Culture in international development: the role of Concerts Norway in the India-Norway music cooperation (2002–2017)
Author(s):
Solveig Korum
Bindu Subramaniam
Publication Year:
2020
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
Development in Practice
Publisher
Editor(s):
Pages:
1114-1128
Volume:
30
Issue:
8
Abstract:
The study assesses how Concerts Norway has interacted with the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and local musical actors in India to build infrastructure in the cultural field in India. Using ethnographic methods and document analysis, we found that CN successively shifted from rational, via entrepreneurial to relational brokerage, adapting the programme and the development communication to shifting MFA-policies as well as to the Indian partner ́s needs. We raise critical questions about arts development versus general views on development assistance and highlight a particular asymmetry between mainstream development models and the need to be strengthening the art sector, towards its sustainability.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Korum, Solveig, and Bindu Subramaniam. 2020. “Culture in International Development: The Role of Concerts Norway in the India-Norway Music Cooperation (2002–2017).” Development in Practice 30 (8): 1114–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2020.1732301.