Abstract
The chapter aims to explore the relationship between cultural policy-makers, activist organisations and their users. In an international landscape where the cultural sector is facing different challenges in terms of funding, access and participation, this paper seeks to find possible pathways to innovation in citizen-led initiatives. Furthermore, it investigates the concept of cultural commons, its practical applications and the kind of policy infrastructure that makes them possible. In order to do so, it will analyse existing policies on the commons available in Italy and will identify further directions towards the legal recognition of cultural commons.
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Common-pool resource.
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English translation: “Let’s re-utilize Italy”.
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English translation: “social centres”.
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Borchi, A. (2020). Towards a Policy for the Cultural Commons. In: Macrì, E., Morea, V., Trimarchi, M. (eds) Cultural Commons and Urban Dynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54418-8_2
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