Contribución al análisis sociológico de la creatividad y la digitalización del campo cultural: creación, intermediación y crisis

The so-called transition to the digital paradigm is eroding the autonomy of the cultural field achieved during the XIX and XX Centuries, subjugating them to economic and technological dynamics. However, the hegemonic discourse tends to interpret this as an overall positive process for the creative domain, focusing on the increase in information resource and creativity tool availability. However, an analysis of the theories and concepts of the sociology of culture reveals a more ambivalent balance. While the notion of authorship and creation can be interpreted from a more cooperative and relativistic view it is arguable whether this concept can be eliminated altogether. Also, although cultur…

Ministry of Cultural Re-Centralization? Spanish Cultural Policy, from a Regionalized State System to Madrid’s Promotion as Hegemonic Cultural Capital (1980-2019)

European cultural policies experienced a decentralization process in the late twentieth century, in which regional and local governments took center stage rather than central governments. Thus, Spa...

Las políticas culturales en el sur de Europa tras la crisis global: su impacto en la participación cultural

El último tercio del siglo XX supuso el inicio de un proceso de convergencia en la formulación y en la implementación de las políticas culturales de los países del sur de Europa con respecto al norte. Sin embargo, la crisis global ha conllevado un retroceso en los indicadores de participación cultural, rompiéndose la tendencia de la europeización de esta política pública. Analizamos desde un enfoque comparado, como la densidad institucional de la educación artística no formal, el sistema formal educativo y el tipo de gobernanza de los equipamientos culturales, determinan, además de los recortes públicos en la cultura, la mayor caída de la participación cultural en el modelo de política cult…

Efectos perversos del paradigma de la ciudad creativa: el CREAA de Alcorcón (Comunidad de Madrid) como análisis de caso

Expert‑panel accreditation evaluation‑practices: an autoethnographic case study of the Community of Madrid

Accreditation is defined by the European Higher Education Area quality‑assurance agencies as a key element in quality management and continuous improvement in university teaching‑learning processes, and is an institutional practice that started to be developed in 2014 in Spain. This article illustrates the case of the Community of Madrid Quality Agency, as case study analysis through my experience as a panel member for the accreditation of higher‑education qualifications. Methodologically, it is based on an autoethnographic approach and uses the theory of symbolic interactionism to reveal and analyse the evaluative process and culture. For this purpose, two analytical axes were drawn: stude…

European models of cultural policy: towards European convergence in public spending and cultural participation?

Cultural policies were invented in post-war Europe with three basic aims: to safeguard cultural heritage; to encourage creation; to bring The Arts closer to citizens. Thus, led by Scandinavia and c...

Cultural policies in the South of Europe after the global economic crisis: is there a Southern model within the framework of European convergence?

In the twenty-first century, culture has become a valuable resource for European countries, particularly those with abundant cultural heritage, as is the case in Southern European countries such as...

Opera houses: from democratization to plutocratic control? Lyric production, economic management, and elite control in the main Spanish opera houses during the period of austerity (2009–2018)

For 20 years, the main cultural institutions in Europe have faced new challenges such as increasing their efficiency in terms of the use of public resources. However, while operas found themselves ...