Global cultural policies and power / J.P. Singh -- Cultural policy and the political nature of culture / Carole Rosenstein -- The arts, culture, and civil society : power stations in the grids of governance / Timothy W. Luke -- Art-state relations : art and power through the lens of international treaties / Sandra Braman -- Toward a political economy of digital culture : from organized mass consumption to attention rivalry / Jeffrey A. Hart -- Playing with power : the cultural impact of prosumers / Bjarki Valtysson -- The political economy of cultural diversity in film and television / Harvey Feigenbaum -- An "economic" approach toward the trade and culture debate : the US position / Carol Balassa -- Cultural diplomacy : the humanizing factor / Cynthia P. Schneider -- Power in European Union cultural policy / Patricia Dewey -- Making geography matter in cultural policy research : the case of regional cultural policy in Sweden / Jenny Johannisson -- The importance of the business sector in cultural policy in Japan : a model of complementary relationship / Nobuko Kawashima -- Coloniality, identity and cultural policy / Kevin V. Mulcahy -- Valorization of world cultural heritage in time of globalization : bridges between nations and cultural power / Isabelle Brianso -- Reality TV shows, private television networks and social change in India / Lauhona Ganguly -- "The power to narrate" : film festivals, a platform for transnational feminism? / Jasmine Champenois -- Everyday cultural politics, syncretism, and cultural policy / Dennis Galvan.

"Political scientists by and large ignore cultural industries and technologies whereas they are prominent in other disciplines. This book provides insights from local, societal, national, and international levels in understanding cultural industries, technologies, and policies and integrates these perspectives into the study of political science"--Provided by publisher.