7th Asian Workshop on Cultural Economics

Global cities and Local creatives for sustainable neighbourhoods
(In Korean:글로컬 시대, 지속가능한 지역콘텐츠 개발)

A Two-Day Workshop at
UNESCO International Centre of Martial Arts
73, Otgat-gil, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 27438 Republic of Korea

Local Organizer: Institute for Public Collaboration

October 25-26, 2024

Call for Papers

Sponsored jointly by the Association of Cultural Economics International in conjunction with the Institute for Public Collaboration (IPC), South Korea.

What is the sustainable approach to understanding heritage and cities? How do economists account for cultural activities, community development, and heritage management? What are innovative ideas and practices in urban development and regeneration for sustainable neighbourhoods from the perspective of Cultural Economics? What are the political and intellectual challenges in the globalization process?

The 7th Asian Workshop on Cultural Economics is intended to provide a forum for the positive societal impact of economic research in cultural economics, as well as research initiatives deeply rooted in real-world contexts. Especially the workshop will be held in collaboration with Deep in Chungju, one of the Deep in Series of IPC, and Prof. Dr. David Throsby will give a keynote lecture in the DIC seminar prior to the workshop. The distinguished contributions will be taken into account for publication of an edited volume.

Authors are welcome to submit an extended abstract on the following, but not exclusive, topics:

• Climate change and culture
• Commons and community development from the Cultural Economic perspective
• Creative cities and urban transformation
• Cultural consumption and participation
• Cultural entrepreneurship and business
• Cultural Financing Mechanisms and business modeling
• Digital economy and cultural consumption
• Global cities, local creatives
• Economics of cultural heritage
• Economics of festivals
• Economics of museums
• Economics of performing arts
• International trade in art and culture
• Sustainable tourism case studies in similar size of cities, 980,000 km-sq, with a population of 200,000 and a great deal of natural resources
• Tangible and intangible cultural heritiage and urban development

Are you interested? Please send us the title and extended abstract (max. 1000 words) to won@eshcc.eur.nl, in Word or PDF format by the deadline of July 31, 2024. The extended abstract should provide a concise and informative summary of your research, covering the following elements: introduction, research quesion, methodology and data, and key findings obtained or expected. The extended abstract should include a title, the author(s)’ last name(s) and first name(s), and the institution (university, research centre, governmental organization, etc.). We look forward to hosting you in Chungju in October, the most beautiful month in South Korea.

Funding

Thanks to the generosity of the Institute for Public Collaboration, we are able to waive the attendance fee and the workshop is now free. To join the Association for Cultural Economics International, you can visit https://culturaleconomics.org/join. Partial funding is available only for the ACEI members. Partial funding includes:

• Transportation for the ACEI members from Seoul to Chungju round trip
• Social programme, field research travel.
• A welcome reception, dinner, coffee breaks for two days.

Accommodation and travel costs should be arranged individually.

This is not a hybrid event. We encourage in-person participation.

Venue

UNESCO International Centre of Martial Arts
73, Otgat-gil, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 27438 Republic of Korea

Workshop Calendar

July 31, 2024: Deadline for sending extended abstract
August 20, 2024: Notification of acceptance
September 10, 2024: Announcement of workshop programme
October 25-26, 2024: Two-day workshop

For further details/ questions about the event, please get in touch with won@eshcc.eur.nl.