Beel, D.E. orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-229X (2009) New Labour and the Museum in Scotland: Social Inclusion and the Citizen. Scottish Geographical Journal, 125 (3-4). pp. 344-352. ISSN 1470-2541
Abstract
In their first term in UK office since 1979, and also following their election to the Scotland Parliament, ‘New Labour’ attempted to reposition the museum within society in order to harness its potential for the transformation of the citizen. Through an examination of policy documents created at both the UK and Scottish level during this term, this paper highlights the various discursive shifts that contributed to this attempt to change the relationship between the state, the museum and the citizen. By critically engaging with a variety of the ideas suggested in these documents, it is proposed that, although there is potential for a progressive museum service to develop, there is also a slightly more ominous undertone to such an alignment of state ideology with museum practice. Hence, questions must be asked about Labour's motivation for such a manoeuvre, and whether or not the museum can ever be positioned as such a powerful social agent (as the documentation suggests) in the implementation of policy goals such as social inclusion and justice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Taylor & Francis, 2009. |
Keywords: | Museums; social inclusion; citizenship; justice; New Labour; Scotland |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2016 13:19 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 01:22 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14702540903364377 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14702540903364377 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:103759 |