Cities of Literature
Research report: this study examines the contribution that literature can make in large scale cultural interventions and urban policy more broadly.
Arts and culture
Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology
Read Culture and International Development: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology, a literature review on culture and development and a proposal for a future methodology.
With apologies to Mr Orwell
A discovery in the British Council’s archives throws new light on its relationship with Orwell.
Culture: The bedrock of nations
With global affairs are increasingly influenced by populism and identity politics, Paul Smith examines the vital importance of culture in international relations.
Exploring the Public Realm: How can artistic and cultural participation affect individual and collective experience in the public realm and the city?
Research series: Diba Salem looks at Dubai, its architecture and what is ‘public’ in the middle east.
Exploring the Public Realm: A teenage takeover of libraries
September 2018: This essay explores libraries and youth takeovers in three cities in the North of the UK, with youth challenging who owns ‘public’ – if interior – space.
Exploring the Public Realm: My House is Your House - How Music Venues Enrich Life in a City Where Strangers Meet
September 2018: Dave Haslam examines how music venues provide spaces for new encounters.
Exploring the Public Realm: In the city, everyone is an artist
September 2018: Shriya Malhotra writes about working with collective Partizaning in Moscow and the differences between being a public artist and an activist in Moscow and Delhi.
Gender equality and empowerment in the creative and cultural industries
Study focusing on gender equality in the creative sector in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine.
Connecting Creative Communities: Creative hubs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia & the Philippines
Connecting Creative Communities highlights the challenges creative hubs face, the impact they make and the ways they operate in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.