As part of the development work for this research, we developed a preliminary annotated bibliography on key terms and concepts which you can download here
We will further links to literature reviews, bibliographies and other resources as the research progresses.
Studies in Cultural Participation Book Series – call for proposals ABOUT THE SERIES Pivot Books- between 40,000 and 50,000 (maximum) words in length To commence publication in 2021; receiving proposals now. This book series will provide a platform for contributions … Continue reading
In Scotland legislative provision affords communities the right to buy the land they live on from private landlords and from some public bodies. This model of land ownership depends on the active participation of local volunteers to make up the boards … Continue reading
Public parks have provided generations of urban dwellers with havens from the noise and pollution of their towns and cities. They are places where people participate in family life, friendship, sports and exercise, nature watching and private contemplation. Read UEP’s … Continue reading
This summary of Susan Oman’s recent chapter, ‘Measuring National Well-being: What Matters to You? What Matters to Whom?‘ outlines the importance of in-depth enquiries into the methodological aspects of metrics and what they might tell us about culture.
The Doing Research on Participation conference hosted dozens of papers from across the UK, Europe and further afield. Below are slides and audio from each UEP presentation.
Dr Abigail Gilmore leads discussions on the role of culture in the Northern Powerhouse
The Doing Research on Participation conference took place in Manchester, 25 & 26 May 2016. Below is a storify of the response to the event on twitter.
Here Susan Oman reposts her review of Making culture count: the politics of cultural measurement, edited by Lachlan MacDowall, Marnie Badham, Emma Blomkamp and Kim Dunphy, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, ISBN 978-1-137-46457-6.
Sarah Hughes shares insights from her UEP PhD research in her post, Understanding cultural participation and value in former coalmining communities in and around Barnsley One of the aims of the Understanding Everyday Participation (UEP) project is to strive towards a … Continue reading
Lisanne Gibson explains how her Museum Studies teaching intersects with the UEP project in a video of a mini lecture of her research. The figures tell us that museum visiting has been increasing. According to the Department for Culture, … Continue reading
Lisanne Gibson and Delyth Edwards outline findings in the Valuing Participation Report, published 30 October 2015. This report describes research focusing on the participation of young people growing up in care.
Histories of Cultural Participation, Values and Governance
This book develops the first integrated, critical-historical examination of the terms, narratives and assumptions constructing present day notions of participation and value, and the relations between them. Histories of Cultural Participation, Values and Governance proposes a radical reevaluation of these relationships, organized in two inter-related sections, on political discourses of participation and value, and on culture and governance. The essays collected here provide an in-depth historical understanding of the development of definitions, assumptions and beliefs around the nature and value of cultural participation, their place in contemporary cultural governance and exploitation in local socio-economic development strategies. They also bring a novel perspective to current policy, practice and scholarly debates on the connections between culture, place-making and the creative economy. As such, the essays provide vital historical insight that sheds light on contemporary issues of cultural participation, value and governance.
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