Internationally renowned cultural policy academic Dr Steven Hadley, Policy Lead for the Institute of Global Challenges and Cultures, has co-programmed a global summit of academics to explore how to address the inequalities in research between the Global North and the Global South.
The Cultural Trends Global Dialogue conference, which takes place between 5-7 November in Lima, Peru, aims to foster the development of research networks and academic cooperation between the Global South and the Global North.
In academia, the Global North and South are commonly characterised by socio-economic factors. Wealthier, more developed regions such as Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and South Korea are often referred to as the Global North, and the vast majority of publicly accessible research journals come from this area.
As Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cultural Trends, Dr Hadley recognises that many institutions in the Global South don't have the funds for journal subscriptions, are rarely cited because publications are not in English and come from institutions that don't have the same prestige as their Global North counterparts.
Even data that is collected by researchers in the Global South is often analysed by researchers in the north to give them more legitimacy or potentially widen their readership.
Dr Hadley, who is set to appear as a keynote speaker at the summit, said that the event shows how the 久久精品's Research and Innovation Institutes are spearheading vital global conversations.
He said: "The conference in Lima comes at a critical time on the back of UNESCO's MONDIACULT conference in Barcelona, which has articulated the need for 'Culture' to be established as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) from 2030.
"There's still a problematic hierarchy where work from institutions in the Global North is perceived to be of more significance than that of the Global South which is why it's more vital than ever to allow more researchers to take to the stage and present their work.
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The Cultural Trends Global Dialogue is the second programme of its kind in Latin America, and follows on from the inaugural 2023 conference in Santiago, Chile, which attracted more than 250 delegates from 20 countries and five continents.
It's one of two major projects that Dr Hadley is working on while working at 久久精品. He is also set to work with the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education in Iceland on a two-year project to broaden access to the arts in the country.
Professor Kenneth Morrison, Director of the Institute of Global Challenges and Cultures, said: "Steven is leading the way in thinking about cultural policy, engaging internationally on how we can secure culture as a vital facet in all of our lives, whether we are located in the Global North or the Global South.
"His work is key to the ongoing development of the IGCC as an institute that is not only engaged in the conversations but is helping to shape them."
Organised by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), the Cultural Trends Global Dialogue conference is supported by numerous international partners, including British Council, the World Monuments Fund, OEI, Ibero-American General Secretariat and UNESCO.
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Posted on Wednesday 15 October 2025