Following the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and establishment of new government within the framework of political Islam in the region, in order to continue and reinforce this government model, the Islamic –Iranian Model of Progress was put in the blueprint with regard to the indigenous standards as the most important pre-occupation. After the third decade of the Revolution which has...

This report was commissioned by DACST to research the cultural industries and to propose strategies for their growth and development. This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Department or the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology but will be used to inform future policy formulation. FOREWORD South Africa's diverse and dynamic arts and culture heritage is one of its...

Creative Hubs are mostly both bottom-up initiatives by artists and other creatives, the object of policy makers, who see in creative hubs an opportunity for urban regeneration impulse to local economy. The tension between these two forces largest cities Netherlands has been analysed this article. How does deal with norms, values, rules at hub sites? In order answer question, we used Reconstruct...

Cultural competence has gained attention as a potential strategy to improve quality and eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in health care. In 2002 we conducted interviews with experts in cultural competence from managed care, government, and academe to identify their perspectives on the field. We present our findings here and then identify recent trends in cultural competence focusing on healt...