Cultural Policy against the Grain - liber amicorum for Matthias Theodor Vogt in honour of his 65th birthday, edited by his colleagues and students (Volume 2, English version)

What are the premises of today‘s cultural policy? What insights can the past, present and theory offer for a contemporary cultural policy? It is the historical achievement of Prof. Matthias Theodor Vogt, who conceived the Saxon Cultural Area Act between 1991 and 1995 in a unique process of analysis and dialogue with the state, municipal and civil society levels. On the thirtieth anniversary of the law‘s entry into force, the cultural areas of Saxony invited Matthias Theodor Vogt‘s colleagues (from Germany, Europe, and Japan) and students to a conference entitled ‘Kulturpolitik gegen den Strich’ (Cultural Policy Against the Grain). The results of this conference are presented in this commemorative publication to mark Prof. Vogt's 65th birthday.