Arhiva ECUMEST

This page includes different reports, papers and articles produced by the ECUMEST team and its collaborators and partners in main areas of intervention of the association.

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL COOPERATION

Overview of the Romanian independent cultural scene in focus at LabforCulture.org
Author: ECUMEST, at the commissioning of LabforCulture.org
A series of materials on this theme were prepared by ECUMEST at the commissioning of LabforCulture.org, a partner initiative of the European Cultural Foundation. Among these are an article writen by Corina Suteu on the basis of interviews given by artist Ciprian Muresan; curator Alina Serban; film producer Ada Solomon; sociologist Radu Malureanu; Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs Virgil-Stefan Nitulescu. Details...
DESCARCATI:
> Article Corina Suteu; English version; pdf document; 66,9 kb

> Interview Ciprian Muresan; Romanian version; pdf document; 30 kb
> Interview Alina Serban; Romanian version; pdf document; 51kb
> Interview Ada Solomon; Romanian version; pdf document; 34 kb
> Interview Radu Malureanu; Romanian version; pdf document; 30 kb
> Interview Virgil-Stefan Nitulescu; Romanian version; pdf document; 27kb

Funding opportunities for international cultural cooperation in and with South East Europe
Author: ECUMEST, at the commissioning of the European Cultural Foundation
The study on this theme was realised by ECUMEST at the commissioning of the European Cultural Foundation with the participation of Relais Culture Europe. Detalii...

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document; 584 kb

Challenges of Cultural Cooperation in Southeastern Europe:
the Internationalization of Cultural Policies and Practices

Authors: Corina SUTEU & Milena DRAGICEVIC-SESIC
Written for the ECF "Crossing Perspectives: Cultural Cooperation with South Eastern Europe" seminar, which took place in Amsterdam, 16-18 June 2003, in the framework of 'Enlargement of Minds' action line. Text re-edited and published in Culturelink issue on "The Emerging Cultural Industries in Southeastern Europe", Institute for International Relations, Zagreb, 2005.

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 165 kb

The State of Cultural Cooperation in Europe
Authors: INTERARTS and EFAH, at the request of the European Commission. ECUMEST Association as correspondent for Romania
Commissioned by the European Commission, the aims of the study 'The State of Cultural Cooperation in Europe' were to picture existing trends in the field of intergovernmental cultural cooperation in 31 European countries. ECUMEST Association represented the national correspondent for Romania of this evaluation process, under the coordination of Corina SUTEU, President.

DOWNLOAD: EN version; consult it on the European Commision website
DOWNLOAD: FR version; consult it on the European Commision website

CULTURAL POLICIES

 Papers & studies

Overview on cultural policy in Central and Eastern Europe between 1990/2003
Author: Corina SUTEU
Policy paper written for UNESCO in 2003. The text was also available in printed version, being released by ECUMEST and SAR - Romanian Academic Society in 2005. 
Details in printed editions page...
DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 441 Kb

Cultural institutions after 12 years of "New Democracy" in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Corina SUTEU
Paper written for the Salzburg seminar 'Cultural Institutions in Transition', April 13-15 2002.

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 46 Kb

 Policies for Culture publications

A series of articles, studies, reports realised in the framework of Policies for Culture are available on the programme's website in the publications and e-library sections.

Two electronic periodicals are also published in the frame of PfC:
e-bulletin
 (monthly information publication) and InSIGHT (analysis and opinion publication). These are distributed by email, being also available online in the e-periodicals page. To subscribe the distribution list send an email with the respective subject line at info@policiesforculture.org or use the online subcription tool at www.policiesforculture.org.

 Articles

ROMANIA: Artists in/on/for Context
Authors: Oana RADU & Stefania FERCHEDAU
This text is the result of a series of interviews with four Romanian young artists coming from four different areas (cinema, dance, theatre and visual arts) and active in what could be called the independent sector. Article written for the PfC Journal, Winter 2003.

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 117 kb

Lobbying the Legislature: Romanian MP's and Culture. A View from Inside
Author: Oana RADU
How do MPs perceive lobbying and being lobbied? What do they expect from those that lobby them? Article written for the PfC Journal, November 2002.

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 101 kb

CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS IN EUROPE

Academic Training in Cultural Management in Europe: making it work

Author: Corina SUTEU
Background paper for the expert meeting "Higher Education in Cultural Policy and Management: an European Perspective" organised by the Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam (28-29 March 2003), part of a wider research commissioned by Boekman Foundation to be published in spring 2006.

DOWNLOAD: English version; pdf document, 129 Kb