The 2011 Festival of Politics at the Scottish Parliament saw a range of events around the broad theme of Renewing Politics in the Age of New Media.

British Council Scotland worked with partners the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the UNESCO Scotland Committee, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Museums Galleries Scotland to present an event exploring culture and society.

The debate Whose Heritage, Whose Society? considered questions including:

			What is Scottish culture in modern Britain and who owns our heritage?
			Whose society is it, and whose responsibility to develop social cohesion?
			Can culture, in all its forms, help us better understand Scotland's place in the world, as well as addressing the issues facing Scottish and global society?

The panel was chaired by Prof Jan McDonald, Honorary Professorial Research Fellow and Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow. Speakers on the day were:

			Prof Neil Blain, Head of Film, Media and Journalism at the University of Stirling
			David Greig, playwright
			Mark O’Neill, Director of Policy and Research at Glasgow Life
			Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts

Download a PDF of the final report from this year's Festival of Politics.