The Cultural Policy Center (CPC) at The University of Chicago hosts the inaugural Emerging Scholars in Cultural Policy Conference on May 21 & 22, 2004, at the Harris School of Public Policy. Organized by CPC graduate research assistants, the conference is intended to foster community among cultural policy scholars and build a long term research agenda for the cultural policy field. The conference will provide a forum for discussing and critiquing cultural policy research undertaken by graduate students at some of the leading U.S. policy centers.

Invited student panelists from Princeton, Columbia, Ohio State and The University of Chicago will present their work to colleagues, faculty, and policy practitioners to elicit valuable feedback. A sampling of topics include: an exploration of migration patterns as a function of arts and culture; an analysis of the relationships between the size of a metropolitan area’s creative workforce and its economic performance; a study of the relationship between participation in the arts and perception of its benefits over the life-course; an investigation of the association between organizational structure and effectiveness among cultural policy research centers; an evaluation of the accuracy of current economic impact analyses in the arts and cultural sector; an examination of the tension between broader public access and the pursuit of traditionally specialized public television programs; and a comparative study of amenity offerings and their effect on urban development.

Call for abstracts is now complete.
Deadline for receipt of papers: April 26, 2004

Student presenters must submit their research papers to emergingscholars2004@yahoo.com by 5pm.

Deadline for conference registration: Friday, May 7, 2004.

Registration is required for all conference attendees. Please RSVP to emergingscholars2004@yahoo.com to reserve a space. Following your registration, you will receive an email confirming your attendance and providing other information as necessary.

To view the full listing of conference research, please refer to Papers & Abstracts.