Welcome to the Centre for Cultural Policy Research. CCPR’s mission is to produce world-class analytical, theoretical and empirical research that contributes to public debate on cultural, communications and media policies in Scotland, the UK, the EU, and globally.The Centre is internationally networked in the academic world and has excellent relationships with policy makers, cultural agencies and the media and communications industries.
CCPR values its role as an independent voice and aims to be a highly respected source of critical analysis.
News and events
New publications in media, journalism and business television
Some recent publications involving Raymond Boyle are now available online.
Public service broadcasting seminar at CCPR
CCPR’s workshop on ‘Public Service and the Impacts of Digitisation’ recently brought some key speakers to Glasgow.
Peter Golding becomes CCPR Research Associate
We are delighted that Peter Golding, Professor of Sociology and co-Director of the Communication Research Centre at the University of Loughborough, has become a CCPR research associate.
CCPR goes to MeCCSA2100
CCPR was well represented at the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies’ Associations 2010 annual conference at the LSE. The conference theme was “Media, Communication, Policy and Practice’ and attracted over 300 delegates.
New working paper on media and cultural policy
‘The politics of media and cultural policy’ by Philip Schlesinger has been published as an Electronic Working Paper No. 17 by Media@LSE. The paper, which can be accessed here, is based on Philip’s public lecture at the LSE ON 28 October 2009.
Conference at LUISS in Rome
Philip Schlesinger spoke in the opening session of the international conference on ‘Unconventional social advertising and active citizenship’ held at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome on 11 December 2009.
CCPR research visits to Copenhagen
Susan Galloway presented a paper 'National culture, identity and arts policy: the case of Scotland' at the international conference “Identity, Nationalism and Cultural Policy in Europe”, which took place 19 - 20 November 2009, at the University of Copenhagen.
RSE workshop on music policy
Philip Schlesinger gave the opening paper on ‘The problem of evidence based policy’ at a workshop on Music Policy funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the first of two events organized by Professor Martin Cloonan of Glasgow University and Professor Simon Frith of Edinburgh University.