"Research into creative and cultural organisations has proliferated, benefitting from insights from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Starting a research journey can be daunting in such a diverse field. This book provides expert insights into research process and practice, with a qualitative...

Gender equality, art worlds, and the cultural economy: what are the issues? -- Appendix: Statistical coverage and classification systems for the cultural economy -- The incomplete promise of egalité in France's cultural economy -- Is the "cultural nation" an equal one? Gender inequality in...

"Business model innovation occurs when an organisation discovers a new way of creating revenues or profits via its products or services. This book examines the concept as it applies across the creative and cultural industries in practice. The book examines market, social and political...

"Book publishing in the UK is big business, contributing almost a tenth of UK employment in the creative industries and adding billions to the economy. Despite this, the sector is often overlooked in the creative industries research tide. This book remedies this gap in knowledge, providing an...

This book brings together research at the intersection of music, cultural industries, management, antiracist politics and gender studies to analyse music as labour, in particular highlighting social inequalities and activism. Providing insights into labour processes and practices, the authors...

IntroductionEnrico Bonadio, Caterina Sganga 1. NFTs 101: Non-Fungible Tokens and the blockchain may not be what you thinkEduardo Alonso, Esther Mondragón 2. NFTs and Copyright: Setting the SceneCaterina Sganga, Enrico Bonadio, Magali Contardi, Marie Clopterop 3. Non-fungible Tokens and...

"Craft is resurgent. More people are buying craft, more money is being spent on craft products than ever before. This book centres craft as a creative industry, illuminating the experiences of those working in and around craft, particularly people from marginalized groups. Shining a light on...

"Libraries are included in the widely accepted definition of Cultural and Creative Industries together with heritage, performing arts, museums, visual arts, and archives and play an important role in the creative value chain. This book highlights the economic importance of the library sector....