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Vad menas med principen om armlängds avstånd i svensk kulturpolitik?
What is meant by the arm’s length principle in Swedish cultural policy?
- ✓Att politiker beslutar om pengarna men inte om innehållet i konstenThat politicians decide on the money but not on the content of the art
- 2Att kulturen inte får ta emot några offentliga pengarThat culture may not receive any public money
- 3Att bara privata företag får finansiera konstThat only private companies may fund art
- 4Att konstnärer måste bo minst en armslängd från sin publikThat artists must live at least an arm’s length from their audience
Correct answer: That politicians decide on the money but not on the content of the art
Judging quality is left to experts and to artists themselves. The principle is meant to protect art from political control.
Source: Sverige i fokus · 13. Traditioner och högtider