Culture Spaces & Democracy
The European Union remains the largest group of democracies, yet the world is undergoing rapid social, economic, technological, and geopolitical changes that significantly impact democratic frameworks. These shifts demand effective and timely responses from policymakers, decision-makers, and stakeholders.
As part of the Creative FLIP initiative, efforts are directed toward supporting effective cultural policymaking within the European Union. Through the CREATIVE FLIP (CULTURE) POLICY ORIENTATIONS series, key challenges within the EU are explored with the aim of better integrating cultural policies into broader transformation processes. This approach is guided by the Creative FLIP Collaborative Transformation Policy Approach, developed in 2023, which identifies eight essential elements of effective cultural policymaking in times of transformation.
This policy orientation paper specifically examines the role of transformational cultural policymaking—particularly in relation to cultural spaces—in safeguarding democracy.