Uses of evidence in local cultural policy

Performance, legitimation, problem representation, and learning in two Australian municipalities

Bibliographic Data

ID12889010
AuthorsEmma Blomkamp (0000-0003-0978-2830, University of Auckland, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume10
Issue2
Pages223-241
Publication date2014-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEvidence & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-2648 • E-ISSN: 1744-2656
PublisherPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/174426514x13990350339209
OpenAlexW2095201000
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Taking an interpretive approach to evidence-based policy, this article illustrates the rhetorical and situated uses of evidence in two case studies of local cultural policy. Broadly defined as policyrelevant knowledge, evidence is selectively used by council officers in the development, delivery, and evaluation of arts programmes at two Australian municipalities. This article identifies four main uses of evidence in this context: rituals of accountability, advocacy, programme design, and improving practice. A narrow definition of evidence as scientific data or research would fail to account for the broad range of knowledge that informs the practice of local cultural policy

Accountability · Context (archaeology · Cultural policy · Documentary evidence · Evidence-based policy · Legitimation · Policy learning · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Representation (politics · Rhetorical question · Situated · Sociology · The arts · Artistic and Creative Research · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Music Education Insights · History · Law · Public Administration

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