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Rex, Bethany (2020) Public museums in a time of crisis : the case of museum asset transfer. Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage, 7 (2). pp. 77-92. doi:10.1080/20518196.2019.1688265 ISSN 2051-8196.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20518196.2019.1688265
Abstract
In this paper, I explore museum asset transfer, a process whereby community organizations take responsibility for managing and governing museums that local governments previously managed. Museum asset transfer has increased since austerity policies were introduced in the UK following the global economic crisis. I offer a two-part introduction to museum asset transfer. Part 1 is a timeline of policies and political developments informing museum asset transfer, answering the question ‘how did we get to where we are now?’ In Part 2, with reference to interviews and ethnographically informed data taken from my PhD research into this topic, I identify common challenges experienced by local government employees and community members during the asset transfer process. The article concludes with a reflective discussion of the negotiation of my own positionality within the research, specifically the question of how to translate research findings on policy-related topics into publications and initiatives devised for non-academic audiences.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Museums -- Social aspects, Community development , Community development -- Government policy , Museums and community , Recessions, Public welfare -- Economic aspects, Voluntarism, Local government | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2051-8196 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 7 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 77-92 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/20518196.2019.1688265 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage on 13/11/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/20518196.2019.1688265 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 December 2019 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 May 2021 | ||||||||
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