Apart from the Foreword and the Introduction, dedicated to the establishment and the development of Culturelink, the book has four main chapters :

1st Chapter: Networks and Cultural Policy. Transformation of Cultural Networks. Regional and Functional Specialization.
It points out the need of redefinition of cultural policies in the light of the convergence of culture and the digital environment, and the overall global interconnectedness of economic, political and social changes.

2nd chapter: Effects of ICT and Digital Culture on the Dynamics of Networking.
The usage of innovative ICTs and networking applications that significantly develop the modes and scope of activities of cultural networks are examined. A range of different topics is presented, from theoretical questions concerning deterritorialization and hyper-territory, to digital networks, the possibilities of using Web 2.0 and Web 3.0, artistic innovations and virtual museums.

3rd chapter: Artists’ Mobility, Transnational Space and Transnational Creativity: The Role of Networks.
The role of networks in artists’ mobility is emphasized. Networks link like-minded organizations and individuals over large distances into an interactive and cooperative association, facilitating participative and transformational art, as well as the exchange, promotion and distribution of cultural production.

4th chapter: Different Aspects of Cultural Networks: Examples of Good Practices in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
This chapter embraces case studies from all regions and provides comparative examples and experiences from across the world. Although they are each different, these case studies highlight the need to revisit the concepts surrounding the establishment and development of cultural networks, as well as their current status, key actors, dominant approaches and challenges. Several case studies from Mozambique, Argentina, South Africa, Belgium, South Korea and Australia are presented, as well as examples from an Asian, Latin American and European level, providing new views on networking.

5th chapter: The evolving networking culture.
It analyses networking culture within its current context and perspectives, and raises some fundamental questions about the future of networking and the possible futures of cultural networks.

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Culturelink, IMO. Networks: The Evolving Aspects of Culture in the 21st Century. Biserka Cvjeticanin. Zagreb. 2011. 281 p.

The question of the neighbourhood
Neighbours are not just ordinary local people like any others. Sometimes, they are even artists and they decide to investigate the common bond (a neighbourhood, an apartment building or a history) that they share. What can we do with this neighbourhood relationship? Address it, as do the artists and arts players who attended this workshop, and discover the source of issues that go well beyond the boundaries of everyday existence.

Artistic creative processes and urban renewal - June 2009
The long summary is now avalaible! Artistic and cultural projects within the framework of urban development policy involve many different issues and many different partners. It is still always difficult to create or provide conditions for the real participation of sections of the population and durable collaboration between partner organisations, especially as there is no established ordinary system for this type of project.

More summaries of the workshops.