Berlin's creative industries: Governing creativity?

Lange, B; Kalandides, A; Stober, B; Mieg, HA

dc.contributor.author	Lange, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Kalandides, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Stober, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Mieg, HA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:01Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	1366-2716	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18666
dc.subject	Berlin	en
dc.subject	Communities of practice	en
dc.subject	Creative industries	en
dc.subject	Place making	en
dc.subject	Professionalization	en
dc.subject	Self-governance	en
dc.subject.other	autonomy	en
dc.subject.other	cultural economy	en
dc.subject.other	innovation	en
dc.subject.other	service sector	en
dc.subject.other	Berlin	en
dc.subject.other	Central Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Germany	en
dc.title	Berlin's creative industries: Governing creativity?	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/13662710802373981	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13662710802373981	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	This paper aims at discussing the issue of governing creativity exemplifying the case of Berlin. Berlin has a fast growing creative industry that has become the object of the city's development policies and place marketing. The core question is: What are the spatial-organizational driving forces of creativity in Berlin - can they be steered by public administration? The point of departure of this paper is the four ""paradoxes of creativity"" formulated by DeFillippi, Grabher and Jones in 2007 that describe organizational dilemmas linked to epistemological problems of the study of creativity. For our analyses, we refer to and make use of the various existing databases and recent studies on Berlin's creative industries, in particular the attempts of the Berlin Senate to assess the economic contribution of creative industries. We will show the potential for self-organization - and thus self-governance-of creativity and creative industries in Berlin. This potential is linked to the activities of communities of practice that make use of Berlin's specific urban fabric. The ""paradoxes of creativity"" that have become obvious in the case of Berlin's creative industries concern, for instance, the tension between the autonomy of creative production, on the one hand, and the necessities of professionalization on the other. The local communities of practice - of which most of Berlin's creative industries are made-serve both as quality evaluation circles and drivers of creativity and innovation.	en
heal.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Industry and Innovation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/13662710802373981	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000263297700006	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	531	en
dc.identifier.epage	548	en