Culture is on the Rise – Why? Theories of Cultural Participation and Empirical Evidence

Abstract

Several theories suggest transformations in citizen participation. Putnam and many others suggest a decline in participation. By adding issue specificity, we find that the arts and culture are a major exception: they are rising in many countries and contexts.

Citation

Clark, T.N. and Achterberg, P. (2014), "Culture is on the Rise – Why? Theories of Cultural Participation and Empirical Evidence", Can Tocqueville Karaoke? Global Contrasts of Citizen Participation, the Arts and Development (Research in Urban Policy, Vol. 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 221-235. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-352020140000011026