Cultural policies and new challenges

Cultural tourism: challenges and strategies

New Work Forms and Challenges for Public Policies

The focus of this study was to analyse the diffusion and challenges of “ICT-induced atypical work”. The term atypical has no value judgement. It covers all the new work forms, different from the classical work pattern of the full time male job, during the whole working life with the same employer at the same place. This classical work pattern is the basis of current labour legis lation, social ...

Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Cultural Preservation and Development

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is a relatively recent term coined to represent living cultural expressions and practices, which are recognised by communities as distinct aspects of identity. The safeguarding of ICH has become a topic of international concern primarily through the work of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). However, little research has ...

Iran’s Shift in Family Planning Policies: Concerns and Challenges

Iran’s significant success in implementing Family Planning (FP) during the past 25 years, has made it a role model in the world. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Iran has dropped from 6.5 in 1960 to 1.6 in 2012, which is well below the targeted value of 2.2 for the country. Iran’s success story, however, did not merely root in the implementation of FP programs. In other words, families’ strong...

cultural tourism: challenges and strategies