Geir Vestheim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3444133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geir Vestheim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geir |
| FAMILY NAME | Vestheim |
| SIGNATURE | VESTHEIM G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Borås |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cultural policy-making
The article describes, analyses and discusses how cultural policy in democratic societies takes place on a socially constructed arena or ‘space’ which I call an overlapping zone between culture, politics and money. The concept is inspired by Bourdieu's theory about social fields (champs) but adapted to the research focus of this article, which is the making of cultural policies. The point of departure is an analysis of which kind of approach to c…
Cultural policy and democracy
Departing from reflections on the terrorist attack in Oslo 22 July 2011 as an attack on democracy as a political system, the author discusses the premise for the special issue on 'Cultural Policy and Democracy' of the International Journal of Cultural Policy. Then follows a short presentation of the transition from autocracy to liberal democracy and different models of cultural policy within the frames of liberal democracies. Four principal democ…
Institutionalism, cultural institutions and cultural policy in the Nordic countries
In the article our aim is to analyse theoretically the questions:\n\n(1) what is the relevance of institutional approach in research about cultural policy and cultural institutions, and\n\n(2) how do the modern cultural institutions change.\n\nCultural policy and cultural institutions cannot escape the strong mechanisms for change in their environments. The continuous urge to change and adapt to new conditions causes dynamics and instability and …
Pierre Bourdieu,La distinction
by Pierre Bourdieu, Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, 1979, 670 pp., paperback, ISBN 2-7073-0275-9 by Pierre Bourdieu/translated by Richard Nice, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984, xiv + 613 pp., p
Nordic cultural policy
Theoretical reflections
The article starts with a discussion about the frequent statement that culture is a marginal area in politics. It proceeds with an analysis of the phenomenon and concept of “the cultural turn” and its possible consequences for cultural democracy. Then there follows a reflection on the potential power of religion and culture in political developments. After these introductory sections I present and discuss what I call five “democracy dimensions” o…
Ideological dilemmas in Norwegian public library policy
Instrumental Cultural Policy in Scandinavian Countries
(1994). Instrumental Cultural Policy in Scandinavian Countries: A Critical Historical Perspective. The European Journal of Cultural Policy: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 57-71.
Nordic cultural policy
Theoretical reflections
The article starts with a discussion about the frequent statement that culture is a marginal area in politics. It proceeds with an analysis of the phenomenon and concept of “the cultural turn” and its possible consequences for cultural democracy. Then there follows a reflection on the potential power of religion and culture in political developments. After these introductory sections I present and discuss what I call five “democracy dimensions” o…
Cultural policy and democracy
Departing from reflections on the terrorist attack in Oslo 22 July 2011 as an attack on democracy as a political system, the author discusses the premise for the special issue on 'Cultural Policy and Democracy' of the International Journal of Cultural Policy. Then follows a short presentation of the transition from autocracy to liberal democracy and different models of cultural policy within the frames of liberal democracies. Four principal democ…
Cultural policy-making
The article describes, analyses and discusses how cultural policy in democratic societies takes place on a socially constructed arena or ‘space’ which I call an overlapping zone between culture, politics and money. The concept is inspired by Bourdieu's theory about social fields (champs) but adapted to the research focus of this article, which is the making of cultural policies. The point of departure is an analysis of which kind of approach to c…
Pierre Bourdieu,La distinction
by Pierre Bourdieu, Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, 1979, 670 pp., paperback, ISBN 2-7073-0275-9 by Pierre Bourdieu/translated by Richard Nice, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984, xiv + 613 pp., p
Instrumental Cultural Policy in Scandinavian Countries
(1994). Instrumental Cultural Policy in Scandinavian Countries: A Critical Historical Perspective. The European Journal of Cultural Policy: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 57-71.
Ideological dilemmas in Norwegian public library policy
Theoretical reflections
The article starts with a discussion about the frequent statement that culture is a marginal area in politics. It proceeds with an analysis of the phenomenon and concept of “the cultural turn” and its possible consequences for cultural democracy. Then there follows a reflection on the potential power of religion and culture in political developments. After these introductory sections I present and discuss what I call five “democracy dimensions” o…
Nordic cultural policy
Institutionalism, cultural institutions and cultural policy in the Nordic countries
In the article our aim is to analyse theoretically the questions:\n\n(1) what is the relevance of institutional approach in research about cultural policy and cultural institutions, and\n\n(2) how do the modern cultural institutions change.\n\nCultural policy and cultural institutions cannot escape the strong mechanisms for change in their environments. The continuous urge to change and adapt to new conditions causes dynamics and instability and …
Pierre Bourdieu,La distinction
by Pierre Bourdieu, Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, 1979, 670 pp., paperback, ISBN 2-7073-0275-9 by Pierre Bourdieu/translated by Richard Nice, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984, xiv + 613 pp., p
Cultural policy-making
The article describes, analyses and discusses how cultural policy in democratic societies takes place on a socially constructed arena or ‘space’ which I call an overlapping zone between culture, politics and money. The concept is inspired by Bourdieu's theory about social fields (champs) but adapted to the research focus of this article, which is the making of cultural policies. The point of departure is an analysis of which kind of approach to c…
Cultural policy and democracy
Departing from reflections on the terrorist attack in Oslo 22 July 2011 as an attack on democracy as a political system, the author discusses the premise for the special issue on 'Cultural Policy and Democracy' of the International Journal of Cultural Policy. Then follows a short presentation of the transition from autocracy to liberal democracy and different models of cultural policy within the frames of liberal democracies. Four principal democ…
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (6 works) · Cultural policy (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Research in Social Sciences (3 works)