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Book SynopsisAre you sceptical about the importance of arts and culture, especially about their possible impact on politics and the economy? This volume outlines a new framework for analysis of democratic participation and economic growth and explores how these new patterns work around the world. The new framework joins two past traditions; however, their background histories are clearly separate. Democratic participation ideas come mostly from Alexis de Tocqueville, while innovation/bohemian ideas driving the economy are largely inspired by Joseph Schumpeter and Jane Jacobs. New developments building on these core ideas are detailed in the first two sections of this volume. But these chapters in turn show that more detailed work within each tradition leads to an integration of the two: participation joins innovation. This is the main theme in the book's third section, the buzz around arts and culture organizations, and how they can transform politics, economics, and social life.
Trade ReviewAnyone who puts strengthening democracy by means of participation high on his agenda would do well to take notice of this book. Drs. H.J.M. ter Braak, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Reviewed in TPC, Platform for Public Governance, Audit & Control
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. About the Authors. Can Tocqueville Karaoke?. Coauthors. Research in Urban Policy. Can Tocqueville Karaoke? Global Contrasts of Citizen Participation, the Arts and Development. Introduction. Karaoke Together vs. Bowling Alone: Scenes Illuminate how Western Rules can be Transformed to Drive Development and Democracy. Introduction to Section I. Voluntary Associations, Social Inequality, and Participatory Democracy in the United States and Korea. Citizen Participation in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago. From Bowling Alone to Karate Together (USA to Asia): Preliminary Claims and Findings. Civic and Arts Activities can Energize Politics, France and Europe. Introduction to Section II. Cultural Strategies, Creativity, and Local Development in Spain. (Re)defining Bohemia in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago. Introduction to Section III. Was Tocqueville Wrong? Buzz as Charisma, Creativity, and Glamour; New Sources of Political Legitimacy Supplementing Voting, and Civic Participation. Buzz: A Theory, Illustrated in Toronto and Chicago. Culture is on the Rise – Why? Theories of Cultural Participation and Empirical Evidence. How Context Transforms Citizen Participation: Propositions. The Contextual Effect of Local Scenes on Cultural Practices: The Case of Spain. Global Contexts of Politics and Arts Participation. Copyright page. Index. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Copyright page. Can Tocqueville Karaoke? Global Contrasts of Citizen Participation, the Arts and Development. Coauthors. Research in Urban Policy. Can Tocqueville Karaoke? Global Contrasts of Citizen Participation, the Arts and Development. Introduction. Karaoke Together vs. Bowling Alone: Scenes Illuminate how Western Rules can be Transformed to Drive Development and Democracy. Introduction to Section I. Voluntary Associations, Social Inequality, and Participatory Democracy in the United States and Korea. Citizen Participation in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago. From Bowling Alone to Karate Together (USA to Asia): Preliminary Claims and Findings. Civic and Arts Activities can Energize Politics, France and Europe. Introduction to Section II. Cultural Strategies, Creativity, and Local Development in Spain. (Re)defining Bohemia in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago. Introduction to Section III. Was Tocqueville Wrong? Buzz as Charisma, Creativity, and Glamour; New Sources of Political Legitimacy Supplementing Voting, and Civic Participation. Buzz: A Theory, Illustrated in Toronto and Chicago. Culture is on the Rise – Why? Theories of Cultural Participation and Empirical Evidence. How Context Transforms Citizen Participation: Propositions. The Contextual Effect of Local Scenes on Cultural Practices: The Case of Spain. Global Contexts of Politics and Arts Participation. Copyright page. Index.
