Policy, Research & Politics
Orchestras 'still hostile to women'
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- Monday, 27 January 2014
The top of the profession is still "a place of too great an absence for women".
Iran - Rouhani: 'Art can Flourish in a Democratic Society'
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2014
President Hassan Rouhani has promised to promote artistic freedom in Iran during a meeting with a group of prominent Iranian artists in Tehran on Wednesday.
World Culture Forum: Bali Promise calls for Integration of Culture in Post-2015 Development Agenda
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- Monday, 20 January 2014
The key results of the WCF have been defined in the "Bali Promise" which seeks to emphasise the importance of culture for development particularly in the formation of the post-2015 development agenda.
The 'Ode To Joy' As A Call To Action
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- Monday, 20 January 2014
A filmmaker follows the Ninth around the world, to Chile and China, where it became an empowering anthem of solidarity, and to Japan, where performances of daiku — the Great Nine — are a cherished annual tradition.
UN General Assembly adopts by consensus a new Resolution on Culture and Development
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- Monday, 20 January 2014
Further to the two resolutions adopted in 2010 and 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus on 12 December a third resolution on culture and development at UN Headquarters in New York.
Protest song sparks rare debate on ethnicity in Sierra Leone
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- Thursday, 16 January 2014
A Sierra Leonean musician has sparked a rare debate around ethnicity.
Tajikistan: Rap music banned from buses
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- Tuesday, 14 January 2014
The mayor of Dushanbe has banned "non-traditional" music from the Tajik capital's buses.
Collective management of copyright: EP and Council strike a deal
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2014
The new rules are intended to stimulate the creation of EU-wide online music services for consumers and ensure that creators' rights are better protected and their royalties are paid more quickly.
Top Ten Music-Tech-Policy Developments of 2013 in the US
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2014
There was so much going on in 2013 that if you blinked, you'd be in danger of being clobbered by the next development.
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