Enhancing participation in the arts in the EU : challenges and methods / editors: Victoria M. Ateca-Amestoy, Victor Ginsburgh, Isidoro Mazza, John O'Hagan, Juan Prieto-Rodríguez

Introduction – Part I. Measurement of participation in the arts: European Statistics on Participation in the Arts and Their International Comparability / John O’Hagan ; Measuring Participation in the Arts in Spain / Victoria Ateca-Amestoy, Anna Villarroya ; Measuring Participation in the Arts in Italy / Annalisa Cicerchia ; Attendance at/Participation in the Arts by Educational Level: Evidence and Issues / John O’Hagan ; Measuring Participation or Participating in Measurement? The Cautionary Tale of an Accidental Experiment in Survey Accuracy / Pete D. Lunn ; Participation in the Arts and Social Inclusion in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods / Marco Ferdinando Martorana, Isidoro Mazza, Luisa Monaco -- Part II. Sectorial analyses of participation in the arts in Europe: Musical Rhythm Embedded in the Brain: Bridging Music, Neuroscience, and Empirical Aesthetics / Sylvie Nozaradan ; Contemporary Music and Its Audience: A Tale of Benevolent Asceticism? / Pierre-Michel Menger ; Looking Into the Profile of Music Audiences / Victor Fernandez-Blanco, Maria J. Perez Villadoniga, Juan Prieto Rodriguez ; The Evolution of Theatre Attendance in Italy: Patrons and Companies / Concetta Castiglione , Davide Infante ; Raiders of the Lost Ark: A European Market for European Movies? / Víctor Fernandez-Blanco, Fernanda Gutiérrez Navratil ; A Geographical Approach to ‘Smart’ Location of Museums / Patricia Suárez, Matías Mayor ; New Lines of Action for Participatives Museums / Imma Fondevila Guinart ; Public Private Partnership for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage: The Case of the Benedictine Monastery of Catania / Francesco Mannino, Anna Mignosa ; The Multi-product Nature of the Firm in the Arts Sector: The Case of ‘Centro Zo’ / Roberto Cellini, Marco Ferdinando Martorana, Felicita Platania -- Part III. Cultural travellers: Evaluating the Efficiency of Cultural Travel Destinations: A DEA Approach / Luis César Herrero-Prieto ; An Empirical Investigation of Cultural Travellers’ Preferences and Behaviours in a Destination with Mixed Environmental Features / Calogero Guccio, Sara Levi Sacerdotti, Ilde Rizzo -- Part IV. The role of new technologies: Digital Research and Development in the Arts / Hasan Bakhshi ; Implementation of Tracking Technologies for Temporal and Spatial Management of Cultural Destinations: Hong Kong as an Example / Noam Shoval, Bob McKercher ; Cultural Economics, the Internet and Participation / Christian Handke, Paul Stepan, Ruth Towse ; Classical Music: New Proposals for New Audiences / Michel Hambersin ; The Cultural Value and Variety of Playing Video Games / Karol J. Borowiecki, Juan Prieto-Rodriguez ; Measuring the Economic Effects of Events Using Google Trends / Olivier Gergaud, Victor Ginsburgh -- Part V. Funding and innovation: Are Less Public Funds Bad? New Strategies for Art Providers / Tiziana Cuccia, Luisa Monaco, Ilde Rizzo ; Arts, Culture and Creativity as Drivers for Territorial Development, Innovation and Competitiveness / Beatriz Plaza, Silke N. Haarich