CULTURAL POLICY TRACKER - ISSUE #10

The 10th edition of the Cultural Happy Hour invites us to think collectively about how culture can anchor societies through uncertainty and transformation. As in recent years culture has emerged as both a catalyst and a compass for addressing the defining challenges of our time, the contributions in this issue illuminate how research and policy are converging around these priorities, offering grounded insights and forward-looking frameworks for sustainable cultural governance. Taken together, these articles form a powerful reflection on how policy frameworks can evolve to support more equitable, resilient, and future-oriented cultural systems. Following the success of MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona, which reaffirmed culture’s place as a global public good and a pillar of sustainable development, this edition underscores ENCATC’s continued commitment to building bridges between research, practice, and policymaking—to ensure that culture is not only protected but empowered to shape our collective future.