Culture & Démocratie

Name

Culture & Démocratie

Legal name

Culture & Démocratie

Website

https://cultureetdemocratie.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Education and Advocacy

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAEAF

Language & Communication Continuing Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDAMAOAD

Online Public Speaking & Debate Programs (Live/Recorded)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

SECONDARYEDAMAOAH

Youth Leadership, Oratory & Civic Speaking Programs

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

Keywords

• Cultural policy advocacy
• Permanent education
• Cultural rights research
• Cultural publications
• Cultural democracy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies (Éducation permanente): Primary funding source from Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles under permanent education convention (convention d'éducation permanente), with l'octroi conditionné à un cahier des charges exigeant. Also received mission funding from federal ministers for social integration to evaluate cultural subsidies at CPAS organizations.
2. Publication Sales: Sale of printed journals, Cahiers, Neuf essentiels, and hors-collection publications. Journal subscriptions (4 issues/2 years) and individual orders with variable pricing (reduced/recommended/support).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Culture & Démocratie is a non-profit permanent education association (asbl) that produces publications, organizes study days, conferences, debates, and training sessions exploring the intersection of culture and democracy in French-speaking Belgium. Its portfolio includes a bi-annual Journal, Cahiers (study publications), Neuf essentiels (annotated bibliographies), Hors-Collections, educational tools (Outils), multimedia content, a documentation center with 3,000+ resources, and a Cultural Rights Observation Platform.

Product overview

Culture & Démocratie is a permanent education association that produces a portfolio of publications and resources centered around the intersection of culture and democracy. The core offerings include: Le Journal (bi-annual publication exploring cultural practices and democracy), Les Cahiers (study collections from conferences and meetings), Les Neuf essentiels (bibliographic compilations of essential readings), Hors-Collections (occasional publications), and Outils (educational tools for reflection and action). Additional offerings include Multimédia (audio/video content), a Centre de documentation (cataloging over 3,000 resources), and a Plateforme d'observation des droits culturels (cultural rights observation platform). The organization also maintains an Agenda of events and Agora for open contributions from members and partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Journal de Culture & Démocratie

Quantifiable outcome

• 62 Journal issues published over 30+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SMartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Joint establishment of documentation center in 2008, combining SMart's and Culture & Démocratie's sectoral documentary collections. SMart is a cooperative supporting artistic professionals.
• POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ – PLSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean think & do tank contributing resources to the joint documentation center at Rue Coenraets.
• CoopCityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter dedicated to social and cooperative entrepreneurship contributing to the documentation center's resources.
• PointCultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for cultural resource sharing and distribution.
• Radio PanikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing radio partnership for co-producing multimedia content including sound creations, podcasts, and event recordings extending Journal themes.
• DēmoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer Kunst en Democratie, the Flemish counterpart organization that became Dēmos in 2010 after the 1998 split. Historical ties maintained despite linguistic separation.
• ZinneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrussels citizen currency (monnaie citoyenne bruxelloise) accepted as payment method for publications and subscriptions.
• RABKO (Réseau des Arts à Bruxelles)minorOthersCulture & Démocratie is a member of RABKO, the Brussels arts network.
• FESEFAminorOthersCulture & Démocratie is a member of FESEFA.
• Eight Cultural Centers Partnership (Plateforme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 8 cultural centers (centres culturels) to co-construct methodology for observing cultural rights implementation. Centers participating in 3-year research convention with Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
• CinergieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for documentary selection accompanying Journal themes. Regular cine-debate events organized with Cinergie and cultural center Jacques Franck.
• United SolidarityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCulture & Démocratie associates with United Solidarity label.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa): German intermediary organization for international cultural relations, combining civil society dialogue, cultural policy research, and exchange programs. Comparable civil-society convening and policy-research hybrid.
• Culture Action Europe: European-wide cultural policy advocacy platform representing civil society organizations across culture sectors. Comparable advocacy and convening role in cultural policy at a broader geographic and membership scale.
• European Cultural Foundation: Pan-European cultural policy and advocacy foundation that funds and convenes around culture's role in democratic society. Comparable mission at culture/democracy intersection but at EU-wide scale rather than French-speaking Belgium focus.
• British Council: UK public cultural and educational relations organization combining programming, advocacy, and convening. Operates at a much larger scale but shares the cross-cutting culture/society/education remit.
• ENCC - European Network of Cultural Centres: European-level network supporting cultural centers with policy advocacy, research, and peer learning. Comparable research-and-convening mission and overlap with C&D's cultural-center partnerships.

Direct peers

• Dēmos: The Flemish counterpart organization, previously Kunst en Democratie (renamed 2010 after the 1998 linguistic split). Operates the same permanent education mission and cultural-democracy focus on the Flemish side of Belgium, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Réseau Culture 21: French-language network promoting cultural rights and sustainable cultural development, including rights-based cultural policy frameworks. Closely aligned rights-based methodology and Francophone cultural-policy focus.
• RABKO (Réseau des Arts à Bruxelles): Brussels arts network of which C&D is itself a member. Closely networked peer organization working on cultural sector advocacy in the same Brussels geography.
• Observatoire des politiques culturelles: French structure producing analyses, publications, and training on cultural policies at the local, national, and European levels. Comparable role in producing publications and study days for cultural policy professionals.

Regional players

• Fédération des centres culturels francophones: Federation of cultural centers in French-speaking Belgium, the same ecosystem in which C&D's 8-partner Cultural Rights Platform operates. Strongly comparable audience base and policy stakes within the FWB context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/culturedemocratieFB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/culture-d%C3%A9mocratie
• Instagraminstagram.com/cultureetdemocratie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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