2026 ENCATC Education and Research Session
Nice, FranceThe E&RS is the leading global forum for showcasing and discussing the forefront of research in the field of cultural policy and management. Over the past decade, this international stage has enabled hundreds of researchers and educators from around the world to disseminate their work and receive constructive feedback from their peers.
This year's session gathers contributions under the Congress theme "Artists and Cultural & Creative Professionals at the Centre: Rethinking Work, Policy, and Cultural Ecosystems", examining the status, working conditions, and evolving realities of artists and cultural and creative professionals today across three formats:
Research Papers, presenting research objectives, methodology, and results.
Panel Proposals, leading collaborative discussions that connect related research.
Teaching Demonstrations, sharing innovative teaching methods and educational tools.
Scientific Committee
Claudine Batazzi, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Isabelle Brianso, Avignon Université (France)
Aleksandar Brkić, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)
Elena Borin, Pegaso Digital University (Italy)
Céline Bourbousson, Gredeg/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Charline Callet, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Rani Dang, Gredeg/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Constance DeVeraux, University of Buffalo (United States)
Piotr Firych, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)
Sophia Galière, Gredeg/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Avril Joffe, UNESCO Chair in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Policy, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Linda Idjéraoui-Ravez, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Toni-Matti Karjalainen, Sibelius Academy (Finland)
Olga Kolokytha, University for Continuing Education Krems (Austria)
Johan Kolsteeg, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (The Netherlands)
Bérénice Kubler, Gredeg/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Leticia Labaronne, ZHAW Zurich University (Switzerland)
Vincent Lambert, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Patrizia Laudati, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Jerry Liu, National Taiwan University of the Arts (Taiwan)
Mervi Luonila, CUPORE Center for Cultural Policy Research (Finland)
Kristina Kuznetsova-Bogdanovish, University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy (Estonia)
Matina Magkou, Gredeg and SIC.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Nicolas Pélissier, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann, Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Italy)
Marine Thebault, Sic.Lab/ Université Côte d’Azur (France)
Aleksandra Uzelac, Institute for Development and International Relations (Croatia)
Anna Villarroya, University of Barcelona (Spain)
Ana Žuvela, Institute for Development and International Relations (Croatia)
