Miroslav Krša

Department of Media and Cultural Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc

EU cultural policy

Miroslav Krša studied Political Science and European Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, specializing in barriers to the implementation of European law in EU Member States. His primary research interest is EU cultural policy. Alongside his university studies, he also studied photography at the Institute of Creative Photography of the Silesian University in Opava under Prof. Štreit and Prof. Birgus. While working at the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, he provided consultancy in the Olomouc Region for educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and the private sector in the field of European policies. He is currently a doctoral student in Cultural Industries Studies at Palacký University Olomouc and the principal investigator of a student grant project (IGA FF UP) entitled “Barriers and Opportunities for the Export of Czech Music.”

Cirg - about

CIRG – the Cultural Industries Research Group focuses on research into cultural and media industries, particularly on current issues, challenges, and conflicts arising from tensions between intellectual property law, the business models of cultural industries, the digitalization and platformization of cultural sectors, and changing consumer habits. The group’s name is an acronym of its English title, Cultural Industries Research Group. CIRG is an informal association of experts from media studies, intellectual property law, media law, media ethics, cultural economics and cultural management, sociology of culture, and data analysis. The group operates on the basis of project-based funding through applied research projects (TAČR, NAKI, EEA and Norway Grants, OP JAK Intersectoral Cooperation), basic research projects (GAČR, ZIF Bielefeld, OP VVV Excellent Research, DFG), as well as contract research (State Cinematography Fund, Association of Audiovisual Producers).

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