ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to deepen our understanding of the moral outlook that characterizes cultural organizations as political actors. Through a review of contributions to a public consultation on cultural policy in Norway, we seek to elucidate the moral economy these actors bring to bear on their relations to the state. More specifically, we focus on the actors’ understandings of the state’s moral obligations towards the cultural sector and how these notions relate to the experiences and concerns of cultural organizations. One such experience that surfaces in the public consultation is the strong engagement of members of cultural organizations, while another is a sense of vulnerability and perceived threats to art and culture posed by various forces in society. Against this background, we explore different understandings of the roles and responsibilities of the state in cultural policy that cultural organizations give voice to, noting the dominance of a conception of cultural policy as state patronage. In accordance with this understanding, the obligations of the state are to recognize the unique value and importance of cultural organizations, to provide them with the necessary resources, and to protect them from external threats.

摘要

本文的目的是加深我们对将文化组织描述为政治行为者的道德观的理解。通过回顾对挪威文化政策公共咨询的贡献，我们试图阐明这些行为者对他们与国家的关系产生影响的道德经济。更具体地说，我们关注行为者对国家对文化部门的道德义务的理解，以及这些概念如何与文化组织的经验和关注相关联。公众咨询中出现的一种体验是文化组织成员的积极参与，而另一种体验是社会各种力量对艺术和文化造成的脆弱感和感知威胁。在这样的背景下，我们探讨了对国家在文化组织表达意见的文化政策中的角色和责任的不同理解，注意到文化政策概念作为国家赞助的主导地位。根据这种理解，国家有义务承认文化组织的独特价值和重要性，为它们提供必要的资源，并保护它们免受外部威胁。