Assess and explain the causal impacts of cultural events at a local and national scale (e.g. economic, social, and cultural).

Background

Research is also needed to help AHT’s understanding of international cultural markets, where the UK sits comparatively and the impact culture has on international diplomacy. Protecting the UK’s cultural assets and understanding ways to consolidate and make better use of crucial data across AHT sectors is also of interest and more research on best practice would be useful.

Next steps

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DCMS areas of research interest GOV UK

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Strand A; Developing a taxonomy for culture and heritage capital

    The main objective is to develop a taxonomy of culture and heritage capital (CHC) that articulates the multiple benefits and values generated by culture and heritage (C&H)in a way that enables us to give weight to C&...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: Historic Bldgs & Mnts Commis for England

    Why might this be relevant?

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  • Making Data Work for Public Sector Policy: A scoping study to develop a mixed-methods framework for culture

    The rationale behind this project is that cultural datasets are currently in a poor state of development and not fit-for-purpose. As many scholars, cultural workers, funders and policymakers have observed, cultural data ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to develop a framework for evaluating the impact of culture, which partially addresses the question about assessing the impacts of cultural events.

  • The Economic Value of Cultural Institutions - a benefit transfer study

    Measuring the economic value of cultural sites and institutions poses challenges. Traditional economic impact studies have tended to value the market benefits of culture, such as the impacts on employment and gross value...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: Nesta

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project is relevant as it aims to measure the economic value of cultural sites and institutions, which is a part of the question's requirement of assessing economic impacts of cultural events.

  • Understanding Networks in Cultural Diplomacy: Problematisation and Conceptualisation

    Cultural diplomacy (CD) has emerged as a key strategy for nations to build bilateral ties and address global issues. The networks at local, national, and international levels in CD form a crucial infrastructure to operat...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Manchester

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    Various attempts have been made to identify an appropriate method to measure the impact of Knowledge Transfer. Significant progress has been made in defining metrics for more traditional KT activities and their delivery ...

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    Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow

  • From Cultural Diplomacy to Cultural Transnationalism

    Galleries, libraries, museums and archives (GLAM) are institutions typically associated with the articulation of collective narratives on identity, culture, history and society. A retrospective examination on the global ...

    Funded by: AHRC

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  • Developing a New Framework for Understanding the Role of Cultural Products in Cultural Diplomacy

    States often undertake 'cultural diplomacy' to improve their image with foreign populations and further their foreign policy aims. This can involve the promotion of cultural products abroad, such as literature, art, film...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Brokering Intercultural Exchange: Interrogating the Role of Arts and Cultural Management

    This network seeks to understand the role of arts and cultural managers as intercultural brokers in our context of globalisation, internationalisation and global migration. Intercultural understanding suggests capacity f...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: Queen's University Belfast

  • Scoping Culture and Heritage Capital Research

    This project responds to the ambition set by the DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) Programme to develop a systematic approach through which culture and heritage can be valued. Delivered by a multidisciplinary team ...

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  • The Role of Technology in Evaluating Cultural Value

    Methods of evaluating cultural impact still need substantial development to support robust, long-term empirical research on cultural value. Meanwhile, technological innovations have raised new possibilities for evaluatin...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Warwick