Arts & International Affairs: Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2018 | Page 56

THE ARTS, PARTICIPATION, AND GLOBAL INTERESTS
J.P. Singh is Chair and Professor of Culture and Political Economy, and Director
of the Institute for International Cultural Relations at the University
of Edinburgh. Singh has published 9 books and nearly 100 articles. His latest
book is: Sweet Talk: Paternalism and Collective Action in North-South
Trade Negotiations (Stanford, 2017). Globalized Arts: The Entertainment
Economy and Cultural Identity (Columbia, 2011) won the American Political
Science Association’s award for best book in information technology and
politics. His current book project is Development 2.0: How Technologies
Can Foster Inclusivity in the Developing World (Oxford, forthcoming). He
is founding Editor of the journal Arts & International Affairs.
Zach Marschall is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University and
editorial associate at Clutch.co, a B2B research firm in Washington, D.C. He
was previously the Director of Publishing and Program Development at the
Policy Studies Organization. Also AIA’s inaugural managing editor, Zach
holds degrees from Syracuse University and New York University.
During the last seven years Guy has been internationally documenting
cross-cultural performative and literary projects that focus on the positive
social impact of the arts�from poetry and performing arts, to music and
film. Witnessing and participating in the transformative power of creative
social engagement has taught Guy the values of a culturally diverse participatory
practice�particularly with marginalised individuals such as refugees,
the homeless, LGBT and ethnic minorities. Through these experiences, Guy
has observed how interactions between different cultures can promote self-development
and provide immediate or repercussive change within the people
involved in them.
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