Urban activism and the rethinking of cities’ cultural policies in Europe
Book chapter
Tommarchi, E. and Bianchini, F. (2020). Urban activism and the rethinking of cities’ cultural policies in Europe. in: Kann Kultur Politik? – Kann Politik Kultur? Warum wir wieder mehr über Kulturpolitik sprechen sollten De Gruyter. pp. 156-167
Authors | Tommarchi, E. and Bianchini, F. |
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Abstract | The decade after the 2007-2008 global economic and financial crisis had profound and multifaceted impacts on European societies. Political cultures and values are being reshaped, emphasising generational differences (as in the case of the 2016 EU Referendum in the UK), growing lack of trust by voters in politicians and other elites (academic experts, journalists, established artists) and the weakening of political rationality. A crisis of legitimacy is thus affecting politicians (particular those belonging to centre-left and centre-right parties), academia and traditional cultural institutions.. We are witnessing what some observes describe as a return of ‘tribalism’ in people’s political behaviour (where instinct and emotion play an important role) and the emergence of new ‘culture wars’ between the locally rooted ‘somewheres’ and the supposedly rootless and cosmopolitan ‘anywheres’. A climate of hostility targets in many cases artists, intellectuals and the European Union, while sentiments of ethno-nationalism, xenophobia, racism and nostalgia arise. |
Page range | 156-167 |
Year | 2020 |
Book title | Kann Kultur Politik? – Kann Politik Kultur? Warum wir wieder mehr über Kulturpolitik sprechen sollten |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
File | License File Access Level Open |
ISBN | 9783110679809 |
Publication dates | |
06 Apr 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Dec 2022 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110682823-017 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110682823/html |
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