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Developing Sustainable Cultural Policies in Aruba
Ridderstaat, Sinthya C.
Ridderstaat, Sinthya C.
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Cultural policies
Stakeholder collaboration
Policy development
Policy implementation
UNESCO frameworks
Sustainable development goals
Stakeholder collaboration
Policy development
Policy implementation
UNESCO frameworks
Sustainable development goals
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2018
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English
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Encouraged by the limited research done within the cultural sector, especially on cultural policies and sustainable development, this thesis research aims to inspire the development of sustainablecultural policies in Aruba. This thesis seeks to present local and international developments for culture to help policy makers in Aruba develop sustainable cultural policies. Making use of international guidelines to interpret them to the Aruban context. To begin the research the main research question was formulated as follows; How can international frameworks, such as SDG’s and UNESCO frameworks, contribute to the development of participative and sustainable cultural policies in Aruba, according to policy makers, upcoming cultural organizations and established cultural organizations? The method chosen for this thesis was a qualitative research with interviews based on a topic list. The topic list consisted of three main themes namely; government, stakeholders, and culture. These topics delved into the role of international
guidelines by UNESCO and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Aruban government and policy making, the role and influence of stakeholder collaboration, and the development of the cultural sector. The results show that the participants agree on the need for culture to become a priority for the Aruban government and the community and this could be achieved through proper policy making. Based on the results and literature, strategies were given to address the international guidelines, government, stakeholders, and culture topics and their influence on sustainable cultural development.
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Ridderstaat, S.C. (2018). Developing Sustainable Cultural Policies in Aruba. Bachelor dissertation. University of Aruba. 105 pp.
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University of Aruba
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/879