Jancovich, L orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-1557 (2017) The participation myth. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 23 (1). pp. 107-121. ISSN 1028-6632
Abstract
Policy rhetoric around strategies to and the value of increasing participation in the arts has been well documented internationally over more than a decade. But in the UK, which is the focus for this article, targets to increase participation have been consistently missed and there remains a direct correlation between those taking part in cultural activity and their socio-economic status. The starting point for this article is to examine the barriers to increasing participation in the arts and question the way that such policy has been implemented within the English context, which may have relevance for policy-making in other countries. What is demonstrated is that policy implementation is influenced by vested interest of those in receipt of funding and that a narrow range of voices, from a powerful cultural elite, are involved in the decision-making in the arts. The article makes a case for widening the range of voices heard in decision-making in order to support both artistic practice and public engagement.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Cultural Policy on April 2015, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2015.1027698. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | cultural policy, cultural politics, public participation, participatory decision-making |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2017 11:52 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 17:52 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2015.1027698 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10286632.2015.1027698 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:109813 |