The contribution of cultural participation to urban well-being. A comparative study in Bolzano/Bozen and Siracusa, Italy

Blessi, Giorgio Tavano; Grossi, Enzo; Sacco, Pier Luigi; Pieretti, Giovanni; Ferilli, Guido

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2015.10.009

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“…The effect is particularly remarkable for the seriously ill and the elderly, where psychological well-being gaps between subjects with high versus low cultural access are huge. Moreover, the effect of social relations on the well-being consequences of cultural participation is relevant: a given level of cultural participation has a bigger impact on individual well-being in social contexts with high cultural participation than in low-participation ones [122].…”

Section: The Power Of Cultural Participation: a 8-tiers Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0: Three Socio-Technical Regimes of Social and Economic Value Creation through Culture, and Their Impact on European Cohesion Policies

2018

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We develop a new conceptual framework to analyze the evolution of the relationship between cultural production and different forms of economic and social value creation in terms of three alternative socio-technical regimes that have emerged over time. We show how, with the emergence of the Culture 3.0 regime characterized by novel forms of active cultural participation, where the distinction between producers and users of cultural and creative contents is increasingly blurred, new channels of social and economic value creation through cultural participation acquire increasing importance. We characterize them through an eight-tier classification, and argue on this basis why cultural policy is going to acquire a central role in the policy design approaches of the future. Whether Europe will play the role of a strategic leader in this scenario in the context of future cohesion policies is an open question.

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Section: The Power Of Cultural Participation: a 8-tiers Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0: Three Socio-Technical Regimes of Social and Economic Value Creation through Culture, and Their Impact on European Cohesion Policies

2018

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“…Three core themes have been developed to shape and explain the empirical literature on cultural participation and its role in SWB. According to the first theme, cultural participation may have a positive effect on general well-being, quality of life and physical and mental health PLOS ONE [2,3,[19][20][21][22][23][24]. The second theme indicates that participation in activities has little impact on the SWB [25], while the third theme argues that the effect is negligible or even statistically insignificant [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous empirical research, for example, indicates that participation in community actions has a positive effect on individual and collective well-being [34,35], while it leads to the development of human resources; it is linked to financial and cultural capital and associated with democracy and civic participation [4,21,32,34]. Hence, cultural participation improves the individuals' social interactions, and it further enhances their SWB [3,23]. Based on the SCT and following the evidence from the earlier studies, the second hypothesis we test is: H 2 : Participation in cultural activities improves the SWB of both natives and immigrants.…”

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Impact of the EU Blue Card programme on cultural participation and subjective well-being of migrants in Germany

Giovanis

Akdede²,

Özdamar³

2021

PLoS ONE

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The first aim of this study is to investigate the role of the EU Blue Card programme implemented in 2012 in Germany. In particular, we aim to explore the impact on the participation in cultural activities of first-generation non-European Union (EU) and non-European Economic Area (EEA) migrants, such as attendance to cinema, concerts and theatre. The second aim is to examine the impact of cultural activities on subjective well-being (SWB), measured by life satisfaction. We compare the cultural participation and life satisfaction between the treatment group that is the non-EU/EEA first-generation immigrants and the control group that consists, not only of natives and second-generation immigrants but also composes of EU/EEA first-generation immigrants who are not eligible to the programme. We will apply a sharp and a fuzzy regression discontinuity design (RDD) within a seemingly unrelated regression equations (SURE) system using the Ordered Probit method. The empirical analysis relies on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) survey over the period 2015–2018. The results show that the treated subjects experience an increase in cultural participation activities and an improvement in their SWB, as a result of the EU Blue Card programme, compared to the control group. Participation in classical music performance, opera or theatre influences more the SWB compared to other cultural activities. Policies that promote labour market integration and participation in cultural activities will enable immigrants to integrate into the social norms of the host societies and improve their SWB.

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“…This is manifested by a series of studies on the role and effects of participation in culture. Blessi et al (2016) analyzed the impact of consumption of cultural activities and goods on individual well-being. Anheier et al (2016) explored a link between cultural participation of the European Union population and the commonly identified characteristics of an open, inclusive society, such as tolerance and trust.…”

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Understanding Employment Aspirations of Future Tourism and Hospitality Workforce: The Critical Role of Cultural Participation and Study Engagement

Grobelna¹,

Ewa²

2021

ERSJ

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Purpose:The aim of the study was to identify selected antecedents of Tourism and Hospitality (T&H) students' participation in culture and to investigate its impact on the youth's involvement in their studies and their future employment aspirations in T&H. Design/Methodology/Approach: The questionnaire was used to collect data from T&H students from a Higher Educational Institution of Northern Poland. The relationships between study constructs were tested using the structural equation modeling. Findings: The main results showed that T&H students high in culture participation are also much more engaged in their studies, which is reflected by their deeper absorption and dedication towards them. However, only students' dedication exerted a significant and positive impact on their employment aspiration in T&H after graduation. Practical Implications: This study provides several actions that are recommended to encourage students to participate in culture, develop their cultural competences, and facilitate academic youth's access to culture. These activities such as introducing a permanent offer for students at preferential prices, developing and implementing mobile applications informing about discounts on cultural events and others interesting solutions are provided in this study and could be undertaken both by universities and by other organizations (the state, cultural institutions, private entrepreneurs). Originality/Value: To the best of Authors' knowledge, there are no empirical studies that distinctively measure the effects of culture participation on students' engagement and their employment aspirations in T&H.

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The contribution of cultural participation to urban well-being. A comparative study in Bolzano/Bozen and Siracusa, Italy

Cited by 34 publications

References 46 publications

From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0: Three Socio-Technical Regimes of Social and Economic Value Creation through Culture, and Their Impact on European Cohesion Policies

From Culture 1.0 to Culture 3.0: Three Socio-Technical Regimes of Social and Economic Value Creation through Culture, and Their Impact on European Cohesion Policies

Impact of the EU Blue Card programme on cultural participation and subjective well-being of migrants in Germany

Understanding Employment Aspirations of Future Tourism and Hospitality Workforce: The Critical Role of Cultural Participation and Study Engagement

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