Jonathan Price
Dr Jonathan Price from the Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) in the United Kingdom received a special mention for his PhD thesis, “The Discourse of Cultural Leadership”, from the Award’s international jury for his relevant contribution to the field of cultural management and policy research.
Dr Jonathan Price is a British cultural analyst based in West Yorkshire. He currently works both independently and with the On The Edge research partnership in Scotland, which focuses on the role of the arts in public life (https://ontheedgeresearch.org). With degrees in English Literature (BA) and Cultural Studies (MA), Jonathan started his career in journalism and music promotion before working for many years as a cultural development manager in Leeds (UK). There he ran festivals, youth programmes, international collaborations, community engagement and cultural regeneration initiatives, also leading on funding programmes and development work for cultural organisations.
Returning to academia, Jon obtained his PhD in February 2016 from the Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) with a thesis on ‘The discourse of cultural leadership’. He has since co-ordinated the cross-sectoral project ‘Cultural leadership and the place of the Artist’, generating dialogue between researchers, artists, policy makers and training providers at events in Edinburgh, Brussels and London. International interest in Jon’s work has resulted in contributions to a range of networks, conferences and programmes. Jonathan also acts as an expert assessor for the European Commission on Creative Europe and Horizon 2020.
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