Bethany Rex
Biographic Data
| ID | 1505559 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Rex |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Rex |
| SIGNATURE | REX B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3810-7626 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Towards a regenerative approach to cultural policy
Change? Decay? Promise? Fifty years of local government cultural services in the UK
The impact of austerity measures on local government funding for culture in England
In the 2010s, austerity measures had a severe impact on the level of spending on cultural activity. In England, the potential for this was especially great due to the reduction of resources available for local government, the largest funder in this field. Whilst prior work has attempted to establish overall reductions in spending, little attention has been paid to variations in cultural spending across the country in this period of austerity, or …
Roses for everyone? Arts Council England’s 2020–2030 strategy and local authority museums – a thematic analysis and literature review
In this review article I critically reflect on the ambitions set out in Arts Council England’s 10-year strategy “Let’s Create”. My reflections are informed by a comprehensive literature review as well as by my ongoing research into the impact of austerity on local authority museum services. The literature surveyed allows for an analysis both of the alignment between the strategy and broader political rhetoric and discourses of austerity and welfa…
Which museums to fund? Examining local government decision-making in austerity
The paper develops a conceptual framework to analyse empirical data relating to the bases, both ‘evidence’ and assumptions, on which decisions about museum provision were made by two local authorities where budget cuts prompted the restructuring of museum services. Its specific focus is on why some museums retain funding and status as part of direct public provision while others are identified to be transferred to community groups via the asset t…
Public museums in a time of crisis: The case of museum asset transfer
In this paper, I explore museum asset transfer, a process whereby community organizations take responsibility for managing and governing museums that local governments previously managed. Museum asset transfer has increased since austerity policies were introduced in the UK following the global economic crisis. I offer a two-part introduction to museum asset transfer. Part 1 is a timeline of policies and political developments informing museum as…
Public culture, cultural identity, cultural policy: Comparative perspectives
With Public Culture, Cultural Identity, Cultural Policy: Comparative Perspectives, Kevin V. Mulcahy delivers on his title’s promise by providing a pointed demonstration of the diversity of governme
Special Issue Editorial: Methodologies for Researching the Museum as Organization
The editorial provides a framework for considering the museum as organization and its implications for methods.This special issue contains seven empirically driven contributions to provoke further examination of the museum as organization
Exploring Relations to Documents and Documentary Infrastructures: The Case of Museum Management After Austerity
Interaction with documents and documentary infrastructure is part of the day to day reality of museum work. However, their constitutive and mediatory role is rarely foregrounded in empirical studies of museums. In part, this is because a defined theoretical and methodological framework for such an investigation has yet to be developed. This article outlines what a conceptualisation of documents as more-than-text informed by actor-network theory o…
Positioning your museum as a critical community asset
Positioning your museum as a critical community asset." Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage, 4(3), pp. 229–230
The impact of austerity measures on local government funding for culture in England
In the 2010s, austerity measures had a severe impact on the level of spending on cultural activity. In England, the potential for this was especially great due to the reduction of resources available for local government, the largest funder in this field. Whilst prior work has attempted to establish overall reductions in spending, little attention has been paid to variations in cultural spending across the country in this period of austerity, or …
Which museums to fund? Examining local government decision-making in austerity
The paper develops a conceptual framework to analyse empirical data relating to the bases, both ‘evidence’ and assumptions, on which decisions about museum provision were made by two local authorities where budget cuts prompted the restructuring of museum services. Its specific focus is on why some museums retain funding and status as part of direct public provision while others are identified to be transferred to community groups via the asset t…
Towards a regenerative approach to cultural policy
Public museums in a time of crisis: The case of museum asset transfer
In this paper, I explore museum asset transfer, a process whereby community organizations take responsibility for managing and governing museums that local governments previously managed. Museum asset transfer has increased since austerity policies were introduced in the UK following the global economic crisis. I offer a two-part introduction to museum asset transfer. Part 1 is a timeline of policies and political developments informing museum as…
Roses for everyone? Arts Council England’s 2020–2030 strategy and local authority museums – a thematic analysis and literature review
In this review article I critically reflect on the ambitions set out in Arts Council England’s 10-year strategy “Let’s Create”. My reflections are informed by a comprehensive literature review as well as by my ongoing research into the impact of austerity on local authority museum services. The literature surveyed allows for an analysis both of the alignment between the strategy and broader political rhetoric and discourses of austerity and welfa…
Special Issue Editorial: Methodologies for Researching the Museum as Organization
The editorial provides a framework for considering the museum as organization and its implications for methods.This special issue contains seven empirically driven contributions to provoke further examination of the museum as organization
Exploring Relations to Documents and Documentary Infrastructures: The Case of Museum Management After Austerity
Interaction with documents and documentary infrastructure is part of the day to day reality of museum work. However, their constitutive and mediatory role is rarely foregrounded in empirical studies of museums. In part, this is because a defined theoretical and methodological framework for such an investigation has yet to be developed. This article outlines what a conceptualisation of documents as more-than-text informed by actor-network theory o…
Positioning your museum as a critical community asset
Positioning your museum as a critical community asset." Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage, 4(3), pp. 229–230
Public culture, cultural identity, cultural policy: Comparative perspectives
With Public Culture, Cultural Identity, Cultural Policy: Comparative Perspectives, Kevin V. Mulcahy delivers on his title’s promise by providing a pointed demonstration of the diversity of governme
Special Issue Editorial: Methodologies for Researching the Museum as Organization
The editorial provides a framework for considering the museum as organization and its implications for methods.This special issue contains seven empirically driven contributions to provoke further examination of the museum as organization
Exploring Relations to Documents and Documentary Infrastructures: The Case of Museum Management After Austerity
Interaction with documents and documentary infrastructure is part of the day to day reality of museum work. However, their constitutive and mediatory role is rarely foregrounded in empirical studies of museums. In part, this is because a defined theoretical and methodological framework for such an investigation has yet to be developed. This article outlines what a conceptualisation of documents as more-than-text informed by actor-network theory o…
Public museums in a time of crisis: The case of museum asset transfer
In this paper, I explore museum asset transfer, a process whereby community organizations take responsibility for managing and governing museums that local governments previously managed. Museum asset transfer has increased since austerity policies were introduced in the UK following the global economic crisis. I offer a two-part introduction to museum asset transfer. Part 1 is a timeline of policies and political developments informing museum as…
Roses for everyone? Arts Council England’s 2020–2030 strategy and local authority museums – a thematic analysis and literature review
In this review article I critically reflect on the ambitions set out in Arts Council England’s 10-year strategy “Let’s Create”. My reflections are informed by a comprehensive literature review as well as by my ongoing research into the impact of austerity on local authority museum services. The literature surveyed allows for an analysis both of the alignment between the strategy and broader political rhetoric and discourses of austerity and welfa…
Which museums to fund? Examining local government decision-making in austerity
The paper develops a conceptual framework to analyse empirical data relating to the bases, both ‘evidence’ and assumptions, on which decisions about museum provision were made by two local authorities where budget cuts prompted the restructuring of museum services. Its specific focus is on why some museums retain funding and status as part of direct public provision while others are identified to be transferred to community groups via the asset t…
The impact of austerity measures on local government funding for culture in England
In the 2010s, austerity measures had a severe impact on the level of spending on cultural activity. In England, the potential for this was especially great due to the reduction of resources available for local government, the largest funder in this field. Whilst prior work has attempted to establish overall reductions in spending, little attention has been paid to variations in cultural spending across the country in this period of austerity, or …
Change? Decay? Promise? Fifty years of local government cultural services in the UK
Towards a regenerative approach to cultural policy
Political science (8 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Austerity (5 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 works)