From access to participation : cultural policy and civil renewal / Emily Keaney

By:

Keaney, Emily

Contributor(s):

Institute for Public Policy Research (Londres)

Publication details: London : Institute for Public Policy Research, 2006Description: v, 50 pISBN:

1860302815

Summary: Looks at patterns of access and participation. Argues active participation is not necessarily better than appreciation [this in line with Rancière ie there ain’t no such thing as a passive spectator], but cultural participation is socially constructive – ‘the act of doing, making, creating something positive in communal cultural activity, making music or being part of a local history group is more important’ for social benefit than attending which is ‘personally improving’ whereas ‘communal making is collectively renewing’. Acts as a counterbalance to Putnam – finds no drop off in associational life, formal and informal volunteering in UK in recent years – it has stayed basically solid, uninspiring but solid. Main finding is unsurprisingly that fewer participate from lower social brackets, and notes that BME participation higher than that of low-income communities. One thing that is falling is political participation. (Font: Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change)

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About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction: social capital and civil renewal -- 2. Where are we now? Trends in social capital and volunteering -- 3. The role of cultural activity in social capital and civil renewal -- 4. The inequality of cultural participation -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- Notes -- References

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