Conclusions: Theories, Methods, and Evidence

Abstract

The 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions provides an international policy lens for analysing broad debates on issues of cultural globalization and development. The authors in this volume bring to the fore an interdisciplinary set of understandings while examining cultural globalization conceived in terms of artistic expressions and entertainment industries, or broadly portrayed in an anthropological way, as the rituals, symbols, and practices of everyday life. The broad gamut of theories, methods, and evidence collected in this volume outline UNESCO’s accomplishments, shortcomings, and future policy prospects.