Playing Away
Popular Music, Policy and Devolution in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12287014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Symon (corresponding author), Martin Cloonan (0000-0002-2592-0968, University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 40 (First Serie |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-122 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/scot.2002.0042 |
| OpenAlex | W1989518872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
In this paper we examine the agenda for change in policy towards popular music in Scotland brought about by political devolution. Popular music has been one of the most vibrant cultural forms of the past fifty years. Yet, as the evidence we present on its popular music industry makes clear, Scotland has under-performed when compared to the UK as a whole and to Ireland. In recent years, the cultural and economic importance of popular music has become widely recognised. The five major music corporations are now parts of an entertainments industry accounting for total spending globally of an estimated half a trillion US dollars per year (Vogel, 2001: xvii). In Scotland, the music industry has been estimated to be worth £95.4 million per year to the economy (Laing, 2000)
Archaeology · Art · Devolution (biology · Political economy · Political science · Popular music · Sociology · Visual arts · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · History · Irish and British Studies · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |