Cultural Policy Studies

Author: Hu Huilin/ Country: Mainland China
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Culture is a complex form of life. It is formed and constructed through historical accumulation, deeply reflecting all aspects of the real world and the human face of contemporary society. The emergence of a cultural policy issue is essentially the result of the continuous clash between history and reality, encompassing infinite richness and complexity. Therefore, solving these problems by rigidly applying one method and condemning another is practically non-existent in formulating cultural policies. Applying different decision-making methods according to different cultural policy issues reflects a realistic attitude in cultural policy formulation. Sometimes, even when using the same method for the same issue, other methods are often alternately employed: either with one method as the primary approach and others as supplementary, or by combining two or more methods. To scientifically and reasonably address cultural policy issues, a single perspective is insufficient. Multi-faceted analysis and examination can provide a more realistic grasp of the nature of the problem, and using multiple methods to design and formulate policies may yield better cultural policies. This approach of organically combining two or more decision-making methods to solve cultural policy issues is referred to as the "comprehensive decision-making method" in policy science.