Designing cultural policy in a postcolonial colony
The case of Puerto Rico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12340702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Javier J Hernández-Acosta (0009-0007-0046-0540, University of the Sacred Heart, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-299 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10286632.2015.1043288 |
| OpenAlex | W1813059694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States in 1898 with the end of the Spanish-American War. In 1952, the island became a 'Commonwealth' through the development and approval of a local constitution. While this political status allows Puerto Rico some degree of autonomy, it nevertheless continues to subject the island to United States federal authority. For the last 60 years, discussions on whether Puerto Rico's Commonwealth status is a permanent or transitional status has fuelled much of the political debate and public policy of the region, and has been highly influenced by political status ideologies: to become a state of the United States, to maintain the current status, or to become independendent. Budgetary, legal, and commercial dependence on the United States causes constant conflicts in the design and implementation of Puerto Rican public policy in areas such as education, law, and economic development. Likewise, culture has not been exempt from these debates. In fact, cultural differences have caused conflict at all levels – from the theoretical conceptions of culture, to cultural policy and arts management. Moreover, the implementation of cultural policies has also been subject to political ideologies and the concept of culture has variably been seen as an obstacle or strength for specific political purposes. In the midst of a sustained economic crisis, the current Puerto Rican government has proposed the development of a comprehensive cultural policy through a participatory process. The objective of this paper is to present this process as a means of analyzing Puerto Rico's experience through the challenges in designing and implementing cultural policy within a 'postcolonial colony' scenario. This paper will place emphasis on the government's role, cultural public institutions, and cultural production.Keywords: cultural policypostcolonialPuerto Ricocultural institutionscoloniality Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |