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Knowledge-based social innovation for cultural endeavours revitalising urban structures
No full textUrban regeneration is a common challenge especially for post-industrial cities. Cultural and creative entrepreneurship is one possible option since culture-led urban development is a sustainable approach, involving different types of communities, increasing social cohesion, and cultural dynamism. The paper aims to understand how knowledge exchange is connected to social innovation and urban regeneration, analysing several situations in Romania. Several dimensions are considered, such as the role of the policy framework and public administration, the dynamics of the relationship between the actors involved, knowledge sharing processes, innovation drivers and the impact of cultural and creative initiatives on the urban, physical and mental fabric
Knowledge-based social innovation for cultural endeavours revitalizing urban structures
No full textUrban regeneration is a common challenge especially for post-industrial cities. Cultural and creative entrepreneurship is one possible option since culture-led urban development is a sustainable approach, involving different types of communities, increasing social cohesion, and cultural dynamism. The article aims to understand how knowledge exchange is connected to social innovation and urban regeneration. Several dimensions are considered, such as the role of policy framework and public administration, the dynamics of the relationship between the actors involved, knowledge sharing processes, innovation drivers and the impact of cultural and creative initiatives on the urban, physical and mental fabric
The Role of NGOs in Urban Development
No full textPurpose – Non-profit organizations are dynamic actors in the contemporary society, contributing to the community development and general welfare. They are primarily credited of answering to social needs, but they could also contribute to economic, cultural, or behavioral transformations by cooperating with public bodies and other individuals and organizational actors. The paper investigates the perceived role of non-profit organizations in the development of communities and cities, having in mind a Quadruple Helix framework.
Design/methodology/approach – We propose a two steps investigation of the relationships between nonprofit organizations and the actors of the Quadruple Helix. A succinct literature review aims to clarify the relationships between NGOs and public bodies, as well as the role NGOs have in urban development. The second stage consists in the analysis of two case studies from Romania, highlighting the mechanisms of interactions and the outcomes of NGOs involvement in urban development.
Originality/value – This methodology puts in evidence the place of NGOs as active members of the Quadruple Helix in urban development.
Practical implications – The paper highlights not the actual impact of non-profit organizations on urban development, facilitating the development of effective public policies involving these organizations, maximizing their potential impact in the social and economic fabric. The paper leads to better understanding of the knowledge transfer chain, especially connected to the relationship between NGOs and public bodies. At the policy-makers level, it offers a clearer understanding of the framework in which they operate, would help then involve local communities and NGOs
Romanian Museums under Scrutiny
No full textThe museum sector has changed in the past decades, becoming for dynamic, diverse,
interactive, participative and innovative. All this shifts make museums more and more appealing
and increase the level of satisfaction of museum visits. Understanding to what degree the public
perceives and appreciate these trends, could give museum management hints to better fit their
development strategies to the audience. Generally, perceptions are very important for appealing
organizations. This is valid also for museums. Museum’s image influences the audience’s
satisfaction. Perceptions are important for successful museum visits in many ways. Having this is
mind, the present study investigates how participative and innovative are considered Romanian
museums
MUSEUMSINTIMESOFTHECOVID-19PANDEMIC. FOCUSONROMANIAANDITALY
No full textMuseums depend on two factors to achieve their educational and cultural missions:
heritage/collectionsandaudience.Inthepastdecadestheroleofmuseumsinsociety,aswellasthe
waytheyrelatewiththeiraudienceschangedsignificantly.Asinmanyotherdomains,theinternet
andtechnologicaldevelopmentinfluencedmuseumsípublicoffersandhowtheyinteractwiththeir
audiences,eithervisitorsortheonlinepublic.Nevertheless,museumsístrategieshaveconcentrated
on effective visitors to the museumsí premises. One of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic was the
complete closure of museums around the world. Therefore, museums had to adapt to remain
significanttotheiraudienceandtocontinuetoachievetheirmissions.Thepresentinvestigationtries
tomapinnovativeapproachesofmuseums,especiallytheonesinRomaniaandItaly.Aspecialfocus
isputonthestrategiesadoptedbymuseumsaimingtohelptheircommunitiesbettercopewiththe
pandemic
ACTIVISTMUSEUMS-BETWEENINTENTIONSANDPERCEPTIONS
No full textDuring the last decade, changes in society have triggered a series of new strategic activities
undertook by museums. They transitioned to an increased and more consistent presence in the digital space, as well as they began to participate in conversations about recent concerns that currently affect communities. This paper aims to investigate the perception of the general public regarding museums in terms of activism, considering several dimensions - minorities, migration, global warming, education, and social inclusion. It offers a broader vision of how museums in Romania are perceived both as participatory institutions and active Ñcitizensî of society as opposed to their foreign counterparts
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS VERSUS THE CRISIS OF ECONOMICS
No full textThe authors draw a parallel between the economic and financial crisis of 2008 up to 2010 and the crisis of Economics as a scientific discipline. Both bankers’ greed, with their toxic products, and consumers’ greed who, most of them, had borrowed money to buy a second home, were the most important causes of the recent financial crisis. The recent financial crisis has shown us that the Economics itself is in crisis because it is grounded on hypotheses unproven by reality. It refers both to the assumption of spontaneous market regulation and to that of the capitalization of interest. The work demotes these assumptions and proposes as the solution a sustainable development in which the individual returns to the fundamental values: family, environment, community, partnerships, resource saving, communion with others. The main conclusion is that the economy should be understood from the following holistic approaches: economic, social, cultural, philosophical, political and spiritual. With regard to money (as the subjects and the main objects of Economics), the rich is the one who gives, the one who helps his fellows and not the wealthy people of these days who have perverted the economy so that to justify the usury, the speculation and the financial engineering
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