Cécile DOUSTALY is Full Professor (Habilitation Thesis) in British Studies and Comparative Cultural Policies, Management and Mediation at Cergy Paris Université (CY), a member of the research centre UMR Héritages – Cultures/Créations/Patrimoines (CY/CNRS/Ministry for Culture) and Fellow, SCAPVC, University of Warwick, UK.
Using pluri-disciplinary methods, her research explores urban and cultural planning, policies, management and mediation, questioning how different cultures attempt to balance conservation and creation, democratization and local engagement; tourism, development and cooperation — notably in London and Paris, the UK and France — glocal museums, urban projects and events, Olympic Games, World Heritage, Cities of Culture (EXPER, HERITRISK, OCC, CIRPAT). She collaborates with ministries, local authorities, cultural institutions and international organizations.
