Review
Cultural Policy Collective
The CPC repond to the Cultural Review document produced by the Scottish Executive to contextualise the review process.