The Evaluation report summarising the research experiences and practices in relation to cultural policies and EU-funded programmes that promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in the Balkan region is now available online.

The two-year project titled ‘Evaluation of Cultural Policies and EU-Funded Programmes as Promoters of Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue in the Balkans/Southeast Europe (SEE)’ aimed to evaluate the impact of national and local cultural policies and EU funded programmes in the countries of the Western Balkans in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue as a part of the EU integration process. The project is implemented in partnership with österreichische kulturdokumentation. internationales archiv für kulturanalysen, Vienna, Austria and Udruženje građana “Akcija” Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The evaluation report tries to evaluate the cultural policies and EU-funded programmes in the countries of the Western Balkans which promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue as part of the EU integration process as well as to give some positive examples from the EU in this regard. In this respect, the goal of the Evaluation Report is to enhance the regional impact of cultural policies and programs on promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in five countries of the Balkans/SEE (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) and to present EU practices.

The results of this research could serve as a resource of practical knowledge and experiences within the cultural sector in the process of re-thinking cultural policies and developing and enhancing the internal capacities of the cultural sector in the field of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in the Balkan/SEE countries.

The intention of the project partners was to produce an evaluation report which ultimately would produce recommendations for a more coordinated and EU-oriented policy making approach in the field of culture in the region as well as some recommendations for EU policy makers in the field of culture.

The project is financially supported by the EU Community Programme ‘Culture 2007-2013’, the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, Open Society Foundation-Macedonia and the Swiss Cultural Program for Western Balkan.

All inquiries should be sent to: Lea Linin ([email protected]).

More information can be obtained at: http://kulturlogue.org

To access this report, see the external link below.

http://kulturlogue.org/Files/Documents/85F130A732013E02BDB11A1326007822.pdf