The ‘Creative Economy’ – or economic activity at the intersection of creativity, commerce and copyright – is edging ever closer to recognised stature in the realm of traditional economics [(Newbigin, 2014); & (Nesta, 2018)]. It is connected with the sub-field of ‘Cultural Economics’, which has... Read More

This paper explores the question of the institutional promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) in South Africa, arguing for formal, systematic CCI clusters. Firstly, it examines the revived international emphasis on industrial clusters in economic and industrial development strategies.... Read More

This paper considers how the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) have a hand in dismantling Apartheid’s spatial violences and the potential to foster a renewed sense of belonging and good citizenship in public spaces. Three South African case studies are presented: the Maboneng Township Arts ... Read More

Work has become a central part of the lives of individuals. Based on this, individuals are deviating away from traditional career paths to follow those that appeal to their artistic and creative talents. The creative economy is noted to be a net contributor towards development, with more individu... Read More

The Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are increasingly attracting attention worldwide as important contributors to economic growth, innovation and job creation. The latter is particularly important in South Africa, which has very high unemployment rates. Studies in other countries have show... Read More

Although cultural mapping studies are growing in popularity, the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to analyse spatial data from multiple sources is relatively rare in cultural research. GIS maps have great potential as policy analysis tools because they can show relationships between va... Read More

Culture and socio-economic development are inseparable but most local, provincial and national arts and culture programmes in South Africa can be argued to be almost detached from the socio-economic programmes. The separation relegates creative industries sector to the periphery of local, provinc... Read More