An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
From: Signals of sustainability transition: Sensing enabling factors through cultural initiatives
Case-specific enabling factors (Level I) | Comprehensive enabling factors (Level II) | General impact determinants |
---|---|---|
• Support of local, regional, national and European cultural institutions • Political recognition from public institutions at multiple levels • Broad support from different typologies of institutional stakeholders | Political recognition and support | Networks and partnerships |
• Cross-sectoral coordination within local public institutions • Emergence or consolidation of private–public partnerships • Definition of multi-level institutional agreements • Establishing collaborations with schools and local educational bodies • Establishing collaborations with healthcare institutes • Establishing collaboration with international cultural institutions • Establishing collaboration with research networks • Connecting to existing international networks | Emergence and consolidation of collaborative schemes | |
• Involvement of local cultural operators • Involvement of early-career artists • Involvement of healthcare practitioners • Active engagement of neighbourhood organisations • Active engagement of vulnerable target groups | Involvement of co-beneficiaries | |
• Endorsement by renowned experts or professionals • Active engagement of renowned experts or professionals | Involvement of renowned experts or professionals | |
• Activation of synergies with initiatives from the same context • Activation of synergies with similar initiatives from different contexts | Synergies with other initiatives | |
• Access to European or National funds • Allocation of dedicated budget from local or regional authorities | Access to financial resources | Resources and infrastructures |
• Participation to national and international calls for funding • Definition of public–private sponsorship agreements • Launch of crowd-funding campaigns • Activation of broad support networks • Definition of a diversified funding strategy | Mobilisation of financial resources | |
• Use of available public venues • Use of available private venues • (Temporary) activation of underused spaces • Availability of dedicated equipment • Adoption of new technological infrastructures | Access to and activation of spaces and infrastructures | |
• Activation of pre-existing working groups • Activation of a new dedicated working group • Activation of professionals and practitioners from the impact domain • Involvement of a core group of engaged citizens • Involvement of volunteers | Activation of dedicated working groups | |
• Benefit from favourable local policy frameworks • Benefit from enabling norms and regulation from the cultural sector • Benefit from favourable sectoral norms and regulations from the impact domain • Alignment with existing policies and planning documents • Benefit from national policies supporting local cultural venues • Activation of synergies with urban rebranding or regeneration strategies | Building on enabling norms and regulations | Norms and regulations |
• Contribute to the modification of existing norms and regulations • Introduce innovations in decision-making processes • Inclusion as “best practice” in policy documents • Participation in the co-design of policy recommendations • Introduce new priorities in the policy agenda • Contribute to the cross-sectoral alignment of policy documents • Contribute to the development of new services • Contribute to the formalisation of cultural practices in regulatory and strategic documents | Rooting in norms and regulations from the impact domains | |
• Deep rooting of cultural activities in neighbourhood dynamics • Definition of a context-sensitive cultural offer • Efforts to achieve the trust of target populations • Adoption of words, images, and symbols from local communities • Use of words, images, and symbols that refer to local identity and dynamics • Embedment of multiple points of view | Establishing synergies with local dynamics and identity | Narratives and discourses |
• Use of words, images, and symbols to strategically align with well-established narratives from the cultural sector • Use of words, images, and symbols to strategically align with well-established narratives from the impact domain • Adaptation of high-level principles to context-specific dynamics | Aligning with dominant policy narratives | |
• Establishment of synergies with broader urban rebranding strategies • Adoption of a holistic approach to healthcare • Prioritisation of mental health after COVID-19 • Promotion of active ageing lifestyle • Adoption of a welcoming and well-being focused design | Aligning with discourses emerging in the impact domain | |
• Development of an identity as a new reference point for target communities • Emphasis on the contribution to new urban functions • Emphasis on the contribution to social innovation • Pioneering in the use of digital technologies | Emphasising innovation and novelty | |
• Capitalise on the image and reputation of renowned experts or professionals | Capitalising on the image of guest stars | |
• Foster the emergence of new discourses in the local context • Foster the emergence of new discourses in the impact domain | Fostering the emergence of new discourses | |
• Involve experts and practitioners from the impact domain • Involve cultural operators • Embed local and experiential knowledge in the cultural activities | Building on the skills and expertise of involved stakeholders | Knowledge and abilities |
• Target skill development of vulnerable social groups • Target skill development of healthcare practitioners • Target skill development of early-career artists • Target skill development of participants | Enhancing skills and expertise |