The Changing Rural Policy Context: Discussion

Sacp Discussion Document on Rural Development Policy Framework

Rethinking arts marketing in a changing cultural policy context

* This paper investigates recent changes in British cultural policy and their implications for artsmarketing. It first points out the decisive role of the policy in shaping the environment of the nonprofit arts and argues that arts marketing developed as an organisational strategy within the context of marketisation policy since the 1980s. This is followed by an analysis of the current cultural...

The Changing Domestic Context

Changes in the international environment are placing new pressures on Turkish policymakers and the Turkish public and are having important effects on Turkish policy. This is particularly true given the magnitude and rapidity of developments in adjacent regions, whether in the Balkans, the Caucasus, or the Middle East. These pressures alone would be stressful for Turkish foreign and security pol...

Engaging Youths Via E-Participation Initiatives: An Investigation into the Context of Online Policy Discussion Forums

Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) have offered governments new opportunities to enhance citizen participation in democratic processes. The participation opportunities afforded by ICT may be particularly pertinent for youths, who are more likely to be ICT-savvy and yet are reported to show declining participation in politics. The currently increasing exclusion of yout...

Rural School Psychology: Re-Opening the Discussion

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kerri Clopton, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0607. ([email protected]) The practice of school psychology in rural areas is a topic that has been fairly absent from the literature since the 1980s. A needs assessment of school psychologists practicing in rur...