The practice of cultural ecology: network connectivity in the creative economy

Dovey, Jonathan; Moreton, Simon; Sparke, Sarah; Sharpe, Bill

Abstract

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. ABSTRACT: This paper reflects on approaches to collaborative knowledge exchange projects between UK universities and the creative economy. It develops a preliminary account of cultural ecology as a systematic approach to producing impact in the creative economy. It argues that such an approach is a powerful way to aggregate micro-businesses and small and medium sized enterprises in a meaningful network of new relationships. The paper uses social network analysis software to begin to visualise the pattern of relationships that constitute the ecosystem. The paper reports on the work of the Research and Enterprise for Arts and Creative Technologies Hub, one of four Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy established by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 7, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Apr 21, 2016
• Publication Date: Apr 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 21, 2017
• Journal: Cultural Trends
• Print ISSN: 0954-8963
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-3690
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 87-103
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2016.1170922
• Keywords: creative economy, knowledge exchange, social network analysis, networks, ecosystems
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/918468
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2016.1170922
• Contract Date: Jun 2, 2016