Bulletin I: ‘The British creative economy model and the discourses of Brazilian cultural policy (2003-2016)’ (2020).

This bulletin examines the policy discourse of successive Ministers of Culture in Brazil between 2003 and 2016 and looks at the influence UK cultural policy has had on Brazil’s approach.  

Bulletin II: ‘Public Spending on Cultural Initiatives in Brazil and the UK’ (2020).

This bulletin analyses the policies of  Arts Council England and the Brazilian Government  and their  investment in  the creative  sector between  2008 and 2019.  Specifically,  it  asks:  What is each country’s cultural policy? How does it operate? What reporting data is available? How are the resources allocated in different regions?   The bulletin ends with a comparative analysis of the extent to which each country’s funding mechanism succeeds in delivering its policy aims and of the challenges ahead. 

Bulletin III: ‘The Pandemic and the Creative and Cultural Sectors in the United Kingdom and in Brazil: Impacts and Relief Measures’ (2020).

The response to the  global  COVID-19 pandemic  – including stay-at-home orders and social distancing – wreaked havoc  on the world economy. The creative and cultural sectors  that rely on public attendance  were particularly hard hit.  This bulletin asks: How was the  labour market in the cultural industries  affected by COVID-19  in  Brazil and the UK? What measures were taken by the respective governments to alleviate the impact of the pandemic  on the creative and cultural sectors, and what  are their main impacts so far? 

These policy briefings were developed following the four workshops on the cultural economy with policy makers, academic institutions and cultural organisations  in  Cardiff, Glasgow, London, and Manchester in 2019. They are short documents that capture different perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing UK cultural policy.  Published on the Counting Culture project website.  

This policy briefing was developed following a workshop on the cultural economy with policy makers, academic institutions and cultural organisations in Glasgow on 23rd September 2019, as part of the Creative Industries Policy Workshop hosted by Professor Philip Schlesinger (University of Glasgow).

This policy briefing was developed following a workshop on the cultural economy with policy makers, academic institutions and cultural organisations in Manchester on 25th September 2019 as part of ‘Policy for the Creative Industries: challenges for the 21st century’, hosted by Professor Bruce Tether at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

This policy briefing was developed following a workshop on the cultural economy with policy makers, academic institutions and cultural organisations in Cardiff on 27th September 2019  as part of ‘Policy for the Creative Industries: challenges for the 21st century’, hosted by Dr. Caitriona Noonan at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture of Cardiff University.

This policy briefing was developed following a workshop on the cultural economy with policy makers, academic institutions and cultural organisations in London on 2nd October 2019 as part of ‘Policy for the Creative Industries: challenges for the 21st century’, hosted at Queen Mary University of London by Professor Morag Shiach from Network: QMUL Centre for the Creative and Cultural Economy.