A new group of articles in Cultural Trends explores cultural democracy, creative labour, cultural policy, museums, arts entrepreneurship, basic income, gender inequality, cultural sustainability and the changing conditions of cultural work. Explore: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...

New in Cultural Trends: Jenni Pekkarinen & Kati Uusi-Rauva examine early-stage arts entrepreneurs in Finland as value creators within and beyond the cultural ecosystem, foregrounding responsibility, values and plural forms of value. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Arts entrepreneurs as value creators in and beyond the cultural ecosystem

Artists who work as, or plan to become, entrepreneurs often face identity and value conflicts as well as precarious conditions, yet many arts entrepreneurs find entrepreneurship a meaningful way of...

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New in Cultural Trends: J. Leiva & A. Keller ask whether cultural democracy can be measured through cultural habits surveys, showing that decision-making power and cultural agency often remain overlooked. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Is it possible to measure cultural democracy? An approach based on cultural habits surveys

As part of the democratisation of culture policies, surveys of cultural habits (the cultural access and participation surveys, CAPS) are now part of the cultural policy research agenda in countries...

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New in Cultural Trends: Ana Žuvela examines how cultural democracy can be operationalised in Croatia through socio-cultural centres, civil-public partnerships and shared decision-making over public cultural resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Operationalising cultural democracy – the experience from a transitional society

This article examines the operationalisation of cultural democracy within Croatian cultural policy and explores how it can be practically implemented in transitional societies. The analysis employs...

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New in Cultural Trends: Luca Antoniazzi analyses Italy’s COVID-19 policy response in cinema and the performing arts, asking whether the crisis became a missed opportunity for longer-term cultural policy reform. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Missed opportunities? An analysis of Italy’s policy response to COVID-19 in cinema and the performing arts1

Focusing specifically on the case of Italy, this paper contributes to the ongoing debates on cultural policy in Europe relating to the Covid-19 pandemic and more broadly to debates on cultural poli...

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New in Cultural Trends: Anna Bull examines sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality in the UK film and television industry, showing how harassment can damage careers, skills development, confidence and creative freedom. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality in the UK film and television industry

Existing research has examined how gender inequality enables sexual harassment in the film and television industry but has not analysed sexual harassment as a cause of gender inequality. This artic...

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New in Cultural Trends: Justin O’Connor, Sam Whiting & Tully Barnett critically examine basic income for artists, cultural work, automation, public value and the wider conditions needed for artistic practice to flourish. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Mark Robinson speaks with Annabel Turpin and Gavin Barlow, co-directors of Future Arts Centres, about cultural sustainability, cultural leadership, place, community and the role of arts centres. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in Cultural Trends: Jana Horová & Magdalena Sawczuk rethink audience engagement in museums, exploring how regional institutions in Poland and Czechia navigate post-pandemic social and economic challenges. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Re-thinking audience engagement: how museums in Poland and Czechia navigate recent challenges

The main purpose of the study is to explore and conceptualize how regional museums in Poland and the Czech Republic implement audience engagement strategies in response to contemporary socio-econom...

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New in Cultural Trends: Süheyla Schroeder examines work, value and visibility in Berlin’s craft makers sector, arguing for greater recognition of craft makers as cultural and ethical agents, not only economic actors. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

All creative practices (don't) matter: work, value, and visibility in Berlin's craft makers sector

The article explores how craft makers navigate the tension between creative autonomy and market demands within the current economic and cultural policy frameworks. Drawing on an ethnographic study ...

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New in Cultural Trends: Gilhyun Kim explores active citizenship in creative placemaking, examining what motivates and enables meaningful citizen participation in arts districts — and what barriers still prevent authentic engagement. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Active citizenship in creative placemaking: motivating and enabling conditions in arts districts

This study examines the dynamics of citizen participation in the decision-making processes of an arts district, integrating Kruks-Wisner’s Theory of Active Citizenship into the creative placemaking...

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New in Cultural Trends: Steven Hadley, Trine Bille & Mark Taylor critically examine “Swiftonomics”, asking whether Taylor Swift’s economic impact represents creative destruction or the amplification of existing cultural economy dynamics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Understanding “Swiftonomics”: creative destruction or more of the same?

This article critically examines the concept of “Swiftonomics”, widely used in media and policy discourse to describe the economic and cultural impact of Taylor Swift. For cultural policy, it is im...

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New book review in Cultural Trends Sally Robinson reviews Mark Deuze’s Well-Being and Creative Careers, exploring the tensions between creative fulfilment, precarity, and wellbeing. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CulturalTrends #BookReview #CreativeLabour

New from Cultural Trends Recent articles explore cultural policy, class and taste, diversity data, and inclusion across urban design, festivals, and the screen industries. Read the latest research here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu... #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalResearch

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Coming up this week: Cultural Trends Roundtable 3 The Politics of Participation: Navigating Cultural Policy through Community Arts 🗓 1 April ⏰ 5pm GMT 📍 Online 🎟 Register now: lnkd.in/gFc4MCFi #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CommunityArts

Reminder: Applications to join the Cultural Trends General Editorial Board close today at 5pm (GMT). If you’ve been considering applying, now is the moment. Details: lnkd.in/gBjE3-g3 #CulturalPolicy #AcademicPublishing #GlobalScholarship

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📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026. Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy. ⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...

New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

What can cultural policy learn from global networks? New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Case study Culturelink: re-examining network’s legacy as inspiration for transformative cultural policies

This article explores the impact of the Culturelink Network over its three decades of operation, asserting its potential as a significant source of inspiration and influence for shaping future cult...

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Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation? New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Towards equal creative freedom: Universal Basic Income and the socioeconomic conditions of artistic work

This article explores the implications of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the artistic sector. Firstly, it presents the tensions between artistic autonomy and the market. Secondly, it showcases som...

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Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity? New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

The work-preference model and the broader creative workforce: theory and application

Models of artist labor supply, like the work-preference model, assume that artists are intrinsically motivated to engage in creative work. This intrinsic motivation leads artists to engage in artis...

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🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory? open.spotify.com/episode/679x...

Episode 2 — Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?

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📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026. Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy. ⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...

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Cultural Trends Roundtable 2: 2 December, 10:00am GMT: Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory? With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field. Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...

Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector. #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy

The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪

Starting tomorrow: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue opens at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima - researchers & policymakers from around the world to discuss culture’s role in sustainable development. 🔗 dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe

Conferencia Internacional “Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible: Un Diálogo Global” | PUCP

La Conferencia Internacional Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible forma parte de los diálogos globales sobre políticas culturales.

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New in Cultural Trends: from Chile’s Galería CIMA to Portugal’s arts policy, museums & democracy, & García Canclini’s legacy in Latin America. + our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice. Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v... #CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research

Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy

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Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research. Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article: doi.org/10.1080/0954... #HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends

Hybrid cultures. On Néstor García Canclini's contribution to cultural research in Latin America

The publication of García Canclini's Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity in 1990 was a turning point in the way the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies anal...

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Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #Museums #CulturalPolicy

Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy

As culture exists and evolves predominantly in society, democratic principles provide a strong foundation for future cultural development. Through a range of case studies and provocations from Lati...

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Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0954... #CulturalPolicy #CulturalTrends

Between cultural democratisation and cultural democracy: the design of a cultural policy in Portugal

This study investigates the design of the Social Impact Commitment of Cultural Organisations (CISOC) within Portugal’s National Plan for the Arts (NPA) and focuses on two distinct conceptualisation...

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