Issues Relating to the Arts

This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access research and analysis on the Arts that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit The Arts Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.

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Briefings

For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.

Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts

Presented by Kevin McCarthy
February 15, 2005
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

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Publication Profiles

The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.

Highlights of RAND Research on the Arts

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The Reform of Qatar University — Oct. 5, 2009

In this summary of the efforts to reform Qatar University, the authors describe the motivation for reform, the design of the reform agenda, and the early stages of the implementation effort, with an eye toward identifying the challenges that remain.

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Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World — Sep. 22, 2009

Many analysts have examined the media that violent extremists use to communicate their core messages. Far less research, however, has been devoted to the growing body of creative works produced by Arab authors and artists that counter the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism.

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