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Network of Networks forResearch and Cooperation

in Cultural Development

Culturelink Network Culturelink Network

Culturelink NetworkDecember 2008

Work I am involved inWork I am involved in

• Framework: • Culture and Communication Department, IMO

(Institute for International Relations, Zagreb) - www.imo.hr/culture/index.html

• Culturelink Network – cooperation platform - www.culturelink.org

Work I am involved inWork I am involved in

• Research in the field of digital culture

• Joint publications projects - http://www.culturelink.hr/publics/joint/index.html

• Organising conferences - http://www.culturelink.hr/conf/index.html

Department for Culture and Communication, IMO

Department for Culture and Communication, IMO

ContextContext

• Cultural research and analysis• cultural development, cultural identity, cultural space,

cultural diversity, cultural policies, intercultural communication, digital culture, cultural industries.

NetworkNetwork

ContextContext

• A collaboration platform for cultural researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

• Members in over 100 countries • Disseminating information on new concepts,

research challenges, trends, experiences and practice in the field of culture.

NetworkNetwork

ContextContext

• Researching through joint research projects the new context of culture in networked society.

ChallengesChallenges

• Choosing suitable definitions and methodologies for researching culture in digital and network context.• What is digital culture?

• What is intercultural communication?

• ...

ChallengesChallenges

• Impacting cultural policy – providing arguments for place of digital culture in cultural policies provisions

• Impacting cultural practice – arguing for the need of the cultural sector to be involved in digital culture and networked practices

Personal ChallengesPersonal Challenges

• (Net)working • Keeping pace• Time to reflect

The EndThe End

Aleksandra UzelacCulturelink Network / IMO

Lj. F. Vukotinovica 210000 Zagreb, Croatia

Email: auzelac@irmo.hrwww.culturelink.orgwww.imo.hr

•www.connectcp.org/AleksandraUzelac•www.imo.hr/imo/staff/uzelac.html