How did cultural diversity become a buzzword fraught with tension? And what do the controversies surrounding it reveal about contemporary policy making? Producing Cultural Diversity investigates these questions through an empirical analysis of the negotiations that produced the recent UNESCO convention on cultural diversity. Taking an ethnographic approach, Ulrike Niedner-Kalthoff highlights how officials first framed the policy issue of cultural diversity and then negotiated an authoritative text, mobilized support, and organized legitimate representation. A significant contribution to the anthropology of contemporary statehood and global governance, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of international relations.

About the Author
Ulrike Niedner-Kalthoff has a background in cultural sciences and international relations and is now in charge of European cooperation in key enabling technologies at the Ministry of Economics in the German state of Hessen.


Book Information
ISBN 9783593503165
Author Ulrike Niedner-Kalthoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 245
Imprint Campus Verlag
Publisher Campus Verlag
Weight(grams) 369g
Dimensions(mm) 21mm * 15mm * 2mm