Toward Subnational Comparative Cultural Policy Analysis: The Case of Provincial Cultural Policy and Administration in Canada

Authors

Monica Gattinger
Diane Saint-Pierre
Alexandre Couture Gagnon, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-7-2010

Abstract

Comparative policy analysis is an underdeveloped field of study in Canadian policy scholarship at the national and subnational levels. Cultural policy research is also underdeveloped in Canada, particularly at the provincial level. This article aims to contribute to the development of subnational comparative cultural policy analysis by assessing the analytical value of utilizing national-level cultural policy approaches as referents for provincial comparative analysis. We develop four main approaches to cultural policy and administration—the French, British, American, and hybrid (mixed) approaches—and explore their applicability to analyzing the origin and evolution of cultural policy and administration in five Canadian provinces. The article draws on a recently concluded three-year national study of provincial and territorial cultural policy and administration codirected by authors Gattinger and Saint-Pierre.

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https://www.tandfonline.com/share/IWU7CPCGFDWIMZXGN9TI?target=10.3200/JAML.38.3.167-186

Recommended Citation

Gattinger, M., Saint-Pierre, D., & Gagnon, A. C. (2008). Toward Subnational Comparative Cultural Policy Analysis: The Case of Provincial Cultural Policy and Administration in Canada. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 38(3), 167–186. https://doi.org/10.3200/JAML.38.3.167-186

Publication Title

The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3200/JAML.38.3.167-186