Cultural diversity: time for recognition

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Does a culture that is not economically viable have the right to exist and lay claim to international influence? Answering yes to that question means creating an international legal framework capable of acting as a counterbalance to the law of the market, which tends to reduce the diversity of cultural content and forms of artistic expression. This is precisely what has been at stake at UNESCO for the last two and a half years: the adoption of a draft International Convention recognising the need to protect and promote cultural diversity and the importance of international cooperation in this field. This report recreates the atmosphere behind the scenes of the UN institution. It listens to what several parties to the ‘cultural diversity’ negotiations have to say and includes interviews with international artists who argue in favour of the draft convention and lobbyists.