Durrer, V., Gilmore, A., Jancovich, L. and Stevenson, D., eds. (2023) Cultural Policy is Local: Understanding Cultural Policy as Situated Practice. New Directions in Cultural Policy Research . Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 9783031323119
Abstract
This Open Access edited collection calls for a greater understanding of ‘the local’ within the ways the arts, culture and creative practices are governed, promoted, regulated, resourced and valued. Cultural policy studies tends to privilege the national (and international) as the primary site at which cultural policy is enacted, and focuses on the ‘local’ as a case study of practice, rather than a site of policy in its own right. While this may make global policy transfer manageable for national policy agencies, it ignores the contingent relationships, diverse geographies and distinct identities of localities.
This volume addresses this gap and is structured around three themes: disciplining the local, which examines key concepts from different academic fields of study; managing the local, which identifies policy approaches that engage with the idea of ‘the local’ in different ways; and practising the local, which offers case studies of how ‘local’ cultural policies are being enacted in places of differing scale and geography.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023. This book is an open access publication. This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifc statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affliations. |
Keywords: | local cultural policy; critical cultural policy studies; localism; globalization; cultural planning; community development; devolved UK; arts management; Open Access |
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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: | 27 Feb 2025 12:14 |
Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2025 12:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Series Name: | New Directions in Cultural Policy Research |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-031-32312-6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223749 |