Acknowledgments

The editors and publishers of this handbook are grateful for the Patronage of these eminent personalities:

Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

GerhartRudolf Baum,Human rights lawyer and former German Minister of the Interior (in charge of culture)

Rafał Dutkiewicz, Mayor of the City of Wroclaw

Farida Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, 2009–2015

The editors and publishers would also like to acknowledge the material or professional support this publication and its preparation received from:

The City of Wroclaw

The European Union Initiative of “European Capitals of Culture”

The National Centre for Culture, Warsaw

The Council of Europe/ERICarts “Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe”

The European Association of Cultural Researchers (ECURES)