All Outputs (7)

Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo (2023)
Journal Article
Nakano, D., Gomes dos Santos, E., Mota Lima, E., & Virani, T. (2023). Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo. Geoforum, 144, Article 103789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103789

This paper studies proximity and knowledge creation and sharing in coworking spaces, which are currently abundant in large metropolitan areas. Physical and non-physical proximities can have a positive effect on knowledge sharing, as they facilitate c... Read More about Proximity and knowledge sharing in coworking spaces: The case of São Paulo.

Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London (2022)
Journal Article
Virani, T. E. (2023). Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London. City, Culture and Society, 32, 100493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2022.100493

Creative cluster urban policy, aimed at regenerating parts of cities in the UK, has been linked with ameliorating social exclusion in the extant policy literature. This is paradoxical given levels of exclusion within the creative and cultural industr... Read More about Social inclusion and SMEs: The case of creative SMEs in Hackney Wick and Fish Island, London.

Cultural districts and innovation: A focus on the global south (2022)
Report
Virani, T. (2022). Cultural districts and innovation: A focus on the global south. https://gcdn.net/research/: Global Cultural Districts Network

This report explores how cultural districts in the Global South are either innovating or creating the conditions to meet the needs of new and existing challenges – either brought about or amplified by the pandemic. Here, innovation is understood as t... Read More about Cultural districts and innovation: A focus on the global south.

Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector (2021)
Report
Wee, C., Livergant, E., Ezugha, C. V., Linsley, J., Virani, T., & Jeeves, T. (2021). Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector. Arts Council England

Live Art Sector Research – A Report Mapping the UK Live Art Sector is the first ever UK-wide research project into the Live Art sector, funded by Arts Council England and commissioned by the Live Art Development Agency in partnership with Live Art UK... Read More about Live art sector research - A report mapping the UK live art sector.

Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja (2021)
Report
Virani, T., Shiach, M., Sen, J., Valiati, L., & Bhattacharya, T. (2021). Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja. British Council India

This project has investigated the Durga Puja Festival in West Bengal in order to develop a framework and a methodology for more extensive mapping of the economic worth of the creative industries in West Bengal. It was commissioned by the British Coun... Read More about Mapping the creative economy around Durga Puja.

Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists (2021)
Report
Virani, T. (2021). Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists. Space Studios

Surprisingly, relatively few studies exist that ask what resilience looks like for freelancers and this is especially true for visual artists; who are the main focus of this study. This research asks what factors increase business resilience for visu... Read More about Business resilience and visual art: New directions for research in business- oriented practice for visual artists.

From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector (2021)
Report
Virani, T., & Blackwood, J. (2021). From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector. Bristol and Bath Creative R+D

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the creative and cultural sector in South West England. This is the first comprehensive piece of work looking at the impact on the region but also asking questions about medium and long term transition and res... Read More about From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery? Unpacking the implications of a sector in transition as a result of COVID-19: A focus on South West England’s creative and cultural sector.