First Seminar: Southampton (September 2008)
The first seminar of the Regional Studies Association Research Network on Creative Industries, and the Regions: Relationship between places, local and regional policies and creative production was held on the 24th and 25th of September 2008 at the University of Southampton.
First seminar overview:
Measuring and understanding the creative economy: Methodological approaches and issues. The first seminar focused on the methodological approaches used and the issues encountered when investigating the creative industries and the regional dimension. Speakers were asked to present papers on various methodologies used to the study of the creative and cultural industries. Both quantitative, qualitative and ethnographies approaches were considered.
Papers considered theoretical perspectives and practical examples of the issues and challenges faced by researchers trying to capture the economic, social and cultural dimensions of the creative economy.
Download the final programme of the seminar.
For a short report of the seminar and read the seminars paper and presentation, read below.
First seminar overview:
Measuring and understanding the creative economy: Methodological approaches and issues. The first seminar focused on the methodological approaches used and the issues encountered when investigating the creative industries and the regional dimension. Speakers were asked to present papers on various methodologies used to the study of the creative and cultural industries. Both quantitative, qualitative and ethnographies approaches were considered.
Papers considered theoretical perspectives and practical examples of the issues and challenges faced by researchers trying to capture the economic, social and cultural dimensions of the creative economy.
Download the final programme of the seminar.
For a short report of the seminar and read the seminars paper and presentation, read below.
First Seminar, Southampton (September 2008): Report
The first seminar, held in Southampton on the 24-25 of September has welcomed speakers from UK and Europe, while our keynote speaker came from as far as Australia.
The first afternoon of work and presentation was reserved to PhD students and young researchers, testing idea and presenting their first research funding.
During the first session, Helene Martin-Brelot explored some findings from an European project analysing the mobility of creative and knowledge workers in Toulouse.
Ondrej Chwaszcz, from the Czech Republic presented some theoretical exploration of the role of public policy in the creative sector, while Ilaria Pappalepore presented some first results from the PhD research which adopts mind maps to collect data on the tourism and cultural development of different areas of London.
After a deserved coffee break, Christine Liefooghe introduced us to a new research project on creative industries starting in the Lille Metropolitan Area and shared methodological difficulties and approaches in exploring the context and sector. The last presentation of the day, From Jaroslav Koutsky and Ondrej Slach presented the case study of the city of Ostrava (Czech Republic) to show development of local creative activities and its spatial concentration.
This first afternoon created a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for discussion and exchanges which went on into the evening reception held at the John Hansard Gallery. Stephen Forster, Director of the Gallery gave a short talk to the participants on the recent cultural development taking place in the city and the history of the University Gallery. Some of the participants made their way to the centre of Southampton exploring the city in a short excursion before reaching a local restaurant on the Southampton marina where speakers and participants enjoyed an informal conference dinner.
The second and main seminar day was rich of contribution and moments for discussion. The first paper from Annette Naudin introduced us to the theme of the 'creative entrepreneur' and her qualitative analyses help framing the motivations and ethics behind cultural work. Lorraine Warren followed the entrepreneurial focus analysing the role of innovation and emergence of enterprise in the digital sector, using a complexity theory approach. Stuart Cunningham was our keynote speaker. In his presentation he addressed a new 'trident' approach to mapping industries and occupation in the creative industries. He presented data from UK and Australian to argue the possibility to capture creative occupations and industries at different geographical scales.
The second session of the morning included a presentation from Steven Pinch introducing the audience to 'cognitive mapping' as a way to explore innovation and creative thinking within design companies in UK. Another not so common methodology was introduced by Oli Mould who presented an exploration of knowledge network in the London advertising industry using social network analysis. After re-fuelling over lunch, participants engaged in two rich afternoon sessions. The first one looked specifically at assessing regional creative economies, while Bruno Vasconcelos and Gustavo Sugahara presented some data and methods adopted in Portugal, Jitka Kloudova explored the possibility to apply the 'creative class' theory to Czech Republic with surprising results.
The last session of the day looked at the link between methods and evaluation of policy initiatives: James Foreman-Peck introduced classic economic methods to measure the impact of the new Wales Millennium Centre, while Christine Kapteijn gave an overview on the studies on impact of arts and cultural activities and their limits and potentials. The last speaker of the day, Dave Harte, presented a biographical account on his involvement in the development of the audio-visual cluster in the West-Midlands.
The two-days were packed with different perspectives and interesting observations. I personally felt energized by the variety of methods and approaches we use to research the creative economy and I am convinced that any future project should involve the collaboration of people that like our presenters tested and pushed this agenda. From the evaluation collected after the first seminar participants enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, found beneficial having informal events and meals and found the content interesting and diverse and only wished for more time to discuss it (which we will make sure is taken into account for the next events). Thanks to everybody who presented and attended the seminar, making it a very interesting venue for exchange and discussion. Hopefully this discussion can be continued next April in Cardiff.
Roberta Comunian, September 2008
The first afternoon of work and presentation was reserved to PhD students and young researchers, testing idea and presenting their first research funding.
During the first session, Helene Martin-Brelot explored some findings from an European project analysing the mobility of creative and knowledge workers in Toulouse.
Ondrej Chwaszcz, from the Czech Republic presented some theoretical exploration of the role of public policy in the creative sector, while Ilaria Pappalepore presented some first results from the PhD research which adopts mind maps to collect data on the tourism and cultural development of different areas of London.
After a deserved coffee break, Christine Liefooghe introduced us to a new research project on creative industries starting in the Lille Metropolitan Area and shared methodological difficulties and approaches in exploring the context and sector. The last presentation of the day, From Jaroslav Koutsky and Ondrej Slach presented the case study of the city of Ostrava (Czech Republic) to show development of local creative activities and its spatial concentration.
This first afternoon created a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for discussion and exchanges which went on into the evening reception held at the John Hansard Gallery. Stephen Forster, Director of the Gallery gave a short talk to the participants on the recent cultural development taking place in the city and the history of the University Gallery. Some of the participants made their way to the centre of Southampton exploring the city in a short excursion before reaching a local restaurant on the Southampton marina where speakers and participants enjoyed an informal conference dinner.
The second and main seminar day was rich of contribution and moments for discussion. The first paper from Annette Naudin introduced us to the theme of the 'creative entrepreneur' and her qualitative analyses help framing the motivations and ethics behind cultural work. Lorraine Warren followed the entrepreneurial focus analysing the role of innovation and emergence of enterprise in the digital sector, using a complexity theory approach. Stuart Cunningham was our keynote speaker. In his presentation he addressed a new 'trident' approach to mapping industries and occupation in the creative industries. He presented data from UK and Australian to argue the possibility to capture creative occupations and industries at different geographical scales.
The second session of the morning included a presentation from Steven Pinch introducing the audience to 'cognitive mapping' as a way to explore innovation and creative thinking within design companies in UK. Another not so common methodology was introduced by Oli Mould who presented an exploration of knowledge network in the London advertising industry using social network analysis. After re-fuelling over lunch, participants engaged in two rich afternoon sessions. The first one looked specifically at assessing regional creative economies, while Bruno Vasconcelos and Gustavo Sugahara presented some data and methods adopted in Portugal, Jitka Kloudova explored the possibility to apply the 'creative class' theory to Czech Republic with surprising results.
The last session of the day looked at the link between methods and evaluation of policy initiatives: James Foreman-Peck introduced classic economic methods to measure the impact of the new Wales Millennium Centre, while Christine Kapteijn gave an overview on the studies on impact of arts and cultural activities and their limits and potentials. The last speaker of the day, Dave Harte, presented a biographical account on his involvement in the development of the audio-visual cluster in the West-Midlands.
The two-days were packed with different perspectives and interesting observations. I personally felt energized by the variety of methods and approaches we use to research the creative economy and I am convinced that any future project should involve the collaboration of people that like our presenters tested and pushed this agenda. From the evaluation collected after the first seminar participants enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, found beneficial having informal events and meals and found the content interesting and diverse and only wished for more time to discuss it (which we will make sure is taken into account for the next events). Thanks to everybody who presented and attended the seminar, making it a very interesting venue for exchange and discussion. Hopefully this discussion can be continued next April in Cardiff.
Roberta Comunian, September 2008
First Seminar, Southampton (September 2008): Papers and presentations
The First Seminar of the Research Network took place in Southampton on the 24-25 of September 2008. These are some of the outcomes, in form of presentations and working papers. The materials are included with the permission of the authors. Please respect academic standard referencing when quoting any of the materials.
Hélène Martin-Brelot, Université Toulouse Le Mirail, France “Mobility of creative and knowledge workers in Toulouse (France). Beyond hard and soft factors: the trajectory effect.”
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Presentation
Ondrej Chwaszcz, Tomas Bata University Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics “Importance of public support policies in developing the creative sector.”
Paper
Ilaria Pappalepore, The Centre for Tourism Research, University of Westminster “Tourism and the development of 'creative' urban areas. Evidence from four non-central areas in London”
Presentation
Christine Liefooghe, Université de Lille I, France “Creativity: a resource for economic development in an industrial region? A research project on creative industries in the Lille Metropolitan Area (north of France)”
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Jaroslav Koutsky, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne and Ondrej Slach, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic “The role of creative industries in the restructuring of old-industrial regions in the Czech Republic – basic methodological issues.”
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Annette Naudin, Department of Media and Communication, Birmingham City University “What are the key attributes of a cultural entrepreneur, focusing in particular on independent creative workers?”
Presentation
Lorraine Warren, School of Management, University of Southampton (with Fuller T and Welter F) “Methodological issues arising from research into the emergence of enterprise in the creative industries”
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Presentation
Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology “From creative industries to creative economy: occupation and industry mapping methodologies at a national and regional level”
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Steven Pinch, School of Geography, University of Southampton (with Reimer S, Sunley P and J Macmillen) "Cognitive Mapping of Creative Practice in UK Design Agencies”
Oli Mould and Sian Joel, Creative Industries Observatory University of the Arts London “Knowledge networks in London’s Advertising Industry: A Social Network Analysis approach”
Paper
Bruno Vasconcelos, Pedro Costa and Gustavo Sugahara, DINÂMIA – Research Centre on Socioeconomic Change, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute “Measuring the creative industries: methodological issues from the Portuguese case”
Presentation
Jitka Kloudova, Tomas Bata University Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics “Developing Creative Economy and its Impact on Regional Economic Growth in the Czech Republic”
Paper
James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff Business School “Valuing Concert Halls, Theatres, Galleries and Museums:The Correct Approach"
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Christine Kapteijn, Galleries Manager, University College for the Creative Arts “Measuring multiple connections in the creative economy: a comparison of frameworks and methodologies”
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Dave Harte, Birmingham City University and Screen Media Lab “Issues in Developing an Audio-Visual Cluster in the West Midlands”
Presentation
Hélène Martin-Brelot, Université Toulouse Le Mirail, France “Mobility of creative and knowledge workers in Toulouse (France). Beyond hard and soft factors: the trajectory effect.”
Paper
Presentation
Ondrej Chwaszcz, Tomas Bata University Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics “Importance of public support policies in developing the creative sector.”
Paper
Ilaria Pappalepore, The Centre for Tourism Research, University of Westminster “Tourism and the development of 'creative' urban areas. Evidence from four non-central areas in London”
Presentation
Christine Liefooghe, Université de Lille I, France “Creativity: a resource for economic development in an industrial region? A research project on creative industries in the Lille Metropolitan Area (north of France)”
Paper
Jaroslav Koutsky, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne and Ondrej Slach, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic “The role of creative industries in the restructuring of old-industrial regions in the Czech Republic – basic methodological issues.”
Paper
Annette Naudin, Department of Media and Communication, Birmingham City University “What are the key attributes of a cultural entrepreneur, focusing in particular on independent creative workers?”
Presentation
Lorraine Warren, School of Management, University of Southampton (with Fuller T and Welter F) “Methodological issues arising from research into the emergence of enterprise in the creative industries”
Paper
Presentation
Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology “From creative industries to creative economy: occupation and industry mapping methodologies at a national and regional level”
Presentation
Steven Pinch, School of Geography, University of Southampton (with Reimer S, Sunley P and J Macmillen) "Cognitive Mapping of Creative Practice in UK Design Agencies”
Oli Mould and Sian Joel, Creative Industries Observatory University of the Arts London “Knowledge networks in London’s Advertising Industry: A Social Network Analysis approach”
Paper
Bruno Vasconcelos, Pedro Costa and Gustavo Sugahara, DINÂMIA – Research Centre on Socioeconomic Change, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute “Measuring the creative industries: methodological issues from the Portuguese case”
Presentation
Jitka Kloudova, Tomas Bata University Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics “Developing Creative Economy and its Impact on Regional Economic Growth in the Czech Republic”
Paper
James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff Business School “Valuing Concert Halls, Theatres, Galleries and Museums:The Correct Approach"
Paper
Christine Kapteijn, Galleries Manager, University College for the Creative Arts “Measuring multiple connections in the creative economy: a comparison of frameworks and methodologies”
Paper
Dave Harte, Birmingham City University and Screen Media Lab “Issues in Developing an Audio-Visual Cluster in the West Midlands”
Presentation
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