Cultural democracy

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The concept of cultural democracy was the most important innovation in international cultural-policy discourse in the post-World War II period. From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, it was also the most influential idea among cultural policymakers.

Cultural democracy comprises a set of four related commitments:

• protecting and promoting cultural diversity, and the right to culture for everyone in our society and around the world;
• encouraging active participation in community cultural life;
• enabling people to participate in policy decisions that affect the quality of our cultural lives; and
• assuring fair and equitable access to cultural resources and support.