Research Papers 2011
Synopsis: Here you will find a list of Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure research papers published during 2011.
Archaeological archives in Northern Ireland: Legislation, guidance and comparison with other jurisdictions
- Date: 19/12/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
This paper describes the current state of legislation, guidance and practice governing archaeological archives in Northern Ireland, and provides some comparisons with jurisdictions elsewhere in the UK and Ireland. It seeks to highlight some of the challenges presented by current arrangements, and highlights areas of good practice followed elsewhere.
Use of the European Culture Programme for translation between Irish and English
- Date: 02/11/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
The Culture Programme is one of the European Union’s (EU) flagship initiatives. It has three objectives; to promote cross-border mobility of those working in the cultural sector, to encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output and to foster intercultural dialogue. The programme seeks to achieve these objectives by providing funding through a series of grants programmes, and fostering collaborative links between member states. This paper presents an overview of how the programme could be used for translation between Irish and English.
Potential benefits of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Northern Ireland
- Date: 01/11/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
This paper presents an overview of some of the potential benefits of the London 2012 Olympic Games for Northern Ireland, including economic, cultural and sporting factors. A brief analysis of the benefits of previous Games is also presented.
The European Heritage Label
- Date: 01/11/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
On 20 May 2011, European Union Culture Ministers reached agreement on the creation of a 'European Heritage Label', designed to ‘highlight sites that celebrate and symbolise European integration, ideals and history’, and ‘values such as democracy, freedom or diversity’. This briefing note includes information about the development of a European Heritage Label, its application and the UK government's view.
Update on European issues relating to culture, arts and leisure
- Date: 14/10/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
This paper documents recent policy activity at a European level on culture, arts and leisure issues. It deals largely with the European Union but also references the Council of Europe.
The Creative Industries: background, definitions and recent policy development
- Date: 12/09/2011 - Author: Dr Dan Hull
This paper summarises the current state of the creative industries, sets out recent policy developments in this area, and provides an analysis of government strategies in relation to the creative industries in Northern Ireland, across the UK, and in Ireland. A summary of the key challenges identified in recent strategies is also provided.
Background briefing: Sport Northern Ireland
- Date: 07/07/2011 - Author: Dan Hull
Sport Northern Ireland (Sport NI) is one of DCAL’s nine arms-length bodies. The body was formerly known as the Sports Council Northern Ireland. Sport NI is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body, established under the Recreation and Youth Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. Its stated purpose is to be the lead agency for developing sport in Northern Ireland, and with a corporate vision ‘to promote a culture of lifelong enjoyment and success in sport which contributes to a peaceful, fair and prosperous society
Sport Matters strategy: Capital Requirement
- Date: 07/07/2011 - Author: Dan Hull
The estimated capital budget required to deliver the Sport Matters strategy over the next four years is £214m, while the capital investment made by DCAL for the same period is £133m (including £110m for the three stadiums). By this calculation, there is a capital funding shortfall for sport of £81m for the period 2011/12 to 2014/15.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
- Date: 07/07/2011 - Author: Dan Hull
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland, and is an arms-length body of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Ninety-nine organisations are provided with funding through the Annual Support for Organisations Programme for 2011/12 . Previous research has shown that such funding typically represents around 18% of an organisation’s total income . Arts attendance is relatively high in Northern Ireland, with a recent survey indicating that 73% of adults visited at least one arts event in the last 12 months , compared with 45% as an average for the European Union . In 2009, there were 349,463 visits made to 7,905 performances of arts events in Northern Ireland, equating to just over 1.1 million tickets worth around £16m. 29% of these tickets were bought by households with an income of less than £13,500 a year . 157,300 overseas visitors (or 11%) stated that they had participated in cultural/ historical activities while visiting Northern Ireland .
Northern Ireland Library Authority (Libraries NI)
- Date: 07/07/2011 - Author: Dan Hull
The Northern Ireland Library Authority (or Libraries NI) is the public library service for Northern Ireland. Its functions were established by the Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, replacing the previous structure whereby libraries were managed through five Education and Library Boards. Libraries NI is overseen by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and currently operates 99 branch libraries in Northern Ireland, two specialist libraries, and 28 mobile libraries. Libraries NI is part-way through a three stage consultation process as part of a review: Meeting the Demands of a Modern Public Library Service. Stage one resulted in the closure of ten libraries in the Greater Belfast area, a decision on ten libraries outside Belfast is expected in September 2011, and a third stage on mobile library provision is yet to commence. Libraries policy is driven by the 2006 document, Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries, which states in Public Library Service 2 that ‘85% of households should have access to a library service within two miles’ .
