The implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Andorran cultural policy

ABSTRACT

This research analyzes the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Andorran cultural policy. The article contributes to the academic field of cultural sustainability and cultural policy, applying a mixed method on a country’s case study. A content analysis of the White Paper on Culture, a survey addressed to the main Andorran cultural policymakers and a semi-structured interview with the Andorran Minister of Culture have been performed. A new model of analyzing the extent to which cultural policies comply with SDGs in cultural policies is proposed, with the aim that it might be implemented in other countries. The results show that, despite the fact that SDGs are not yet explicitly mentioned in Andorran cultural policy, experts aim to promote the UN 2030 Sustainable Agenda as a priority nationwide. The novelty of this research rests on the use of Sustainable Development Goals’ indicators as a code of analysis and as a specific perspective and new approach to evaluating the alignment of cultural sustainability and cultural policies to the UN 2030 Sustainable Agenda.

KEYWORDS:

• Cultural sustainability
• SDGs
• cultural policy
• sustainable development
• case study
• Andorra

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The work was supported by the Government of Andorra [AMTCXXXX-AND/2021].

Notes on contributors

Susanna Ferran Vila

Susanna Ferran Vila Ph.D. student in Communication with a master’s in Cultural Production and Communication from Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations - Ramon Llull University. Susanna’s Ph.D. research is focused on studying the SDGs implementation in EU Cultural Policies. She works in strategic communication consulting.

Cristina Yáñez

Cristina Yáñez Ph.D. from the University of Andorra (UdA). Currently, she is a Professor at the University of Andorra (UdA), wherein she develops her research focused on the analysis of the cultural heritage education, the analysis of cultural sustainability through the SDGs in cultural policy, the evaluation of digital strategy in museums, and the analysis of the gender digital gap and digital competence in social sciences in initial teacher training. Cristina has participated in the highest governing bodies of the UdA, as a member of the University Council, as well as Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Institutional Relations. She worked at the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Andorra as she was a professor at the Master of Cultural Management at the University of Barcelona. Cristina was a member of the Advisory Council of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Andorra.

Giorgia Miotto

Giorgia Miotto Ph.D. in Advanced Communication from the Ramon Lull University, Giorgia focuses her research on the application of the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN 2030 Sustainable Agenda. She is Executive MBA from EADA Business School. At present, she is General Director of Blanquerna - Ramon Llull University. Giorgia is visiting professor of the of the Emerson College in Boston. She is the Director of the Organizational Legitimacy Observatory. Giorgia served as a member of the “Comité Ejecutivo de la Red Española del Pacto Mundial de Naciones Unidas” (UN Global Compact) and as member of the Academic Board of the PRME (Principle for Responsible Management Educations - United Nations).