Swords, Jon orcid.org/0000-0003-2318-9566 and Prescott, Rebecca (2023) Creative Industries Spatial Policy in the UK, 1995-present. Local Economy. pp. 177-186. ISSN 1470-9325
Abstract
The aim of this article is to explore the construction of spatial policy for the creative industries in the UK over the last three decades. The nature of much creative work benefits from, and therefore leads to co-location of firms, practitioners, supporting organisations and infrastructure. Since the advantages of a buoyant creative economy were recognised by policymakers in the 1990s, developing spatial policy to enhance these benefits has been a focus for governments at various scales across the world. These policies have been prompted by changing motivations, with different aims and using different interventions. This article traces UK’s central government interventions in the creative industries since the mid-1990s. UK creative industries policy has been incredibly influential and exported around the world, and this influence has led to a great deal of examination and critique, meaning there is plenty of literature for us to review. We begin by tracing the development of creative industries spatial policy in the UK through three time periods: mid-1990s-2009, 2010-2020, 2020 to present day. In so doing, we identify the interplay of policy and academic work, highlight key ideological drivers for policy development and offer critique of prevailing policy discourses.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC AH/S002839/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2023 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2024 00:42 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942231202213 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/02690942231202213 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203050 |
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