Evidence-based policies require well-established research and reliable data. One of the major difficulties in delivering such data for cultural policies lies in measuring culture, expressing its ephemeral nature in numbers and indicators, as research used to do in other sectors....

This transdisciplinary study scientifically reports the way the established contemporary dance sector in Europe operates from a micro-perspective. It provides a dance scholarly and sociological interpretation of its mechanisms by coupling qualitative data (interview material, observations,...

Die soziale Frage der Kultur ist das Thema der Studie. Allzu gerne wird die soziale Frage in der Kultur nur auf Institutionen und auf die Vermittlung von Inhalten gelenkt. Arbeitsbedingungen von Künstlerinnen und Künstler als Akteure des kulturellen Gemeinwesens kommen in der Rechnung oftmals...

This thematic volume explores the relationship between the arts and learning in various educational contexts and across cultures, but with a focus on higher education and organizational learning. Arts-based interventions are at the heart of this volume, which addresses how they are conceived,...

The Viennese Turkish community constitutes 4% of all people residing in Vienna. This considerable presence has also brought with it many artistic and cultural activi-ties. In this paper I question how far these activities have diversified Viennese cultural life. The results are two-fold: my...

We consider how the performing arts are funded in Germany, which has one of the most decentralized systems of public funding and Turkey, whose system of public funding is one of the most centralized. In Germany there is a highly sophisticated distribution of all kinds of state funded support...

Introduction -- Dance and organisation studies -- Dance as a metaphor -- Kinaesthetic politics (gender) -- Kinaesthetic empathy (leadership) -- Choreography (collaboration and space) -- Kinaesthetic training (arts-based interventions) -- Dance as a method (research) -- Concluding thoughts