From institutions to events – structural change in Norwegian local cultural policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12340959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Henningsen (Telemark Research Institute), Lars Håkonsen (Telemark Research Institute), Knut Løyland (0000-0002-1783-455X, Telemark Research Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 352-371 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10286632.2015.1056174 |
| OpenAlex | W2179800918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this paper we discuss the ongoing restructuring of local cultural policy in Norway. Since the 1990s, we argue, the local cultural sector has been undergoing a structural change, in the form of a movement from institutions to events. As public resources granted to traditional local cultural institutions such as libraries and culture schools decrease, there is a rise in resources granted to new arenas of local cultural life, such as cultural festivals and culture houses. We explain this shift of balance from institutions to events in local cultural policy with reference to three types of mechanism. First, we point to the ‘flexibilisation’ of the cultural sector, which ensues from its sensitivity to changes in the funding of the local governments. Second, new forms of earmarked state funding schemes pull local resources in the direction of cultural festivals and cultural events. A third mechanism that explains the shift from institutions to events is local policymakers’ adoption of theories of culture as a source of urban and regional regeneration
Cultural institution · Cultural policy · Local government · Media studies · Norwegian · Political economy · Political science · Restructuring · Sociology · State (computer science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Public Administration · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Citations per year | 0.9 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |