Culture and the Public Sphere

Jim McGuigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest sense. Illustrating his case with examples from recent cultural policy initiatives in Britain, the United States and Australia, he looks at:

* The rise of market reasoning in arts administration

* Urban regeneration and the arts

* Heritage tourism

* Race, identity and cultural citizenship

* Censorship and moral regulation

* The role of computer-mediated communication in democratic discourse