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Diminished income, lost measures and found solidarities: The impact of first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural sector in South-eastern Europe

The paper presents result of research on the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on life and work of cultural workers in South-eastern Europe (SEE), executed from May to July 2020. It shows how in that period in all of the researched countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) cultural workers note significant drop of income, expected decrease in total earnings and continued trend of the necessity of additional work and self-exploiting practices. The measures for minimizing the negative impact of the pandemic on the cultural sector were mainly not adopted at the local level, and if they were adopted on the national they predominately included one-time assistance to artists and cultural workers and selected indirect measures, where a difference between EU member states and those outside exist. Data shows limited influence of international foundations and networks on the sector, however one can note an increase of initiatives of solidarity of professional associations, NGOs and independent cultural workers. Research shows that for cultural sector in SEE the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a number of negative consequences, while the early measures in most of the countries were of limited impact and scope. The positive effects are reflected in the strengthening of solidarity within the sector and greater networking among cultural workers, as well as in the strengthening of the view that a new, more sustainable approach to the cultural sector is needed, which is not based on the market logic.

cultural sector ; COVID-19 ; pandemic ; cultural work ; project work ; cultural policies ; South-eastern Europe ; resilience

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