Negotiating participation

Investigation of an informal art and urban development initiative in Norway

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ID12235366
AuthorsMerete Jonvik (University of Stavanger, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue3
Pages326-342
Publication date2024-06-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Trends (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-8963 • E-ISSN: 1469-3690
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09548963.2024.2358197
OpenAlexW4399331059
LanguageEN
References cited19

Based on in-depth ethnography, this article examines approaches to participation in arts and urban development, using the informal, non-institutional arts and urban development initiative, Byverksted, as a case. Byverksted aspires to be democratically radical and is dedicated to re-thinking urban development through increased citizen involvement, knowledge sharing, and participation. The modes of participation that surface through Byverksted are discussed with reference to existing literature on degrees, levels, forms, models and modes of participation. The article highlights the ways in which participation is negotiated in the absence of guidance. From the data, I identify five unspoken values that guide participation in Byverksted: criticality, horizontality, locality, collectivity, and activity. Both the re-thinking of modes of participation, and the inductive identification of ideals guiding participation, affect research on participation

Negotiation · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Public Administration · Theatre and Performance Studies

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