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A Rough Guide: Engagements in Cultural Policy for Creative Business: Why should creative businesses busy with their own thing bother to engage with cultural policy-making? There are lots of reasons – because it might be good for business, because it might be good for the public culture of where you live, because you might have a lot to offer as a creative business to finding [...] Read more – ‘A Rough Guide: Engagements in Cultural Policy for Creative Business’.
A Rough Guide: The New Economy and Creative Business: We get our heads around the implications of new technology as it impacts upon our creative businesses, but how do we understand the broader picture of changes that are bringing the ‘new’ economy? This rough guide offers some thoughts designed for creative businesses, in a way that tries to be accessible without being simplistic. A [...] Read more – ‘A Rough Guide: The New Economy and Creative Business’.
What Should be Explained is Assumed: A draft working paper that suggests ‘creativity’ should be explained rather than assumed within creative business debates - What Should Be Explained Is Assumed Read more – ‘What Should be Explained is Assumed’.
‘Unlawful Instruments and Goods’: Afghanistan, Culture and the Taliban: The question of culture, policy and community in Afghanistan - Unlawful Instruments and Goods – Afghanistan Culture and the Taliban Read more – ‘‘Unlawful Instruments and Goods’: Afghanistan, Culture and the Taliban’.
The New Cultural Economy, the Artist and the Social Configuration of Autonomy: Exploring the question of autonomy, the commons and the ‘politics of time’ within the new cultural economy - The New Cultural Economy, the Artist and the Social Configuration of Autonomy Read more – ‘The New Cultural Economy, the Artist and the Social Configuration of Autonomy’.
The Engineered and the Vernacular in Cultural Quarter Development: Comparing 2 different rationales underpinning cultural quarter development - The Engineered and the Vernacular in Cultural Quarter Development Read more – ‘The Engineered and the Vernacular in Cultural Quarter Development’.
Remembering the ‘Culture’ bit of the ‘Cultural Economy’: A draft working paper referring to Terry Eagleton’s “Idea of Culture” and other things to remind us of the ‘culture’ bit of the culture industries discussions - Remembering the ‘Culture’ Bit of the ‘Cultural Economy’ Read more – ‘Remembering the ‘Culture’ bit of the ‘Cultural Economy’’.
Nottingham’s de facto Cultural Quarter: Describing the contours of Nottingham’s independent creative ecology - Nottingham’s de facto Cultural Quarter Read more – ‘Nottingham’s de facto Cultural Quarter’.
Micro-Experiments in Alternatives: Briefly exploring some alternative economic and ecological ways - Micro-Experiments in Alternatives Read more – ‘Micro-Experiments in Alternatives’.
Limitations of the Work-Life Balance Campaign: The need for more imaginative and open debate within the WLB campaign - Limitations of the Work Life Balance Campaign Read more – ‘Limitations of the Work-Life Balance Campaign’.
Economic Conscience and Public Discourse: A cultural critique of the recent ethical bankruptcy of some Establishment institutions, and what culture and creative industries might contribute to an alternative - Economic Conscience and Public Discourse Read more – ‘Economic Conscience and Public Discourse’.
Conviviality in Global Cultural Development: A look at Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality and the role of vernacular culture within global cultural policy and development - Conviviality in Global Cultural Development Read more – ‘Conviviality in Global Cultural Development’.
Accounting for Independent Creativity in the New Cultural Economy: Bringing to light the independent creativity that official economic impact measurements often miss - Accounting for Independent Creativity in the New Cultural Economy Read more – ‘Accounting for Independent Creativity in the New Cultural Economy’.
A More Critical View of the Creative Industries: A short piece that suggests the mainstream view of the creative industries has been a bit ‘one dimensional’ - A More Critical View of the Creative Industries Read more – ‘A More Critical View of the Creative Industries’.