Introduction: cultural capital and cultural policy

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Acknowledgements Thanks are due to the other members of the research team who participated in the symposium (Elizabeth Silva and David Wright from the Open University, and Alan Warde and Modesto Gayo-Cal from the University of Manchester); the other members of the Open University (David Hesmondhalgh, Andrew Trigg, Kath Woodward) and the University of Manchester (Fiona Devine and Beverely Skeggs) who contributed articles; our partners in the Office for National Statistics (Paul Allin), the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (Ian Wood, Gary Mundy), the British Film Institute (Richard Paterson), Arts Council England (Ann Bridgwood, Adrienne Skelton), the Arts Council of Wales (Ann Kellaway), the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Nick Livingstone), and the Scottish Arts Council (Tanya Hutchinson) for their contributions; and to academics from other universities who took part (Derek Robbins, University of East London; Simon Gunn, Leeds Metropolitan University; David McCrone, University of Edinburgh; Nick Prior, University of Edinburgh). Thanks are also due to Sara Selwood, who also took part in the symposium, but more especially for her guidance to us in editing this issue of Cultural Trends. Also, thanks to the British Film Institute and to the Pavis Centre for Social and Cultural Research for their financial support. Finally, a special and warm thank you to Pam Walker, Denise Janes and Karen Ho from the Pavis Centre for their role in organizing the symposium so efficiently and pleasantly.