This section collects my scholarly and public engagement work in arts and culture. Apart from scholarly output in books and articles, from 2016-21, I edited Arts & International Affairs a peer-reviewed journal published by the Policy Studies Organization that interrogated the nexus between the politics and economics of the arts through a global perspective.
Biennial International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, Tallinn, Estonia, 2018
CHAPTERS
J.P. Singh. 2025. “Foreword: Contexts for Picturing Peace.” In Allbeson, Tom, Pippa Oldfield, and Jolyon Mitchell. Eds. Picturing Peace: Photography, Conflict Transformation, and Peacebuilding. Blomsbury.
Singh, J.P. 2023. “Sport, Race, and Cosmopolitanism.” in Chadwick, Simon, Paul Widdop, and Michael M. Goldman, eds. The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money, and the State. Routledge.
Singh, J. P., Neslihan Kaptanoğlu, and Meng-Hao Li. 2023. “Taking a Soft Power Approach to Cultural Heritage Protection: Toward an empirical methodology .” In Naren J. Chitty, Li Ji, and Gary D. Rownsley The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power, pp. 47-69. Routledge.
J.P. Singh. 2022. “Geographies of Peace and Religion.” In Jolyon Mitchell et al. Editors. Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Peace. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers
J.P. Singh. 2021. “Racism and Paternalism” in Pevehouse, Jon CW, and Leonard Seabrooke, eds. The Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy. Oxford University Press.
J.P. Singh. 2020. “Introduction: Cultural Values in Political Economy.” In J.P. Singh. Editor. Cultural Values in Political Economy. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
J.P. Singh. 2020. “Culture and International Development: Managing Participatory Voices and Value Chains in the Arts.” In Victoria Durrer and Raphaela Henze. Editors. Managing Culture: Reflecting on Cultural Exchange in a Global Times. Routledge. 2020.
.P. Singh. 2020. “The Meta-Power of Music.” In Ronald Grätz and Christian Höppner. Editors. Music Opens Up Worlds: Shaping International Relations. English language publication forthcoming. German language edition Musik öffnet Welten. Steidel GmbH
J.P. Singh. 2019. “Science, Technology and Art in International Relations: Origins and Prospects.” In J.P. Singh, Madeline Carr, Renée Marlin-Bennett. Editors. Science, Technology and Art in International Relations. New York: Routledge. 2019.
J.P. Singh. 2019. “Reflexivity in STAIR: Social Context and Ethics for the Future.” In J.P. Singh, Madeline Carr, Renée Marlin-Bennett. Editors. Science, Technology and Art in International Relations. New York: Routledge. 2019.
J.P. Singh. 2017. Regulating Cultural Goods and Identities Across Borders.” In Victoria Durrer, Toby Miller, and Dave O’Brien. Editors. The Routledge Companion to Global Cultural Policy. London: Routledge.
J.P. Singh. 2015. “Cultural Globalization and the Convention” In Christiaan De Beukelaer, Mikkaa Pyykkonen, and J.P. Singh. Editors. Globalization, Culture and Development: The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity. Basingstone, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
J.P. Singh. 2015. “Conclusions: Theories, Methods, and Evidence.” In Christiaan De Beukelaer, Mikkaa Pyykkonen, and J.P. Singh. Editors. Globalization, Culture and Development: The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity. Basingstone, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
J.P. Singh. 2010. “Global Cultural Policies and Power.” In J. P. Singh. Editor. International Cultural Policies and Power. Houndsmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-15. 2010
J.P. Singh. 2008. “Between Cooperation and Conflict: International Trade in Cultural Goods and Services.” In Joni Cherbo et al. Editors. The Public Life of the Arts in America. Second Edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 177-196. 2008.
ARTS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Listed below are my articles and editorials from Arts and International Affairs journal. AIA brought together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in arts and cultural policy communities. Apart from peer-reviewed scholarly articles (“long-form”), AIA published two other types of commentaries: short “brushstrokes” articles on current and important issues, and “multimodal” articles that presented new methodologies for scholarly writing — including various textual and audiovisual forms.
LONG FORM ARTICLES
J.P. Singh and Evangelos Chrysagis. April 2019. Understanding Multimodalities in Arts and Social Sciences. Arts & International Affairs. 3.3/4.1. April 2019. doi: 10.18278/aia.3.3.4.1.1
J.P. Singh. June 2017. Art and the Global. Arts & International Affairs. 2:2.
J.P. Singh. March 2016. “A Subaltern Performance: Circulations of Gender, Islam, and Nation in India’s Song of Defiance.” Arts & International Affairs. 1:1.
MULTIMODAL ARTICLES
J.P. Singh, JP, Guy Gotto, Zach Marschall. May 2018. The Arts, Participation, and Global Interests. Arts & International Affairs. 3:1.
EDITORIALS
“Cosmopolitanism and its Borders.” Editorial. 2019. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 4. No. 2. DOI: 10.18278/aia.4.2.1.
“Art and Conflict.” Editorial. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 4. No. 3. DOI: 10.18278/aia.4.3.1.
“Performativity and Participation.” Editorial. 2018. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 3. No. 1doi: 10.18278/aia.3.1.1.
“Arts and Cultural Institutions.” Editorial. 2018. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 2. No. 3.
“Exploring Cultural Interests and Values.” Editorial. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 2. No. 2. 2017. doi: 10.18278/aia.2.2.1
“Performing Culture.” Editorial. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 2. No. 1. 2017. DOI: 10.18278/aia.2.1.1
“Perspectives and Remix.” Editorial. Arts and International Affairs, Vol. 1. No. 1. DOI: 10.18278/aia.1.1.1
ARTICLES
J.P. Singh. 2021. Race, Culture, and Economics: An Example from North-South Trade Relations. Review of International Political Economy. 28 (2): 323-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2020.1771612
J. P. Singh. 2018. “UNESCO: Scientific humanism and its impact on multilateral diplomacy.” Global Policy. 9:3.
J.P. Singh. 2014. Cultural Networks & UNESCO: Fostering Heritage Preservation Betwixt Idealism and Participation. Heritage & Society.
J.P. Singh. 2008. Agents of Policy Learning and Change: US and EU Perspectives on Cultural Policy. Journal of Arts Management, Law, Society. 141-159.
J.P. Singh and Shilpa Hart. 2007. Sex Workers and Cultural Policy: Mapping the Issues and Actors in Thailand. Review of Policy Research. 24:2: 155-173.
J.P. Singh. 2007. Culture or Commerce? A Comparative Assessment of International Interactions and Developing Countries at UNESCO, WTO, and Beyond. International Studies Perspectives. 8: 36 – 53.
J.P. Singh and Shilpa Hart. 2004. Development as Cross-Cultural Communication: Anatomy of a Development Project in North India. Journal of International Communication. 50-75.
BOOKS
J.P. Singh. 2020. Cultural Values in Political Economy. Editor. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 2020
J.P. Singh. 2019. Science, Technology, Arts, and International Relations. (co-edited with Madeline Carr and Renée Marlin-Bennett) New York: Routledge.
J.P. Singh. 2015. Globalization, Culture and Development: The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity. (Co-edited with Christiaan De Beukelaer and Mikkaa Pyykkonen) Basingstone, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, June 2015.
J.P. Singh. 2011. Globalized Arts: The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity. New York: Columbia University Press.
J.P. Singh. 2011. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Creating Norms for a Complex World. London: Routledge.
J.P. Singh. 2010. International Cultural Policies and Power. Editor. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. International Political Economy Series.
POLICY REPORTS
Power and Cultural Relations Approaches in International Heritage Protection. (With Neslihan Kaptanoglu, Ming-Hao Li, and Eric Childress). A Study Commissioned from the British Council. March 2022.
The Cultural Relations of Negotiating Development: Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies at the British Council. A Study Commissioned from the British Council, 2022.
“Introductory Essay: Cultural Relations and Relationship to Foreign Policy Goals” and “On the Cultural Turn in International Development” British Council Cultural Relations Series.
How Do Cultural Differences Affect Trade Reciprocity between Developed and Developing Countries? (English). Research & Policy Briefs No. 25 Washington, DC: World Bank Group.
The Cultural Relations Approach and Value of the Cultural Protection Fund. (With Neslihan Kaptanoglu, Ming-Hao Li, and Eric Childress). A Study Commissioned from the British Council. 2019.
Culture and International Development: Toward an Interdisciplinary Methodology. A Study Commissioned from the British Council. 2019.
Soft Power: Measuring the Influence and Effects. A Study Commissioned from the British Council. 2017 (with Stuart MacDonald and Byunghwan Son).
“A 21st Century UNESCO: Ideals and Politics in an Era of (interrupted) U.S. Re-engagement.” Briefing No. 23. Future United Nations Development System. November 2014.
“Communication Technologies and Development: Five Myths and Five Lessons from History.” Issues in Technology Innovation. No. 16. Brookings Institution. April 2013.
“Measurement and Definition of Intangible Cultural heritage: Recommendations from the Existing Literature.” Report commissioned by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. August 2009.
A People Looking Forward: Action for Access and Partnerships in the 21st Century. 300 page report prepared for White House Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Submitted to the President of the United States, January 2001. Co-Principal Investigator (with Ignatius Bau).
How to Imagine Cultural Relations Through Evolving Borders: Keynote given at Heilbronn Hochschule, January 2017