Yudhishthir Raj Isar

Yudhishthir Raj Isaris enjoying a second life as an academic, independent cultural advisor and public speaker, after a distinguished career with UNESCO. He is currently Professor of Cultural Policy Studies at The American University of Paris, Maître de Conférence at Sciences Po and visiting professor at other universities in Europe and the US. With Helmut K. Anheier, he is the founding co-editor of the Cultures and Globalization Series. In 2004-2008 he was president of the European arts and culture platform Culture Action Europe. He was a Trustee of the Institute of International Visual Arts, London from 1994 to 2010 and Acting Chair, 2009-10; he is also a board member of or advisor to other cultural organizations in Europe, North America and Asia. He has been a consultant to the European Commission, the Organization of American States (OAS), the European Cultural Foundation and the United Nations Special Unit for South-South Cooperation. Member of the International Council of Museums and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. At UNESCO from 1973 to 2003, he was notably Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly Museum International, besides commissioning and editing a range of publications in the heritage field; Director of Cultural Policies and of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture; in 1994-96, he was Executive Secretary of the World Commission on Culture and Development. In 1986-87, he served as the first Executive Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and MIT.

Affiliations:

-The American University of Paris

	Title	Lead Author/Editor	Pub Date	Price
	Cultures and Globalization Conflicts and Tensions	Helmut K Anheier	04-13-2007	$73.00
	Cultures and Globalization The Cultural Economy	Helmut K Anheier	10-03-2008	$68.00
	Cultures and Globalization Heritage, Memory and Identity	Helmut K Anheier	04-19-2011	$61.00
	Cultures and Globalization Cultural Expression, Creativity and Innovation	Helmut K Anheier	01-31-2010	$54.00
	Cultures and Globalization Cities, Cultural Policy and Governance	Helmut K Anheier	07-18-2012	$60.95