The Framework for Anti-pandemic Policy in the Auditorium Culture Sector: Experiences of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland Cover Image

Ramy polityki przeciwpandemicznej w sektorze kultury audytoryjnej – doświadczenia pierwszego roku pandemii COVID-19 w Polsce
The Framework for Anti-pandemic Policy in the Auditorium Culture Sector: Experiences of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland

Author(s): Artur Bartoszewicz, Katarzyna Obłąkowska-Kubiak
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: auditorium culture sector; public policy; COVID-19 pandemic; industry framework; culture; anti-pandemic policy;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the policy against the COVID-19 pandemic conducted by the Polish state in the period from March 2020 to February 2021 in terms of its impact on the activities of the auditorium culture sector, i.e. theatres, cultural centres, cinemas, museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, historical sites, creators and audiences of this sector. The auditorium culture sector in the industry frame has been defined. It has been characterized in terms of essential activity and in the perspective of leaf data. Systematization of anti-pandemic policy tools introduced by countries worldwide, which had a significant impact on economic processes and the condition of individual national economies, was presented. The legal instruments of the Republic of Poland's anti-pandemic policy, i.e. laws and regulations, as well as limitations important for the auditorium culture sector, which were identified in the course of the juridical exegesis, were presented. In the analyzed period, seven phases of the policy towards the auditorium culture sector were distinguished as an element of the Polish policy against the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Issue Year: 49/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 33-61
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish