Springer Enhancing Participation in the Arts in the EU: Challenges and Methods

In this book, participation in the arts is analyzed as a substantial contributory factor to European citizenship, and also as a tool for improving individual and societal wellbeing through educational and inclusive policies. It offers an up-to-date overview of ongoing research on the measurement and analysis of, and prospects for, traditional and new forms of cultural engagement in Europe. It describes and assesses available methods and participation in the arts and seeks to determine how and to what extent the various drivers, policies and barriers matter. This publication is the final output of the work done by the members of the EU Project “Assessing effective tools to enhance cultural participation,” which brought together social scientists and cultural practitioners in joint projects, conferences and seminars, to reflect on the current situation and the challenges faced by managers of cultural and arts institutions and cultural policy makers. Review “The book is a valuable contribution to the field of cultural participation studies, … all the individual articles in the book are interesting, and the research is well conducted and of high quality. Therefore, I will warmly recommend the book for researchers interested in understanding the participation in arts and culture.” (Trine Bille, Journal of Cultural Economics, Vol. 43 (2), June, 2019) From the Back Cover In this book, participation in the arts is analyzed as a substantial contributory factor to European citizenship, and also as a tool for improving individual and societal wellbeing through educational and inclusive policies. It offers an up-to-date overview of ongoing research on the measurement and analysis of, and prospects for, traditional and new forms of cultural engagement in Europe. It describes and assesses available methods and participation in the arts and seeks to determine how and to what extent the various drivers, policies and barriers matter. This publication is the final output of the work done by the members of the EU Project “Assessing effective tools to enhance cultural participation,” which brought together social scientists and cultural practitioners in joint projects, conferences and seminars, to reflect on the current situation and the challenges faced by managers of cultural and arts institutions and cultural policy makers. About the Author VICTORIA ATECA-AMESTOY Victoria is an Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She served as book review editor for the Journal of Cultural Economics and is a member of the Asociación Española de Gestores de Patrimonio Cultural. She has worked in the design and management of cultural projects for private firms, professional associations and public administrations. Her research interests are cultural economics, behavioral economics and social indicators. She has published papers in international journals such as The Journal of Socio Economics, Journal of Cultural Economics, Social Indicators Research, European Journal of Operational Research, and has contributed to handbooks on the economics of leisure and on the economics of cultural heritage. She has also coordinated international and national research projects on the determinants of cultural participation , on cultural statistics and on the economic and social impact of cultural projects. VICTOR GINSBURGH Victor Ginsburgh is Honorary Professor of Economics at Université Libre de Bruxelles, and former co-director of the European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES). He is also a member of the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Université Catholique de Louvain since 1972. He was visitor at Yale University, University of Chicago, University of Virginia, University of Louvain, as well as in Marseilles, Paris, Strasbourg and Alexandria (Egypt). He wrote and edited 15 books (among which The Structure of Applied General E