Naslov
Participatory Governance as an Engine of Cultural Sustainability: Case of Croatia

Autori
Vidović, Dea ; Žuvela, Ana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Skup
Book of abstracts RE-DO Conference on sustainability and culture’s role in sustainable futures

Mjesto i datum
Århus, Danska, 28.10.2015. - 31.10.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
institutions; participation; civil society; governance; culture

Sažetak
This paper explores the development of new models of institutions based on participatory governance that represent a key component of sustainable cultural development but require new public definitions and policy arrangements. It focuses on Croatian emerging models of cultural centres, set up by CSOs which self-manage abandoned buildings where they organize cultural activities, experiment with models of sharing and management and directly correspond to the community identity and needs thus promoting cultural and social sustainability. The examples bear witness that the model of participatory governance of institutions can be designed in different ways, depends on the local context, on the strengths and weaknesses of existing cultural operators, local policy, administration, community etc. Although inventive in the Croatian context, these examples are not fully validated, developed and promoted by policy makers. This paper explores required changes in cultural policy that would create the conditions for participatory governance, and allow further improvement of the existing models which would guarantee their sustainability – not only in the economic sense but opening up new directions for future development of appropriate models for long term sharing, management and maintaining of resources in which the relevant stakeholders participate (public authorities, civil society organizations, local community representatives, etc.).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija

POVEZANOST RADA