Research
In our research work, we deal with questions of cultural policy in close connection with topics of cultural mediation, cultural management and cultural education. One focus is cultural participation research with related topics in the field of audience development, cultural mediation and cultural education. Another focus is postcolonially oriented cultural policy studies, among other things against the background of a transformation of traditional knowledge orders. Furthermore, the Institute has established itself as a central research unit in the field of cultural policy studies and cultural mediation in an international context and comparison, particularly in the context of the UNESCO Chair.
Other research topics include culture and the labour market, culture in rural regions and cultural tourism.
Current research projects
Museen als Wohlfühl-Orte und sicherer Hafen. Ergebnisse einer Befragung zum Museumspublikum in Deutschland (Mandel 2024)
This visitor survey provides a good insight into the opinions of a very large number of predominantly museum-affine people on various aspects of a museum visit.
Click here for the pdf document of the study.
INTRACOMP - Intercultural and Transcultural competence through collaborative cultural expression
Critically exploring cultural hierarchies, divisions and exclusions within arts and education, INTRACOMP develops methods, digital resources and frameworks for advancing Intercultural and Transcultural Competence (ITC) in lifelong learning in Cultural Awareness and Expression. The project starts in 2025. more
Dialoguing@rts: Advancing Cultural Literacy for Social Inclusion through Dialogic Arts Education (d@rts)
D@rts is a catalyst for increasing social cohesion and inclusion, using embodied performing arts activities to develop cognitive and affective cultural literacy. more.
PhD at the Institute
Information for potential doctoral candidates. more.
KuSe "Cultural Self-Sufficiency: The Right of Young People to Cultural (Self-)Education"
KuSe is a three-year BMBF-funded project (2024-2026) which aims to make visible the practice of cultural self-sufficiency among youths in the face of social transformations. more.
In Situ: Researching the innovative power of the cultural and creative industries in rural areas
The Institute for Cultural Policy at the University of Hildesheim is participating in the Europe-wide research project IN SITU, which aims to identify and understand the needs and potential of cultural work in rural areas and the creative industries. more.
SDG Gradauate College
The focus of the Research Training Group is on innovative research that brings together approaches from performance, art and culture with a view to sustainable development in the sense of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A special focus is on questions of peace and conflict resolution. more
German-French PhD Track
‘Transcultural dynamics: Franco-German Approaches to Cultural Policy and the Mediation of Art Practices’. more.
The UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policies for the Arts and Transformation
The Chair deals with cultural policy issues and challenges of increasingly diverse societies, linking thematic fields of foreign and domestic cultural policy. more
Arts Rights Justice Programme
Understanding, protecting and defending freedom of artistic expression and artists at risk. more
Cultural.Policy.Discourse
Our institute publication Kultur.Politik.Diskurs provides insights into our current academic projects and research results. more
Completed research projects
A selection of successful research projects at the Institute for Cultural Policy. more
