scholarly journals The Innovative Response of Cultural and Creative Industries to Major European Societal Challenges: Toward a Knowledge and Competence Base

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13267
Author(s):  
Christer Gustafsson ◽  
Elisabetta Lazzaro
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
International Policies ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Societal Challenge ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Eu

In this paper we highlight the importance of culture, cultural heritage and creative industries (CCI) in current European policies in relation to a number of societal challenges, and how the CCI are called to innovatively respond to such challenges. We distinguish four main societal challenges to which the CCI can strategically respond and significantly unlock the potential for innovation and smart growth in the EU. These societal challenges are addressed by four main pillars of the CCI, namely: (1) Europeans’ creativity, cultural diversity and values; (2) European identity and cohesion; (3) European employment, economic resilience and smart growth; and (4) Europe’s external relations. We address each societal challenge from the CCI perspective, indicating how the CCI can provide innovative responses to such challenges and enable strategic crossovers through networking and collaboration, but also referring to some criticalities. We further discuss how this CCI capacity needs public support and provide an overview of how this is undertaken via the main EU, national and international policies, with a focus on the latest trends.

scholarly journals From hierarchical convergence to reticular expansion: urban dynamics through Alice’s mirror

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Urban Dynamics ◽  
Public Action ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Eu

The paper addresses the role that Cultural and Creative Industries play in contemporary urban dynamics. In the framework of the knowledge-based economy, value is increasingly generated and multiplied by activating and consolidating networks between cities, and it is reproduced in intra-urban dynamics, by disrupting hierarchies and seeking value chains in unconventional areas. In this framework, the EU ROCK project is a paradigmatic experimentation of a new urban system in which convergence as a source of value is replaced by reticular expansion. The paper tests the ROCK methodology against network literature, investigating its role as a network infrastructure for knowledge and innovation expansion. This interpretation can inform policies for CCIs, especially in the context of the New European Bauhaus, as it calls for more articulated public action to redesign urban dynamics, settlements and flows in specific urban areas.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN ACADEMIC FIELD AND POLICIES OF THE EU AND GREAT BRITAIN

2017 ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
I. I. Parkhomenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Critical Interpretation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Eu

Current European integration course in Ukraine requires rethinking Ukrainian scientific and policies meaning of the cultural sphere as the set of cultural industries, which produce and distribute goods or services with special cultural value, irrespective of the commercial value they may have. According to the main UN Resolutions, UNESCO Conventions and legal activity of the European Commission since 90th of XX century cultural assets are considered to be - an instrument and resource of economic, cultural and social sustainable development of states, cities and regions. New conditions require scientific methods for modelling Ukrainian cultural industries, identification of the priority industries. Besides the concept of cultural industries European scientists and governmental officials, use the concept of creative industries, especially, for the policymaking. All that show the need for clarification of these concepts in Ukrainian scientific field and policies making practice for governmental purposes. The purpose of this article is to study the meaning of the concepts of cultural and creative industries according to the European scientific discourse and policies making documents in the EU and the UK. The article shows that modern European scientists do not use the tradition of critical interpretation of the cultural industry, which was offered by representatives of the Frankfurt School in the mid-twentieth century. Scientists improve concepts to identify the sphere of culture as an economic reality, which is reflected in the specific governmental documents of the UK, the EU and UNESCO for policies making to improve sustainable development. The models of cultural and creative industries offer a logic of distinction according to the basis of the value component: the output of the creative activity has utility that is more functional for the consumers; it could be a component of the production of other industries, not only cultural industries. Cultural output has cultural value. The purpose of the creative industries is to produce goods and services for the commercial trade. Cultural industries produce cultural content, which embodies or conveys cultural expressions.

scholarly journals Ender Grønlands økonomi og erhvervsudvikling i fisk?

Politik ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nauja Bianco
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
Marine Industry ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Business Structure

What dilemmas and challenges are Greenland facing in the light of the wish for future independence? This article reflects on central issues relating to the Greenlandic economy and business structure of today and the possibilities in a future secession from the Kingdom of Denmark. The article demonstrates that – besides the grants from Denmark and the EU which amounts to approximately 60 % of the income of the Greenland Government – the foundation for Greenland’s economy and business structure since the 1950s and 60s has been fishery which is still thriving. The article also shows that this is a single stranded and sensitive business structure that cannot alone meet the income needs for an independent Greenland. The article points out that the Greenlandic economy needs diversification and that the business environment should be developed. Particularly innovation and new product development in the marine industry, such as development in bio-economy, could be elaborated. There is also room for entrepreneurship within the cultural and creative industries. Developments of the tourism industry must be pursued and a comprehensive strategy for attracting foreign and direct investment to Greenland should be developed.

scholarly journals Coworking Spaces as a Driver of the Post-Fordist City: a Tool for Building a Creative Ecosystem

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-125
Author(s):  
Pavel Bednář ◽  
Lukáš Danko
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Coworking Spaces ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
The Eu

Collaborative places nurture creativity and efficiency of cultural and creative industries. Research in collaborative places revealed they are essential for networking and cooperation in the creative ecosystem. The results of studies focusing on competitiveness of coworking spaces and their effect on boosting entrepreneurship are rather vague. Furthermore, an awareness of how coworking spaces stimulate coworkers to engage in urban regeneration through local community initiatives is limited. Hence, this study seeks to provide an insight into coworking spaces from the organizational perspective devoted to entrepreneurship and competitiveness. Simultaneously, the paper aims to reveal synergies between creative communities and local development. The method of data gathering consists of semi-structured in-depth interviews with managers and entrepreneurs from selected countries of the EU applying the grounded theory for their analysis. The results suggest that coworking spaces indicate a boosting of the entrepreneurship of the creative class through collective projects. These activities tend to stimulate knowledge creation and open innovation in the creative ecosystem that benefit local development. Coworking spaces also represent a driving force to initiate and maintain a dialogue between the creative ecosystem and local authorities for culture-led urban development.

scholarly journals International cultural cooperation: on the example of the implementation of socio-cultural projects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Kaznacheeva
Keyword(s):  
European Country ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
British Council ◽  
Cultural Sector ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of the article is to highlight international cultural cooperation on the example of international sociocultural projects and programs initiated by the EU. Methodology. It consists of the application of methods of analysis, observation, description, which allow to explore and outline certain aspects of international cultural cooperation on the example of sociocultural project implementation. Scientific Novelty. The article attempts to summarize the experience of implementing important international cultural projects in recent years. Conclusions. In recent years, Ukraine is an active participant in international sociocultural projects that promote intercultural communication, the establishment of our country in the international cultural community as a European country with rich cultural traditions, a reliable partner in solving modern cultural problems. In partnership with the EU, with the support of the British Council, the Goethe Institute, and other international institutions, events, and programs in the cultural and creative industries sector have taken place and continue to be implemented in Ukraine. The programs «Culture and Creativity», «House of Europe», projects «Creative Europe», «Cultural Bridges», implemented during 2014-2021, facilitated the establishment of dialogue in the domestic cultural sector and effective relations with cultural operators and institutions.

Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine E. De Vries
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Public Preferences ◽  
Novel Theory ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence. At no time in its history has it looked so economically fragile, so insecure about how to protect its borders, so divided over how to tackle the crisis of legitimacy facing its institutions, and so under assault by Eurosceptic parties. The unprecedented levels of integration in recent decades have led to increased public contestation, yet at the same the EU is more reliant on public support for its continued legitimacy than ever before. This book examines the role of public opinion in the European integration process. It develops a novel theory of public opinion that stresses the deep interconnectedness between people’s views about European and national politics. It suggests that public opinion cannot simply be characterized as either Eurosceptic or not, but rather that it consists of different types. This is important because these types coincide with fundamentally different views about the way the EU should be reformed and which policy priorities should be pursued. These types also have very different consequences for behaviour in elections and referendums. Euroscepticism is such a diverse phenomenon because the Eurozone crisis has exacerbated the structural imbalances within the EU. As the economic and political fates of member states have diverged, people’s experiences with and evaluations of the EU and national political systems have also grown further apart. The heterogeneity in public preferences that this book has uncovered makes a one-size-fits-all approach to addressing Euroscepticism unlikely to be successful.

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