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JOURNAL OF POLICY RESEARCH IN TOURISM LEISURE AND EVENTS
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 289-306Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2016.1209676
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Cultural policy; participation; community; place-based funding; capacity building
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- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/K005316/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- ESRC [ES/K005316/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The importance of place-based funding and local policy initiatives is evident in policy literature internationally with concepts of creative cities and cultural regeneration building in prominence since the 1990s. Such literature makes the case that investment in arts and culture will bring broader social and economic benefits at a local level, but in practice investment and research has prioritised a small number of metropolitan arts venues and mega events over a larger rural or community-based infrastructure. This paper in contrast explores two case studies of cultural planning in small towns. It analyses the relationship between policy and practice in these specific community contexts and considers the role of participatory decision-making in developing a local arts infrastructure. The findings suggest that locally based initiatives can build capacity and engagement with the arts. But it further argues that this requires long-term commitment and investment, to facilitate shared decision-making between professionals and public.
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