A full re-launch of the authoritative Council of Europe/ERICarts Compendium information and monitoring system has been made possible through the cooperation of a "community of practice" of independent cultural policy researchers, NGOs and national governments in 41 European countries. Again, some new features were added to this 9th edition and the Compendium has gained three new information partners: IFACCA, Connect CP and the LabforCulture!
The EU-Commission has entrusted the ERICarts Institute with a study on measures supporting or influencing the Mobility of Cultural Workers in the EU and neighbouring countries (e.g. the "Western Balkans" region). The project started in April 2008 and will last six months. As has been the case with the last project for the EU on Intercultural Dialogue ("Sharing Diversity"), this study is based mainly on existing studies and resources, on the contributions of six specialised experts and on information gained from national correspondents in the participating countries.
"Sharing Diversity", the report of the ERICarts study on National Approaches to Intercultural Dialogue in Europe has now been released. Funded by the EU-DG Education and Culture, the study was undertaken with a team of European experts specializing in the fields of culture, education, youth and sports.
