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Local governance, disadvantaged communities and cultural intermediation in the creative urban economy

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  • Saskia Warren
  • Phil Jones

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The creative economy is a key arena where austerity, localism and social policy debates are being played out. This paper explores how cultural intermediation has been captured by a broader state agenda on socio-economic exclusion, examining how these processes function at the local level in Birmingham, UK. Intersections of local cultural policy with grass-roots practice are explored in the neighbourhood of Balsall Heath, through two case studies: (1) Birmingham City Council's Community Cultural Pilot and (2) Balsall Heath Biennale. We argue that despite savage cuts the local state is still having a considerable – and not always enabling – influence on processes and outcomes of non-state cultural intermediation, directing ways in which creative initiatives function at the local level. The paper ends on a hopeful note that these unstable times offer a moment where a renegotiation of the relationship between cultural intermediation, disadvantaged communities and the creative economy beyond monetised market-value is possible.

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  • Saskia Warren & Phil Jones, 2015. "Local governance, disadvantaged communities and cultural intermediation in the creative urban economy," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(6), pages 1738-1752, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:33:y:2015:i:6:p:1738-1752
    DOI: 10.1177/0263774X15614661
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    1. Lauren Andres & Caroline Chapain, 2013. "The Integration of Cultural and Creative Industries into Local and Regional Development Strategies in Birmingham and Marseille: Towards an Inclusive and Collaborative Governance?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(2), pages 161-182, February.
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