Approximately 25 key terms related to contemporary cultural policies (sustainable development, minority, social cohesion, etc.) were analyzed in the book. Each of the chapters problematises an important theoretical aspect of cultural policies. Twelve of the most significant theoreticians of cultural policy and twelve research centres operating in the European context, with a particular emphasis on the turbulent transition context of South Eastern Europe, were researched, studied and classified. Owing to this fact, this scientific publication is intended not only for an academic audience, but for all participants in the current reform processes of public practical policies.