Cultural Organizations as Platforms for Civic Engagement
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Date
2013-06
Authors
Muñoz-Tobón, Maya
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Abstract
Cultural Organizations as Platforms for Civic Engagement research capstone
examines the contemporary theories, rationales and practices in cultural programming
at regional cultural organizations that generate civic engagement, public participation
and community-based representations. The questions asked in this study are: How do
cultural organizations, such as regional cultural museums and public folklore institutions
develop cultural programming in order to generate public participation and civic
engagement? How can cultural community organizations be placed as public
participation platforms? What are some alternative strategies these organizations bring
into the public participation strategies? How does cultural heritage and identity become
assets for inclusion in the public participation process?
While the literature written from the perspective of the participating cultural
groups is scarce, there is a very large body of literature accounting for the process
development and effectiveness of the different levels of community participation during
the initiatives’ design coming from cultural studies and to some extent from the public
sector. These accounts give the research a roadmap for the analysis of the current
practices and tools available for community members to participate in creating
collaborative initiatives for representation and public participation through the cultural
organizations.
Description
73 p. Examining committee chair: Dr. Ann Galligan
Keywords
Public participation, Civic engagement, Collaborative initiatives, Cultural programming, Cultural groups, Cultural organizations, Cultural heritage, Community representation, Cultural democracy