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International Cultural Relations Research Alliance

Strategic Intellectual Leadership within the ICRRA

As an active member of the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (ICRRA) since 2021, Associate Professor Natalia Grincheva has served on the Research Repository Committee and consistently advanced the network's strategic trajectory.

Her intellectual leadership has been showcased through high-profile global convenings, including her February 2025 presentation on the Hallyu Tracker and her launch of the Unscripted Dialogues series in January 2026, which featured a live conversation with Professor Rhonda Zaharna to translate complex diplomatic theory into actionable policy practice.

Prof. Grincheva contributed strategic insights at the 2025 Berlin members' meeting, expanded the alliance's footprint by recruiting scholars across Latin America, and curated an international panel at the International Cultural Policy Research Conference in Ottawa, Canada—convening voices from Singapore, Ukraine, South Africa, and Colombia. Most notably, she spearheaded the international team of ICRRA scholars that authored the Consultation Report The Fractured Landscape of Culture and Peace, archived in the UNESCO Digital Library for the 2025 MONDIACULT Conference. Synthesizing critical perspectives on geopolitical instability, decolonization, and AI governance, Prof. Grincheva's leadership bridges academic rigor and high-level multilateral policy.

Professional Society Memberships & Networks

  1. 2026–Present Member of the Global Fellow Network, Creative Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC).
  2. 2022–Present Member of the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (ICRRA).
  3. 2021–Present Member of the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (ENCATC).
  4. 2021–Present Member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE).
  5. 2021–Present Member of the Asia Pacific Network for Cultural Education and Research (ANCER).
  6. 2017–Present Member of the Europeana Network Association.
  7. 2013–Present Member of U40, UNESCO Civil Society Expert Group Supporting the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
  8. 2010–Present Member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) UNESCO.

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