Naslov
The Position of Cultural Workers in Creative Industries - The Case of Croatia

Autori
Primorac, Jaka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Mediterranean Research Meeting, Sessions I-VIII, 2000-2007, CD ROM - Edition 2007 / - Firenza : München : Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, 2007

Skup
Mediterranean Programme. Eighth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Montecatini-Terme, Italija; Firenca, Italija, 21.03.2007. - 25.03.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
creative industries; cultural workers; Croatia

Sažetak
This paper shall present the findings of analysis of interviews done with cultural workers in Croatian creative industries. It is important to decipher what is the position of cultural workers in Croatia as the local cultural economy is changing rapidly in the last fifteen years as a result of processes of globalization and transition. This is particularly highlighted in the sector of creative industries, as the key creative industries conglomerates are mainly American based and highly influential in the (South)-European cultural landscape. That is why is important to investigate how this is effecting culture workers in the creative industries of SEE, notably Croatia, and what are the shapes of markets that they are working on. The aim of these semi structured in-depth interviews is to examine the experiences, knowledge and positions of the workers of creative industries that will reflect the main problems of the creative industries development in Croatia. What are creative industries workers’ experiences of the field? What do interviewees perceive as problematic in their sphere of work that should be changed and how? The analysis will attempt to summarize what key problems that cultural workers in Croatia find most urgent, as to present one aspect of the Croatian cultural economy.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA