SOCIAL ECONOMY ENTITIES AS PARTICIPANTS IN CULTURAL POLICY

Activities in the area of cultural policy (CP) are usually equated with the activities of the state and its institutions. Also, many definitions and concepts indicate such an understanding of this concept. Meanwhile, the implementation of cultural policy involves – in different ways – entities belonging to all three sectors: public, private, and third sector. They participate in the design of activities, their implementation, analysis of challenges and scenarios, as well as in the evaluation of results. The aim of this article is firstly to present the concepts and approaches to CP, and secondly to diagnose the areas and phases of social economy entities' activities in relation to CP.