Culture for Development Directory

An introduction to theatre today in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Tordjman, Simon | 2006
  • Author(s): Tordjman, Simon
  • Publisher: Informal European theatre meeting (IETM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: theatre, cultural co-operation, cultural exchanges, performers, performing arts, central asia, europe, afghanistan, uzbekistan, turkmenistan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan
This publication provides an overview of theatre activity in Central Asia and Afghanistan. It aims at laying the foundations of a network connecting cultural operators from Central Asia and its neighbours (Afghanistan and Iran) with other parts of the world.

On incubating the national identity : a discussion on NPM's recent exhibition policy

Tseng Chen, Yuan | 2006]
  • Author(s): Tseng Chen, Yuan
  • Publisher: International council of museums (ICOM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: exhibitions, nation building, taiwan
Drawing on 2 major international exhibitions of the National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taiwan it is discussed how the exhibitions' message and content conformed with the government's policy of localization and made the NPM a medium and carrier of the attempt to generate a Taiwanese national identity.

Valuing cultural heritage in developing countries : comparing and pooling contingent valuation and choice modelling estimates

Tuan, Tran Huu and Navrud, Stale | 2007
  • Author(s): Tuan, Tran Huu and Navrud, Stale
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 51--69
  • Keywords: cultural heritage, cultural property preservation, vietnam
Two different stated preference methods are applied to estimate the social benefits of restoration and preservation programmes for the World Heritage Site of My Son in Vietnam, both to foreign visitors and the local residents.

\"The place of cultural portals in the context of converging digital culture\" : analysis of the third Culturemondo international survey of cultural portals

Uzelac, Aleksandra | 2009
  • Author(s): Uzelac, Aleksandra
  • Publisher: Culturemondo
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: culture, information dissemination, internet
The 2009 Culturemondo’s cultural portals survey provided information on standard modes of operation in the domain of cultural portals. Even though the survey cannot be considered comprehensive, it provides insights into current trends related to development of cultural portals.

Indigenous cultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Van der Rheede, Christo | [2010]
  • Author(s): Van der Rheede, Christo
  • Publisher: SANGONeT
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: [language]s, culture, development, enterprise development, economic development, south africa
A plea is made to make better use of the South African indigenous [language]s and cultures to provide many meaningful, sustainable and feasible solutions for the many developmental challenges South African communities face.
 

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