International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy

Report: Cities of refuge for artists at risk – a model description (2019)

In a report funded by the Swedish Cultural Fund and the Cultural Fund for Sweden and Finland, models for Swedish cities of refuge are described with the aim of making it easier for Finnish-Swedish towns to take the step of becoming safe havens for artists at risk – writers, musicians or other cultural creators, journalists,…

Consultant: Conference on The Arts and Digitilization / STRING Network (2017)

In autumn, Musik in Syd, commissioned by Region Skåne and STRING Network, organizes a conference aimed at linking culture and creative industries together for increased collaboration and knowledge exchange in the STRING region: Denmark, Southern Sweden and Germany are all able to gain a lot if the political, economic and cultural boundaries between the city…

Region of Skåne / Musik i Syd: Application Creative Europe (2016)

Out of an Region Skåne initiative and on behalf of Musik i Syd I am coordinating an application to the Creative Europe Program. The preplanning is starting in April. The project focuses on the support model Developer-In-Residence as a method for digitizing and to create platforms for collaborations between culture and creative industries. The aim…

SafeMuse: Presentation of the report ”My power is the people!”, Music Freedom Day in Harstad (2016)

During Music Freedom Day i Harstad, “The art of Activism  – The art of Pacifism”, on March 3 I will present the report that I have written on behalf of the City of Malmö regarding the implementation of Malmö’s first guest program for musicians at risk. The report is based on conversations with guest musician…

The City of Malmö, Sweden: Report on the implementation of Malmö’s first Safe Haven Program for musicians at risk (2015)

On behalf of the City of Malmö my assignment is to focus on the Safe Haven Program for musicians, and what conditions must be put in to place for safe haven cities to broaden their programs to not only hosting writers at risk, but also to offer a safe haven for other art practitioners. The…

Expert assignment: Chairperson for network support, Nordic Council of Ministers / Nordic Culture Point

The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture focuses on providing support to professional artists and cultural operators and facilitating their opportunities to travel in and collaborate with colleagues and organisations in the Nordic and Baltic countries. This involves the provision of financial support for travel, networks and residential centres. The programme is open to professional artists,…

STIM Promotion Board: Preliminary study on promotion activities abroad (2013)

Client: STIM Promotion Board PRELIMINARY STUDY: “What should we do, how and with whom? New ways of promoting Swedish music abroad”.  SPB’s aim with the preliminary study was to identify new forms of activity that could highlight Swedish publishers, composers, songwriters and their music in a better way. (Study only available in Swedish.)

Degree course: MA International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy (2013)

In 2013 I enrolled on a degree course in Berlin – a Masters degree in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy. The programme is linked to the European Faculty at the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which has a campus in Berlin. Graduation is scheduled for 2015. My aim is to gain new and relevant knowledge…

Musik i Syd: Presentation material for ISPA candidate application (2012)

Creation of material before a visit to Malmö/Copenhagen by a delegation from ISPA – the International Society for the Performing Arts. Malmö applied in 2012, in competition with Madrid, to host the ISPA 2015 summer conference. Malmö was named as the host for the 2015 meeting in January 2013. See the material in its final…