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Performance Measurement Paradigms of Participatory Cultural Initiatives: Learning from the Discourse on Intellectual Capital and Intangibles
No full textThe management of participatory cultural initiatives: learning from the discourse on intellectual capital
No full textBased on previous research that highlights some gaps in the study of the new phenomena
of Participatory Cultural Initiatives (PCIs), this paper addresses the need to
understand how the relevance of those initiatives is perceived, tentatively measured
and communicated to strategic stakeholders. With this, we want to investigate a possible
contribution of the discourse on Intellectual Capital (IC) and Intangible Assets
for the cultural sector in general and PCIs in detail. The IC perspective is adopted as
a boundary object to analyse the key actors’ behaviours concerning PCIs, following
a performative approach. In doing so, this field research applies a case study method
of analysis by investigating two PCIs in Italy: Big City Life, a street art district in
Tor Marancia (Rome) and the project of Matera as European Capital of Culture
2019. Data have been gathered through both primary (interviews) and secondary
(official documents, social media, websites and press releases) sources of evidence.
The analysis is mainly developed at a micro (single organisation) and meso (district/
city) level. Given the originality of the topic whose research is still at an infancy
stage and without a well-grounded theory, we seek to gain significant insights into
this new issue by applying an exploratory approach. Through the IC lens, it is possible
to gain a better understanding of how the PCIs’ impact is assessed and communicated
to its stakeholders. Evidence shows that narratives and visualisations
play a crucial role by supporting comprehension of the PCIs’ key aspects and their
interwoven relations. A condition for narratives and visualisations to be accepted as
legitimation tools is the development of a trust relationship among stakeholders. As
a result, the impact of PCIs has dimensions and interwoven aspects which are not
amenable for traditional performance measures. In summary, it is possible to state
that PCIs trigger a focus on talking and showing to understand, instead of a focus on
measuring to understand. The paper discusses how the understanding and management
of PCIs can improve with lessons learnt from the discourse on IC and with reference
to Habermas’ theory of communicative action. Primarily, we focus on the use
of narrative and visual representations by key actors to communicate with strategic
stakeholders to gain trust and legitimation
Conceptualizations of performance: measuring the impact of participatory cultural initiatives
No full textUnderstanding orchestrated participatory cultural initiatives: Mapping the dynamics of governance and participation
No full textThis study investigates Participatory Cultural Initiatives (i.e., cultural and creative projects, events, and experiences that involve civic engagement), shedding light on how participation unfolds and what elements best explain its dynamics. Based on a sound literature review in the field, the paper focuses on four European case studies: the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Matera as a European Capital of Culture, Big City Life in Tor Marancia and Rome City of Film as part of the UNESCO network of creative cities. The findings highlight the dynamics of the governance and the significant role of the orchestrator(s) in shaping the vision and enabling participation of all relevant stakeholders. From a theoretical perspective, this study contributes to the literature and debate on culture as a driver for local regeneration and development. Furthermore, cultural professionals, urban and regional planners, policy makers, institutions and citizens get new insights for designing and managing cultural projects
Pursuing civic engagement through Participatory Cultural Initiatives: mapping value creation, outcome, performance and legitimacy
No full textManagement, Participation and Entrepreneurship in the Cultural and Creative Sector: An Introduction
No full textThe purpose of this book is to support academics and practitioners involved in cultural organisations and cultural initiatives in their aim to create valuable societal impact by addressing these fundamental questions: What are the major challenges and transitions for cultural organisations? What role can cultural heritage play in contemporary societies? And what societal changes impact the relevance of culture and the arts in general? Organisational and societal change require a solid base of knowledge and experience, as well as their continuous reinterpretation and reflection. Arts and cultural artefacts highlight fundamental questions of economic and social developments and provide reflective platforms for societal discourses. The contributions of this book will address the relevance of culture, cultural entities and heritage as collective memories and reservoirs of experience for other social systems, change and societal innovators like entrepreneurs. Insofar, cultural activities can be understood as a bridge between past experience and future challenges. A special focus is dedicated to managerial practices, participation and entrepreneurship, as well as their inter-relations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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