Cultural Trends Journal

@� Call for Papers Cultural Trends invites abstracts for a forthcoming Special Issue on mental health and creative labour. Guest edited by George Musgrave, Tanja Bosch, Crystal Abidin and Mark Deuze. Abstracts due: 17 Dec 2026, 1pm Full CfP: drgmusgrave.lovable.app/current-open...

A new group of articles in Cultural Trends explores cultural democracy, creative labour, cultural policy, museums, arts entrepreneurship, basic income, gender inequality, cultural sustainability and the changing conditions of cultural work. Explore: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...

New in Cultural Trends: Jenni Pekkarinen & Kati Uusi-Rauva examine early-stage arts entrepreneurs in Finland as value creators within and beyond the cultural ecosystem, foregrounding responsibility, values and plural forms of value. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: J. Leiva & A. Keller ask whether cultural democracy can be measured through cultural habits surveys, showing that decision-making power and cultural agency often remain overlooked. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Ana Žuvela examines how cultural democracy can be operationalised in Croatia through socio-cultural centres, civil-public partnerships and shared decision-making over public cultural resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Luca Antoniazzi analyses Italy’s COVID-19 policy response in cinema and the performing arts, asking whether the crisis became a missed opportunity for longer-term cultural policy reform. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Anna Bull examines sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality in the UK film and television industry, showing how harassment can damage careers, skills development, confidence and creative freedom. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Justin O’Connor, Sam Whiting & Tully Barnett critically examine basic income for artists, cultural work, automation, public value and the wider conditions needed for artistic practice to flourish. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Mark Robinson speaks with Annabel Turpin and Gavin Barlow, co-directors of Future Arts Centres, about cultural sustainability, cultural leadership, place, community and the role of arts centres. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Jana Horová & Magdalena Sawczuk rethink audience engagement in museums, exploring how regional institutions in Poland and Czechia navigate post-pandemic social and economic challenges. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Süheyla Schroeder examines work, value and visibility in Berlin’s craft makers sector, arguing for greater recognition of craft makers as cultural and ethical agents, not only economic actors. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Gilhyun Kim explores active citizenship in creative placemaking, examining what motivates and enables meaningful citizen participation in arts districts — and what barriers still prevent authentic engagement. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Steven Hadley, Trine Bille & Mark Taylor critically examine “Swiftonomics”, asking whether Taylor Swift’s economic impact represents creative destruction or the amplification of existing cultural economy dynamics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New book review in Cultural Trends Sally Robinson reviews Mark Deuze’s Well-Being and Creative Careers, exploring the tensions between creative fulfilment, precarity, and wellbeing. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CulturalTrends #BookReview #CreativeLabour

New from Cultural Trends Recent articles explore cultural policy, class and taste, diversity data, and inclusion across urban design, festivals, and the screen industries. Read the latest research here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu... #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalResearch

Coming up this week: Cultural Trends Roundtable 3 The Politics of Participation: Navigating Cultural Policy through Community Arts 🗓 1 April ⏰ 5pm GMT 📍 Online 🎟 Register now: lnkd.in/gFc4MCFi #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CommunityArts

Reminder: Applications to join the Cultural Trends General Editorial Board close today at 5pm (GMT). If you’ve been considering applying, now is the moment. Details: lnkd.in/gBjE3-g3 #CulturalPolicy #AcademicPublishing #GlobalScholarship

New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

What can cultural policy learn from global networks? New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation? New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity? New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory? open.spotify.com/episode/679x...

📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026. Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy. ⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...

Cultural Trends Roundtable 2: 2 December, 10:00am GMT: Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory? With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field. Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...

Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy

Starting tomorrow: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue opens at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima - researchers & policymakers from around the world to discuss culture’s role in sustainable development. 🔗 dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe

New in Cultural Trends: from Chile’s Galería CIMA to Portugal’s arts policy, museums & democracy, & García Canclini’s legacy in Latin America. + our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice. Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v... #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research

Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research. Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article: doi.org/10.1080/0954... #HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends

Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #Museums #CulturalPolicy

Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalPolicy #CulturalTrends

Democracy as creativity. Read Jae-an Crisman’s review of Democracy as Creative Practice + hear authors Tom Borrup & Andrew Zitcer on our first podcast 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v... doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalTrends

Global Dialogues – PUCP, Lima Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe

Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment

Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth

Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership

From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe

What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP

We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South. 🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe #CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP

Cultural Trends Roundtable now streaming on Spotify. 🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v... Follow: open.spotify.com/show/27Lkgua...

Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3 Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere? Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context. Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalValue #ArtsResearch

Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3 From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice. Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3... #CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt

Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3 From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice. Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3... #CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt

Thrilled to announce Víctor Vich as a keynote for the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue, co-hosted with PUCP, 5–7 November in Lima. Excited for his perspectives on culture, citizenship & public space.

Delighted to announce Mónica Lacarrieu as a keynote for the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue, co-hosted with PUCP, 5–7 November in Lima. Looking forward to her insights on culture, heritage & territory.

Delighted to announce Nancy Duxbury as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment

Excited to announce Brea Heidelberg as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment

Thrilled to welcome Jordi Baltà as a keynote at the Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development this November in Lima, supported by the Cultural Centre of Spain in Lima. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogue #CulturalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment