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Cultural industries and development : a qualitative study of actors within Puebla's cultural industries, rooted in UNESCO's pluralistic valuation of "culture" with an emphasis on the development potential

Marum, Eivind Aateigen
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2012
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Abstract
Activity in the cultural industries accounts for a great deal of the global GDP. The

role of cultural industries in a development context has gained much attention during

the past decades. International bodies like UNESCO are especially emphasizing the

importance of the cultural industries, as they have the potential of generating

employment and welfare – but also because cultural expression and activity is

something of intrinsic value and essential for human development beyond economic

terms; it defines who we are and conveys existential attributes such as identity,

heritage and meaning. This paper seeks to investigate certain linkages within the

cycle of activities that is the ‘cultural industries’.

A fieldwork was carried out in the city of Puebla, Mexico, with the aim of looking

into the relationships between producers of cultural goods and the agencies charged

with governance of cultural services. The main objectives were stated as to 1)

investigate how efforts regarding governance of cultural industries may bring about

development, and 2) consider possible tensions that might serve as obstacles in order

to carry out efficient and beneficial cultural policies. In order to approach these

objectives, a qualitative research design was elaborated and data was drawn from the

various interviews with artists and representatives of agencies.

While UNESCO brings the legitimacy of bringing ‘culture’ in on the development

arena, complementary research on the field is employed so as to identify possible

connections between findings and theory. The findings reveal that Puebla is a city

with continuous cultural activity at many levels, embracing a vast array of different

artistic expressions. The analytical discussion draws possible parallels between

findings and theory and sheds light on possible tensions in the relationship between

‘artists’ and ‘institutions’, ‘culture’ and ‘industry’.
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Master thesis in development management- University of Agder 2012
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Universitetet i Agder; University of Agder

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