Illuminating the practice of knowledge exchange as a ‘pathway to impact’ within an arts and humanities research council 'creative economy knowledge exchange' project

Munro, E. (2016) Illuminating the practice of knowledge exchange as a ‘pathway to impact’ within an arts and humanities research council 'creative economy knowledge exchange' project. Geoforum, 71, pp. 44-51. (doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.03.002)

Abstract

This article is concerned with the practice of Knowledge Exchange (KE) within the creative economy. Drawing on material collected as part of an ethnographic study of a small creative business support agency – Cultural Enterprise Office – based in Glasgow, Scotland, the article argues for a nuanced consideration of the complexities of doing KE in the creative economy. The study in question was titled ‘Supporting Creative Business’ and was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council under its Creative Economy Knowledge Exchange programme. This article describes the practice of KE, and the role that it might play as a ‘pathway to impact’. I explore the often-mundane activities that constitute KE ‘on the ground’, and argue for further attention to be paid to what I call ‘informal KE’. This article contributes directly to ongoing debates in geography about the effect that the impact agenda is having on academic practice. More specifically, the article examines the role of academics vis-à-vis consultants and other knowledge producers within the creative economy.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Munro, Dr Ealasaid
• Authors: Munro, E.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General); H Social Sciences > HA Statistics
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies
• Research Group: Centre for Cultural Policy Research
• Journal Name: Geoforum
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0016-7185
• ISSN (Online): 0016-7185
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier
• First Published: First published in Geoforum 71:45-51
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
61040	1	Supporting Creative Business: The Cultural Enterprise Office and its clients.	Philip Schlesinger	Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)	AH/K002570/1	CCA - THEATRE FILM AND TV STUDIES