This edited collection outlines the accomplishments, shortcomings, and future policy prospects of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, arguing that the Convention is not broad enough to confront the challenges concerning human rights, sustainability, and cultural diversity as a whole.

Helmut Anheier, Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Nathalie Blanc, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France. John Clammer, United Nations University and Kanda University, Japan. Yvonne Donders, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Carla Figueira, Goldsmiths, University of London. Véronique Guèvremont, Laval University, Canada. Yudhishthir Raj Isar, The American University of Paris, France, and University of Western Sydney, Australia. Jan Loisen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Rostam J. Neuwirth, University of Macau, Macau. Caroline Pauwels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Galia Saouma, Independent Scholar. Katriina Soini, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Christophe Wulf, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. ?

Introduction; Christiaan De Beukelaer and Miikka Pyykkönen PART I: CULTURE 1. Confusing Culture, Polysemous Diversity: 'Culture' and 'Cultural Diversity' in and after the Convention; Yudhishthir Raj Isar and Miikka Pyykko?nen 2. Cultural Globalisation and the Convention (JP Singh) 3. Competing perspectives? WTO and UNESCO on cultural diversity in global trade; Jan Loisen and Caroline Pauwels PART II: DIVERSITY 4. 'Cultural diversity' at UNESCO: a trajectory; Galia Saouma and Yudhishthir Raj Isar 5. Cultural and biological diversity: interconnections in ordinary places; Nathalie Blanc and Katriina Soini 6. The 'Culture and Trade' Paradox Reloaded; Rostam Neuwirth 7. Cultural Diversity, Global Change and Social Justice: Contextualizing the Convention in a World in Flux; John Clammer PART III: CONVENTION 8. Cultural Human Rights and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: More than Meets the Eye?; Yvonne Donders 9. Performativity anddynamics of intangible cultural heritage; Christoph Wulf 10. The 2005 Convention in the Digital Age; Véronique Guèvremont PART IV: LOOKING AHEAD 11. Cultural Diplomacy and the 2005 UNESCO Convention; Carla Figueira 12. The 2005 UNESCO Convention and Civil Society an Initial Assessment; Helmut K. Anheier and Michael Hoelscher 13. Culture and Sustainable Development: Beyond the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; Christiaan De Beukelaer and Raquel Freitas Conclusions; JP Singh Appendix: The 2005 UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions