Preface / Benny Marcel
Editors' preface
Arts and culture in a time of upheaval / Eline Wernberg Sigfusson
What art knows about democracy / Stefan Jonsson
Do we have a cultural policy? / Ove Kaj Pedersen
A snapshot : Covid-19 risks worsening the crisis of democracy / Carsten Staur
Cultural policy as a funhous mirror / Eva Bergquist
The arts as a forum : on the role of arts in a democratic society / Frederik Tygstrup
We need to read to be able to live with ourselves / Marianne Stidsen
The complex Arctic : an artist's perspective / Maria Huhmarniemi
Where is culture born? / Owe Ronström
Quality depends on the context / Karen Espelund
Partnering with Nature : reflections from a designer and researcher / Julia Lohmann
Without art, society would not evolve / Mads Øvlisen
Focusing on the elite broadens the field / Maria Mediaas Jørstad
Y/our future is now / Olafur Eliasson
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Apppendix : cultural policy in the Nordic countries.