European inventory of
societal values of culture

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

The notion of the "creative industries" emerged in Australia in the early 1990s as part of the conceptualisation of the country's cultural policy ("Creative Nation" - 1992 - 1994), but it experienced international promotion during the first period of "New Labor" rule in Great Britain.

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CREATIVE CITIES

The term "creative cities" first appeared in the American and British context and is most often associated with authors such as Charles Landry and Richard Florida. At the same time, it is one of the concepts (in addition to creative industries, creative economy, creative centres, creative class...) that highlight creativity as a characteristic that decisively determines success (especially economic success) in the changed, post-industrial world.

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CREATIVE CLASS

The "creative class" is a term coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida, which refers to a segment of the workforce primarily involved in creative and knowledge-intensive industries, including professions such as technology, design, arts, culture, entertainment, media, research, and more.

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CREATIVE SELF AND CREATIVE LABOUR

The concepts ‘creative self’ and ‘creative labour’ came into prominence together with the notion of creativity, which has itself become central in the cultural sector over the last thirty years. During this period, the conception of culture as resulting from creative activity rather than a wider social investment has been key to the emergence of the idea of ‘creative industries’, itself occupying a central position in the recent dynamics of European cultural policy.

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» NEW! » URBAN REGENERATION

Urban regeneration refers to the process of transforming cities, towns, or other areas that have experienced physical, social, or economic decline. These processes encompass residential, commercial, and open spaces that display symptoms of decline. Many prosperous cities have experienced economic and physical decline over the last fifty years as a result of deindustrialization, leading to various social problems such as unemployment, poverty, crime, poor amenities, education, and housing.

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» NEW! » GENTRIFICATION

The notion of gentrification refers to the “in-migration of middle- and upper-income households into existing lower-income urban neighbourhoods” (Griffith “Gentrification: Perspectives on the Return to the Central City”, 1996), which raises property values and often displaces low-income families and small businesses.

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Preiss, Singer & Kaufman - Creativity, Innovation, and Change Across Cultures

Preiss, D. D., Singer, M., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.) (2023). Creativity, Innovation, and Change Across Cultures. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-3-031-28205-8

Hracs et al. - Culture, Creativity and Economy

Hracs, B. J., Brydges, T., Haisch, T., Hauge, A., Jansson, J., & Sjoholm, J. (Eds.) (2022). Culture, Creativity and Economy: Collaborative Practices, Value Creation and Spaces of Creativity. London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1032053301

Shao et al. - How Does Culture Shape Creativity?

Shao, Y., Zhang, C., Zhou, J., Gu, T., & Yuan, Y. (2019). How Does Culture Shape Creativity? A Mini-Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

Kwan, Leung & Liou - Culture, Creativity, and Innovation

Kwan, L. Y.-Y., Leung, A. K.-y., & Liou, S. (Eds.) (2018). Special Issue: Culture, Creativity, and Innovation. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 49 (2).

Glăveanu - The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture Research

Glăveanu, V. P. (2017). The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture Research. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-1-137-46343-2

Chua, Roth & Lemoine - The Impact of Culture on Creativity

Chua, R. Y. J., Roth, Y., & Lemoine, J.-F. (2015). The Impact of Culture on Creativity: How Cultural Tightness and Cultural Distance Affect Global Innovation Crowdsourcing Work. Administrative Science Quarterly, 60(2): 189–227.

KEA - The Impact of Culture on Creativity

KEA (2009). The Impact of Culture on Creativity. (For the European Commission (DG EAC))

Rudowicz - Creativity and culture

Rudowicz, E. (2003). Creativity and culture: A two way interaction. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 47(3): 273–290.

Csikszentmihalyi - Creativity

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN: 978-0060171339

Sternberg & Lubart - Defying the Crowd

Sternberg, J., & Lubart, T. I. (1995). Defying the Crowd: Cultivating Creativity in a Culture of Conformity.  New York: Free Press. ISBN: 0029314755

Florida - Cities and the Creative Class

Florida, R. (2004). Cities and the Creative Class. New York: Routledge. eISBN 9780203997673

Garnham - From cultural to creative industries

Garnham, N. (2005). From cultural to creative industries: An analysis of the implications of the creative industries approach to arts and media policy making in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 11 (1): 15-29.

Hesmondhalgh - The Cultural Industries

Hesmondhalgh, D. (2018). The Cultural Industries (4th ed). Sage. ISBN 9781526424099; 9781526424105 

Hesmondhalgh - Media and cultural policy as public policy

Hesmondhalgh, D. (2005). Media and cultural policy as public policy: The case of the British Labour government. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 11 (1): 95-109.

Landry & Bianchini - The Creative City

Landry, C. & Bianchini, F. (1995). The Creative City. London: Demos. ISBN 1898309167

Švob-Đokić - The Emerging creative industries in Southeastern Europe

Švob-Đokić, N. (ed.) (2005). The Emerging creative industries in Southeastern Europe. Zagreb: Institute for International Relations. ISBN 953-6096-37-4

Hesmondhalgh - Cultural and Creative industries

Hesmondhalgh, D. (2008). Cultural and Creative industries. In T. Bennett (ed.), The Sage Handbook of Cultural Analysis , (552-569). SAGE Publishing. 

Mato - All Industries are cultural

Mato, D. (2009). All Industries are cultural - A critique of the idea of ‘cultural industries’ and new possibilities for research. Cultural Studies, 23(1): 70-87.

Miller - From creative to cultural industries

Miller, T. (2009). From creative to cultural industries. Not all industries are cultural, and no industries are creative. Cultural Studies, 23(1): 88-99.

O’Connor - The cultural and creative industries

O’Connor, J. (2010). The cultural and creative industries: A literature review, (2nd ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Creativity, Culture and Education.

INVENT conference Barcelona

Arroyo, C. & S. Albertí (May 2023). INVENT conference Barcelona

Digitalization and Digital Culture

Kristensen, N.N., Holla, S. & C. Arroyo (2023, September). Digitalization and Digital Culture – INVENT Culture

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

Cvetičanin, P.,  M. Petrić & I. Tomić Koludrović (2023). Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook. INVENT publication.

INVENT Newsletter I (2021)

Janssen, S., (Ed.) (2021). INVENT Newsletter I.

INVENT Newsletter II (2022)

Holla, S., Karels, A., & Janssen, S. (Eds.). (2022). INVENT Newsletter II.

INVENT Newsletter III (2023)

Karels, A., Janssen, S., & Holla, S. (Eds.). (2023). INVENT Newsletter III.

López Sintas – The unanticipated consequences of the “Miró Law” and its negative impact on the Spanish film industry

López Sintas, J. (2023). The unanticipated consequences of the “Miró Law” and its negative impact on the Spanish film industry

Pereira, Chymisz & Brumen – Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes. From the workshop of the craftsman and the artist to the event in the city

Pereira, L.P.,  Chymisz, M. & P. Brumen (2023). Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes. From the workshop of the craftsman and the artist to the event in the city

Pereira – L’Échonova: Music as a strategy for the dynamisation of cultural and associative life

Pereira, L.P. (2023). L’Échonova: Music as a strategy for the dynamisation of cultural and associative life

Petrović – Forty years of alternative culture in Zurich: The case of the Red Factory

Petrović, V. (2023). Forty years of alternative culture in Zurich: The case of the Red Factory

» NEW! » Bianchini & Parkinson - Cultural Policy and Urban Regeneration

Franco Bianchini & Michael Parkinson (eds.). (1993). Cultural Policy and Urban Regeneration: The West European Experience. Manchester University Press. ISBN: 0719035562; 0719045762.

» NEW! » Tommarchi - European Port Cities and Urban Regeneration

Enrico Tommarchi. (2022). European Port Cities and Urban Regeneration: Exploring Cultural and Sporting Mega Events at the Water's Edge. Routledge. ISBN 9780367761752 

» NEW! » Jayne & Bell - City of Quarters

Mark Jayne & David Bell (eds.). (2004). City of Quarters: Urban Villages in the Contemporary City.  Routledge. ISBN 9780754634140 

» NEW! » Montgomery - Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration

John Montgomery (2003) Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration. Part 1: Conceptualising Cultural Quarters, Planning Practice & Research, 18:4, 293-306, DOI: 10.1080/1561426042000215614 John Montgomery (2004) Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Frban Regeneration. Part 2: A Review of Four Cultural Quarters in the UK, Ireland and Australia, Planning Practice & Research, 19:1, 3-31, DOI: 10.1080/0269745042000246559

» NEW! » Roodhouse - Cultural Quarters

Simon Roodhouse (ed). (2006/2010). Cultural Quarters: Principles and Practice. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841501581; 9781841502137

» NEW! » Roodhouse & Mokre - The MuseumsQuartier, Vienna

Simon Roodhouse & Monika Mokre.  (2004). The MuseumsQuartier, Vienna: An Austrian Cultural Experiment, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 10:2, 193-207, DOI: 10.1080/13527250410001692895

» NEW! » Paddison & Miles - Culture-Led Urban Regeneration

Ronan Paddison & R. Steven Miles (eds.) (2020). Culture-Led Urban Regeneration. Routledge. eBook ISBN 9781315878768

» NEW! » Finio - Measurement and Definition of Gentrification in Urban Studies and Planning

Nicholas Finio. (2022). Measurement and Definition of Gentrification in Urban Studies and Planning. Journal of Planning Literature, 37(2), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122211051603

» NEW! » Atkinson & Bridge (eds.) - Gentrification in a Global Context

Rowland Atkinson & Gary Bridge (eds.) (2005). Gentrification in a Global Context: The New Urban Colonialism. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-32951-4

» NEW! » Nedučin, Krklješ, Gajić - Post-socialist context of culture-led urban regeneration

Dejana Nedučin, Milena Krklješ, Zlatomir Gajić. (2019) Post-socialist context of culture-led urban regeneration – Case study of a street in Novi Sad, Serbia, Cities, 85: 72-82.

» NEW! » Murzyn-Kupisz - Cultural Quarters as a Means of Enhancing the Creative Capacity of Polish Cities?

Monika Murzyn-Kupisz. (2013). Cultural Quarters as a Means of Enhancing the Creative Capacity of Polish Cities? Some Evidence from Cracow, Quaestiones Geographicae, 31(4: 63-76.

» NEW! » Evans - Measure for Measure: Evaluating the Evidence of Culture’s Contribution to Regeneration

Graeme Evans (2005). Measure for Measure: Evaluating the Evidence of Culture’s Contribution to Regeneration. Urban Studies, 42(5-6): 959-983.

» NEW! » Keating & de Frantz - Culture-led strategies for urban regeneration

Michael Keating and Monika de Frantz. (2004). Culture-led strategies for urban regeneration: a comparative perspective on Bilbao,  International Journal of Iberian Studies, 16(3): 187-194.

» NEW! » Sharp, Pollock & Paddison - Just Art for a Just City

Joanne Sharp, Venda Pollock, and Ronan Paddison. (2005). Just Art for a Just City: Public Art and Social Inclusion in Urban Regeneration. Urban Studies, 42(5-6): 1001-1023.

» NEW! » Boyle & Oakley - Co-operatives in the Creative Industries

David Boyle and Kate Oakley. (2018). Co-operatives in the Creative Industries. Co-operatives UK.

» NEW! » Be inspired to make the change - Socio-economic inclusion in the Creative Industries

Be inspired to make the change - Socio-economic inclusion in the Creative Industries. 2021

» NEW! » Durrer et al. (eds.) - Cultural Policy is Local

  Victoria Durrer, Abigail Gilmore, Leila Jancovich & David Stevenson (eds.) (2023). Cultural Policy is Local: Understanding Cultural Policy as Situated Practice. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-32311-9

» NEW! » Woddis - Acting on Cultural Policy

Jane Woddis. (2023). Acting on Cultural Policy: Arts Practitioners, Policy-Making and Civil Society. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-11161-7

» NEW! » Lindqvist - Cultural and Creative Industries Policymaking

Katja Lindqvist. (2024). Cultural and Creative Industries Policymaking: Sweden in the European Context. Palgrave Macmillan Cham.  ISBN 978-3-031-48093-5

» NEW! » Ennis & Douglass - Culture and Regeneration

Nick Ennis and Gordon Douglass (2011), Culture and regeneration – What evidence is there of a link and how can it be measured?, Greater London Authority, Working Paper 48

» NEW! » Evans & Shaw - The Contribution of Culture to Regeneration in the UK

EVANS, G. L. and SHAW, P. (2004) A review of evidence on the role of culture in regeneration. London: Department for Culture Media and Sport (www.culture.gov.uk).

» NEW! » Tunalı (ed.) - Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape

Tunalı, T. (Ed.). (2021). Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape. Routledge. ISBN 9780367521479

» NEW! » Clay - Neighborhood Revitalization

Clay, P. (1980). Neighborhood Revitalization; The Experience and the Promise. In: C. Hartman (ed.) Housing Urban America. Routledge. ISBN 9780203789711

» NEW! » Grodach, Foster & Murdoch - Gentrification, displacement and the arts

Grodach, C., Foster, N., & Murdoch, J. (2018). Gentrification, displacement and the arts: Untangling the relationship between arts industries and place change. Urban Studies, 55(4), 807-825. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016680169

» NEW! » Foster, Grodach & Murdoch - Neighborhood diversity, economic health and the role of the arts

Foster, N., Grodach, C. and Murdoch, J., III (2016), Neighborhood Diversity, Economic Health, and the Role of yhe Arts. Journal of Urban Affairs, 38: 623-642. https://doi.org/10.1111/juaf.12278

» NEW! » Zukin - Loft Living

Zukin. S. (2014) Loft Living: Culture and Capital in Urban Change. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813570976

» NEW! » Zukin & Braslow - The life cycle of New York’s creative districts

Zukin, S. and Braslow, L. (2011). The life cycle of New York’s creative districts: Reflections on the unanticipated consequences of unplanned cultural zones. City, Culture and Society, 2(3): 131-140.