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 The Young Researchers Conference on Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy

The Young Researchers Conference on Cultural Policy and Cultural 
Diplomacy organised by Istanbul Bilgi University UNESCO Chair in 
Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy will be held on 9-10 July 2020 in 
?stanbul.

Founded in 2017, Istanbul Bilgi University UNESCO Chair in Cultural 
Policy and Cultural Diplomacy aims to enhance the international cultural 
cooperation and dialogue, protect and promote the diversity of cultural 
expressions, produce capacity-enhancing programmes to support 
participatory cultural policy-making, and support the existing 
international network in this field. In line with its objectives, it 
carries out academic works with the Cultural Policy and Management 
Research Centre (KPY), which publishes the Cultural Policy Yearbook in 
Turkish and English annually.
Aims of the Conference:

- Raising the recognition of cultural policy and cultural diplomacy 
based on cultural diversity in the academic arena
- Enabling young researchers who work at the main disciplines of 
cultural policy and cultural diplomacy to share their research findings 
and open them to discussion
- Creating an international sharing and interaction platform
- Identifying the common interests of the researchers from the global 
South and the global North and create co-working opportunities

Eligibility

Participation is open to both national and international researchers who 
received their MA degrees or the ones who are still conducting their 
Ph.D. studies. Priority will be given to the candidates from the regions 
of Middle East, North Africa, Caucasia and the Balkans. As a result of 
the peer assessment, the travel and accommodation fees of a limited 
number of participants will be covered and they will be given three days 
of per diem allowance.
Submission

Candidates must send their research information, affiliated institution, 
telephone and e-mail addresses, resumes and research abstracts (Length 
of the abstract should be a total of 500 words, excluding references) to 
(yrc /at/ bilgi.edu.tr) for peer evaluation by 4 May 2020 at the latest. Each 
abstract will be evaluated by two reviewers.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

-	Cultural Policy
-	Cultural Diplomacy (and International Relations)
-	Arts and Cultural Management
-	Cultural Heritage
-	Museum Studies
-	Cultural Diversity
-	Copyright and Intellectual Property
-	Cultural Economy
-	Cultural and Creative Industries
-	Culture and Sustainable Development
-	Cities and Culture

The panel topics will be determined according to the chosen abstracts. 
Papers presented in the conference will be reviewed by the scientific 
committee set up for the Conference with a view for their publication as 
a book in Turkish and English.

Important dates*

Abstract submission deadline:			4 May 2020
Notification of acceptance:			25 May 2020
Final presentation submission deadline:		22 June 2020
Conference:					9-10 July 2020
Final paper submission deadline:		7 September 2020
The conference publication:			mid-december 2020

*Due to the ongoing New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, the Conference 
Organisation Committee reserves the rights of changing and/or postponing 
the dates and location of the event. All the prospective changes will be 
announced to the channels of Istanbul Bilgi University?s, Istanbul Bilgi 
University UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy?s and 
conference web site within the reasonable given time as announcements.
Young Researchers Conference on Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy 
Organisation Committee


This conference is organized with the support of the Republic of Turkey 
Ministry of Culture and Tourism.




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