These essays were researched and written by University of Chicago students enrolled in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies course, “Hot Button Topics in Cultural Policy,” during Winter Quarter (January to March) 2011. Contents: Katie Grogan and Leah Reisman, “Encore! Encore! Increasing Demand for the Nonprofit Arts in a Changing World” Ellery Roberts Biddle and James C. Murdoch, “Open for Participation: U.S. Arts Communities in Neighborhoods and Networks” Jane Hanna and Jasmine Mahmoud, “Producing Theaters, Producing Paradoxes: Negotiating Organizational Effectiveness and Artistic Mission within Chicago Theaters” Christian Lopez and Danielle Wrobel, “The Diffusion of Knowledge and Practice in the Cultural Sector” Rupal Soni, Bianca Vilanova, and Sophia Yan, “Re-Thinking Cultural Policy: What Can We Learn from International Cultural Policy Programs?”