Arts Management and Cultural Policy (Research)

You’ll be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students Northern Ireland and abroad; we supervise students undertaking research in;
• The design and delivery of cultural policy and the interpretation of these processes by arts managers and
policy makers
• The attachment of social policy areas to cultural policy
• The social processes of cultural production within institutional settings
• Access, participation and audience development in the arts
• Issues of equality and diversity
• Internationalisation and transnational exchange
• Reception of art and culture
• Institutional, historical and social frameworks for the making and displaying of art and heritage
• Impact of arts and cultural work

We are also interested in projects developed through interdisciplinary approaches and supervision teams:
• The management and governance of cultural sectors and institutions
• Sustainability and relevance of business models for arts management
• The impact of new technologies on arts management and cultural policymaking