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Some theoretical considerations Some theoretical considerations
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Culture as capability Culture as capability
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Beyond the state: the importance of neighbourhood context Beyond the state: the importance of neighbourhood context
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The tension between democratic participation and social justice The tension between democratic participation and social justice
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Developing a neighbourhood-based measure of social wellbeing Developing a neighbourhood-based measure of social wellbeing
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Measures of cultural assets Measures of cultural assets
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Other measures of social wellbeing Other measures of social wellbeing
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Research questions and findings Research questions and findings
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Relationship between different dimensions of social wellbeing in New York City Relationship between different dimensions of social wellbeing in New York City
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Corrosive disadvantage and fertile functioning Corrosive disadvantage and fertile functioning
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Relationship of cultural assets to other dimensions of social wellbeing Relationship of cultural assets to other dimensions of social wellbeing
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Toward a capability-promoting cultural policy Toward a capability-promoting cultural policy
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Assure social equity: neighbourhoods with few cultural opportunities Assure social equity: neighbourhoods with few cultural opportunities
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Build from strength: civic clusters Build from strength: civic clusters
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References References
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Seven Culture, equity and social wellbeing in New York City
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Published:November 2017
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Abstract
This chapter examines how the capability approach has been applied to cultural policymaking in New York City using a multidimensional index of social wellbeing for the city's neighbourhoods. The project was conceived based on the belief that cultural engagement is a core capability in its own right and that it can facilitate the achievement of other capabilities, the so-called ‘fertile functionings’. The chapter first provides an overview of the political context within which the current research has taken place before outlining three conceptual contributions to the discussion of capability-promoting policies: culture as a capability, the importance of neighbourhood context, and the tension between social justice and democratic decision making. It then describes a measure of cultural engagement based on the presence of institutions (non-profit and for-profit cultural resources), artists and cultural participants in a neighbourhood. Finally, it explains how capability-promoting cultural policy can be used to address long-term social inequality.
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