Table of Contents

Part 1 Policy making: theory and context - general introductions; marking out the grid - dissecting the term "policy", approaching the policy process - an introduction, Herbert A. Simon and Charles E. Lindblom - the early models, the challengers, the counter attack, other models, the relevance of these models to the study of arts policy, fumbling through the web of the policy process, initiation, formulation, implementation, evaluation, concluding remarks; theory moves closer to reality - introducing Great Britain and Ireland, enter the actors, overall conclusions. Part 2 Language: the ABC of arts-speak - the complexity of language in cultural policy - entering the labyrinth, introducing "arts-speak"; the queen bees - "art", "the arts", "arts/cultural industries", "arts/cultural workers", "culture", "cultural policy"; the drones - "cultural action", "cultural development", "cultural democracy" and "cultural decentralization", "accessibility", "provision" and "innovation", "sponsorship", "arm's length principle", concluding remarks. Part 3 Arts policy in Great Britain and Ireland: gaps the size of craters - the beginnings of arts policy in Great Britain and Ireland - early rumblings - the context into which arts policies were born; Great Britain - big brother takes the lead, the Royal Charter of 1946 - an introduction, the Royal Charter of 1946 - the contents; Ireland - little brother comes running, the Arts Act 1951 - the contents, concluding remarks; problems in the past, possibilities for the future; Great Britain - moving at a snail's pace - Great Britain in the late 1950s, changing gears, the Royal Charter of 1967 - an introduction, the Royal Charter of 1967 - the contents, concluding remarks on the Royal Charter of 1967; Ireland - Ireland embarks on a voyage of discovery, adjusting to new developments, factors influencing the passive role of An Chomhairle Ealion during the first five years of its existence, the 1960s - a decade of change, change on two levels, concluding remarks on the first two decades of An Chomhairle Ealaion, the Arts Act 1973 - an introduction, the Arts Act 1973 - the contents, overall changes to the structure of An Chomhairle Ealaion, concluding remarks. (part contents)