Subjective well-being in cultural advocacy: a politics of research between the market and the academy     

Susan Oman  Mark Taylor 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2018,11(3):225-243

This paper responds to a trend of contracting out subjective well-being econometrics to demonstrate social return on investment (SROI) for evidence-based policy-making. We discuss an evolving ecology of ‘external’ research taking place ‘between’ the academy and commercial consultancy. We then contextualise this as waves of research methodologies and consultancy for the cultural sector. The new model of ‘external between’ consultancy research for policy is not only placed between the University and the market, but also facilitates discourse between policy sectors, government, the media and the academy. Specifically, it enables seductive but selective arguments for advocacy that claim authority through academic affiliation, yet are not evaluated for robustness. To critically engage with an emergent form of what Stone calls ‘causal stories’, we replicate a publicly funded externally commissioned SROI model that argues for the value of cultural activities to well-being. We find that the author’s operationalisation of participation and well-being are crucial, yet their representation of the relationship problematic, and their estimates questionable. This case study ‘re-performs’ econometric modelling national-level survey data for the cultural sector to reveal practices that create norms of expertise for policy-making that are not rigorous. We conclude that fluid claims to authority allow experimental econometric models and measures to perform across the cultural economy as if ratified. This new model of advocacy research requires closer academic consideration given the changing research funding structures and recent attention to expertise and the contracting out of public services.  相似文献   

Rethinking participation in the Aarhus as European Capital of Culture 2017 project     

Leila Jancovich  Louise Ejgod Hansen 《Cultural Trends》2018,27(3):173-186

This paper examines the relationship between cultural participation and regional development with reference to the European Capital of Culture in 2017. From the bidding stage, Aarhus 2017 claimed it put “participation” at the heart of its strategic plans, through consultation at roadshows and exhibitions. In addition, it aspired to use culture as a catalyst for development not only in the city of Aarhus but across the region of Central Denmark. This paper, therefore, examines how participation is defined and implemented to address regional development in the Aarhus 2017 process through textual analysis of documentation from Aarhus 2017 and delivery partners as well as over 20 interviews with managers and participants involved in a range of 2017 projects. The paper argues against the common prioritisation of urban and professional cultural institutions and makes the case for decentralised cultural provision that supports both amateurs and professionals through a regional networked structure.  相似文献   

我国女性体育参与的文化解读与时代特征     

张韬磊  吴燕丹 《武汉体育学院学报》2017,51(4):21-25

我国女性在体育参与中相对于男性遭遇了很多不平等的现象,这些现象必然有其文化历史根源。通过文献梳理和逻辑分析,从意识形态层面的审美取向、形成意识形态的氏族制政治生态与形成政治生态的社会及人类进化论根源三个角度,对我国女性的体育参与特征进行剥离式解读,总结出女性参与体育的时代特征。同时从经济学的视角分析了女性体育参与的机会成本或许在短时间内不会降低到与男性相同的水平,但过去阻碍女性参与体育的桎梏将随时间一一消弭。  相似文献   

Sport in Australia:An overview     

特雷西&#;泰勒 《成都体育学院学报》2017,43(4)

Shifting patterns of work and leisure,together with demographic changes,an increasingly di-verse array of sport and leisure opportunities,commodification,commercialisation and globalisation have had a distinct impact on leisure and recreation/sport in many western countries,including Australia. This short paper overviews some trends in sport in contemporary Australia and discusses the question about the future of sport in this country.  相似文献   

Arts participation and the three faces of time: A reflection on disentangling the impact of life stage,period and socialization on arts participation,exemplified by an analysis of the US arts audience     

Andries van den Broek 《Cultural Trends》2013,22(1):46-53

Arts participation bears the threefold imprint of time: people's life stage (age), their earlier socializing imprint (cohort) and the historical circumstances of the moment (period). A proper understanding of these three effects is of great importance in understanding the present and future sizes and preferences of arts audiences. Such understanding implies disentangling those three effects properly, rather than overlooking or confusing them. An example of how that might be done is presented here with regard to arts participation in the US.  相似文献   

青奥会与奥运会遗产之比较     

李佳宝  孙葆丽 《南京体育学院学报(社会科学版)》2017,(2):47-52

青奥会和奥运会的东道城市和国家越来越重视通过奥运赛事的承办为其创造"遗产".通过对既有文献资料的研究,进行逻辑分析,结合专家访谈,阐释"奥运遗产"概念的内涵,并从体育参与、社会进步、环境保护、城市建设和经济发展的角度分析青奥会和奥运会遗产的异同并讨论其原因.虽然青奥会与奥运会同属奥林匹克运动体系并一脉相承致使二者在奥运遗产方面有很多相似之处,但二者办赛理念和影响范围的迥异仍然可以体现在奥运遗产中.2007年后,青奥会和奥运会能够实现并存的原因在于各自不同的发展重心.发展的要求和现实的考验是青奥会和奥运会的共同议题,如果奥运会要以世界性大型赛会的社会经济发展的意义来度量"奥运遗产",青奥会就有必要从全球青少年通过体育所搭建的平台实现沟通与理解的角度来框架"奥运遗产"的范畴.区分与辨别所促进对于"奥运遗产"的理解并不是主要目的,面对2022年冬奥会的挑战,通过前期计划和组织影响"奥运遗产"的产生和作用才是当务之急.  相似文献   

自闭症谱系障碍儿童家长参与课题研究:影响因素和改进策略     

刘丽萍  张玉敏 《林区教学》2021,(1):118-121

近年来,人们越来越多地推动自闭症儿童家长有意义地参与科学研究.这种参与式研究能够更好地满足自闭症谱系障碍儿童及其家庭的评估和干预需求.从自闭症儿童自身特征、家庭因素、研究课题本身等方面分析影响家长参与课题研究的因素,基于对影响因素的综合分析,分别从家长及研究者层面提出相关对策建议,以促进家长更积极、更深入地参与课题研究...  相似文献   

论行政立法程序中公众参与的问题与对策     

邵东华 《河南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2007,34(5):132-136

民主参与机制是行政立法程序的核心和精髓.行政立法程序中公众参与具有促进立法民主、实现人民主权、提高立法质量、法的实施以及适应WTO要求的重要价值;当前我国行政立法程序中存在着法律制度不完善、行政机关漠视公民参与权、参与程序的可操作性不够、公民参与意识比较淡漠等问题;对此,必须加强立法、完善配套制度、转变行政机关观念、提高公民意识以及建立责任追究制,从而完善我国行政立法公众参与制度.  相似文献   

关于西北少数民族地区妇女参政问题的思考--以东乡族为例     

牛正兰  王允端 《科学．经济．社会》2006,24(1):8-10,14

妇女参政是法律赋予每一个妇女公民的基本权利,它主要包括民主参与和权力参与两个方面。但是西北少数民族地区妇女在参政方面仍存在许多问题。她们普遍对选举的政治意义和重要性了解不够,对民主选举的期望值很小,女领导干部比例偏低。因此我们要积极创造有利条件,为少数民族地区妇女参政营造良好的社会氛围和为妇女参政提供更多的机遇。  相似文献   

Pupil participation and the home–school relationship     

Sally Beveridge 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(1):3-16

Schools are required to develop policies and practices in line with the principles of both partnership with parents and pupil participation. However, there is increasing recognition of the potential tensions that may exist between these two principles. This paper reports on a study that aimed to explore the question of how schools might develop their home–school relationships in ways that enhance rather than constrain pupil participation. It focuses on the perspectives of children aged 6 to 16 years (with and without special educational needs), parents and teachers concerning children's involvement in decision-making at home and at school, and their participation within the home–school relationship. The findings highlight the need for schools to develop a coherent view of what active participation means for children and a vocabulary to communicate about this not only with pupils and staff across the whole school, but also with parents. They demonstrate that there is scope for two-way support between parents and teachers in relation to the promotion of children's involvement in decision-making both at home and at school. Further, they illustrate the complex and evolving three-way partnership between parent–child–teacher that is central to the home–school relationship. While it is acknowledged that children may rightly wish to keep a distance between aspects of home and school life, it is argued that there is a need for schools to give explicit consideration to the place of pupil participation within the home–school relationship.  相似文献