The Cultural System in Germany: Challenges in Cultural Policy and Cultural Economy - ADE511105

• Title: The Cultural System in Germany: Challenges in Cultural Policy and Cultural Economy
• Form of teaching: seminar
• Guaranteed by: Department of Germanic and Nordic Studies (21-UGS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2026
• Duration in semesters: 1
• Semester: winter
• Points: 4
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: The course is taught by visiting professor Steffen Höhne. Starts on October 14.
• Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. Dr. Steffen Höhne
• Teacher(s): prof. Dr. Steffen Höhne
• Class: A – Mezioborová nabídka VP: Literatura; A – Mezioborová nabídka VP: Historické vědy; A – Mezioborová nabídka VP: Sociální vědy; Exchange - 08.3 History; Exchange - 09.1 Modern EC Languages; Exchange - 14.1 Political Sciences

Annotation

This seminar examines the system of culture and cultural policy in Germany since 1945, which is influenced by state, civil society, and private actors. It addresses the political, legal, and economic framework conditions of the cultural system, its origins, and its transformation. Furthermore, specific issues related to organization, financing, distribution, and mediation will be discussed. Using selected case studies, we will also examine specific cultural institutions and how they operate. The methods and concepts of cultural policy, as well as the political, legal, and economic framework conditions of the cultural system, are another topic of focus. Finally, we will examine the phases of cultural policy development in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the GDR. The course concludes with a discussion of the current challenges facing culture and cultural policy.

Last update: Zbytovský Štěpán, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.09.2026)

Literature

English sources for the seminar lecture will be added.

Selected sources for German reading students:

Beyme, Klaus von (1998): Die Kunst der Macht und die Gegenmacht der Kunst. Studien zum Spannungsverhältnis von Kunst und Politik. Frankfurt/M.: Suhrkamp.

Crückeberg, Johannes et al. (2023): Handbuch Kulturpolitik. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

Tröndle, Martin/Steigerwald, Claudi (2019): Anthologie Kulturpolitik. Einführende Beiträge zu Geschichte, Funktionen und Diskursen der Kulturpolitikforschung. Bielefeld: Transcript.

Last update: Zbytovský Štěpán, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.09.2026)