The Political Impact of ‘Non-political’ Culture Support

At the WIKA-Workshop 2019 in Atelier 3 „Civil Society and Statehood“ Dr. Susann Worschech (Research Associate, Faculty of Cultural Studies, European Studies Institute, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Expert of ifa’s Research Programme „Culture and Foreign Policy“) in her presentation „Democratisation Through the Back Door: The Political Impact of ‘Non-political’ Culture Support“ analyzes the role of the arts and culture sector in democratization processes and conceptualizes the particular strategy of supporting democratization via non- or semi-political actors. Based on empirical data on the German-Ukrainian cooperation patterns in democracy and culture cooperation, the presentation underlines the often underestimated role of culture in democratic consolidation, but also its limitations. The WIKA-Workshop 2019 focused on “The Role of Civil Society in Cultural Relations“. It took place on Thursday, 26 September 2019 at ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) in Stuttgart. Further information: http://www.zak.kit.edu/english/6433.php