Has Climate Change Transformed Cultural Policy? A Review of Contemporary Approaches
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https://doi.org/10.34630/e-rei.vi.6472Keywords:
Climate change, Cultural policy, policy effectiveness, sustainability, transformative changeAbstract
This paper examines how climate change has reshaped state cultural policies, analysing contemporary approaches and their environmental focus. While it recognises the increasing integration of sustainability goals into cultural agendas, it also highlights significant gaps in policy evaluation, equity and long-term impact assessment. Emphasising the need for both instrumental and transformative measures of effectiveness, the study explores the societal and cultural implications of environmentally informed policies. It discusses emerging trends such as cross-sectoral collaboration and cultural justice alongside critical shortcomings. The paper concludes by outlining future research and policy directions, advocating inclusive, reflexive and ecologically grounded cultural governance.
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