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Andy Feist
Department of Arts Management and Policy,City University London, GB
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Andy Feist began his research career at the independent Policy Studies Institute, in London, working primarily in the cultural field.Initially he worked with John Myerscough on the Economic Importance of the Arts Project.He was also co-founder and editor of the quarterly statistical journal Cultural Trends.Andy left PSI in 1992 to become the Senior Policy Analyst at the Arts Council of Great Britain, a post he held for almost six years.Since 1997 he has been undertaking research for the Home Office but has maintained his involvement in the cultural sector.He contributes to the Masters Course in European Cultural Policy at Warwick University and is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at London's City University, where he runs the Masters' module on Arts Policy Making.His published research output includes the music industry, amateur arts participation, employment patterns in the cultural sector, local authority arts policies and practice, and international comparisons in arts funding.