Cultural Policy Perspectives on the Island of Ireland

This body of multi- and interdisciplinary academic research on and of Ireland deepens our understanding of locally situated, but globally connected, cross-border and transnational cultural policy studies

Dr Victoria Durrer is a Cultural Policy scholar based in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland. Her work focuses on how the spatial and relational dynamics of administration and policy both shape and are challenged by artistic and creative practice as social, cultural, and professional endeavours.

Ali FitzGibbon is a Senior Lecturer in Creative & Cultural Industries Management at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research focuses on ethics, leadership and decision-making in cultural production with an emphasis on live arts and freelancers. Prior to her academic work she was a professional producer, programmer and consultant for 25+ years.

Dr Kerry McCall Magan as Director, British Council Ireland, leads on strategic cultural relations activity between Ireland and the UK. Prior to this, Kerry held senior roles in arts and higher education. Her research focuses on cultural policy with Cultural Participation: The perpetuation of middle-class privilege in Dublin, Ireland, released by Palgrave in 2022