Canadian Cultural Policy in Transition (Routledge Studies in Media and Cultural Industries)

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Canadian cultural policy and research, at a time of transition and redefinition, to establish a dialogue between conventional and emerging foundations. Taking a historical view, the book informs insights on current trends in policy and explores global debates underpinning cultural policy studies within a local context.

The book first acknowledges what Canadian cultural policy research conventionally recognizes and refers to in terms of institutions, values, and debates, before moving on to take stock of the transformations that are continuing to reshape Canadian cultural policy in terms of values, orientations, actors, and institutions. With a focus on all levels of government-- federal, provincial, and local -- the book also centers on Indigenous arts policies and practices.

This systematic and inclusive volume will appeal to academic researchers, graduate students, managers of arts and culture programs and institutions, and in the areas of cultural policy, public administration, political science, cultural studies, film and media studies, theatre and performance, and museum studies.

Devin Beauregard is a policy analyst and cultural policy researcher. He is an affiliate researcher at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa.

Jonathan Paquette is a full professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies. He is director of the cultural policy research network at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. Since 2014, Jonathan has served as the executive editor of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society.