For samfundets skyld: Kulturlederes forestillinger om legitimitet og omverden

TY - JOUR

T1 - For samfundets skyld

T2 - Kulturlederes forestillinger om legitimitet og omverden

AU - Kann-Rasmussen, Nanna

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - Abstract The article shows how Danish leaders of cultural institutions describe their organizational environment and their work to legitimize their institutions. Theoretically the study uses an institutional perspective combined with cultural sociology. The article shows how the cultural leaders describe their environment through three groups of actors: users, partners and policy makers. Users are important as a legitimization cause but also act as a creative partner that provide necessary inputs to the programme and activities in the cultural institution. Cultural leaders and policy makers relate to each other in various constellations. Furthermore the article shows that legitimization work of cultural institutions is a balance between three different logics. Cultural institutions are perceived as legitimate on the grounds of institutionalized notions of many users (quantity), artistic or professional quality and societal relevance. Social relevance can hold two different meanings. Firstly cultural institutions are relevant because they contribute to the education or «Bildung» of the citizens. Secondly the cultural institutions seek legitimacy on the grounds of a more instrumental dimension. Both types of societal relevance require cultural institutions to «open up» to society. The analysis of the organizational environment and legitimization work concludes with a discussion of the necessary competencies for cultural managers today. The article points out navigation and reflexivity as important skills for cultural leaders.

AB - Abstract The article shows how Danish leaders of cultural institutions describe their organizational environment and their work to legitimize their institutions. Theoretically the study uses an institutional perspective combined with cultural sociology. The article shows how the cultural leaders describe their environment through three groups of actors: users, partners and policy makers. Users are important as a legitimization cause but also act as a creative partner that provide necessary inputs to the programme and activities in the cultural institution. Cultural leaders and policy makers relate to each other in various constellations. Furthermore the article shows that legitimization work of cultural institutions is a balance between three different logics. Cultural institutions are perceived as legitimate on the grounds of institutionalized notions of many users (quantity), artistic or professional quality and societal relevance. Social relevance can hold two different meanings. Firstly cultural institutions are relevant because they contribute to the education or «Bildung» of the citizens. Secondly the cultural institutions seek legitimacy on the grounds of a more instrumental dimension. Both types of societal relevance require cultural institutions to «open up» to society. The analysis of the organizational environment and legitimization work concludes with a discussion of the necessary competencies for cultural managers today. The article points out navigation and reflexivity as important skills for cultural leaders.

KW - Det Humanistiske Fakultet

KW - Kulturledelse

KW - Kulturpolitik

KW - Legitimitet

KW - Kulturinstitutioner

UR - https://www.idunn.no/file/pdf/66913395/for_samfundets_skyld_-_kulturlederes_forestillinger_om_legi.pdf

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

SN - 2000-8325

VL - 19

JO - Nordisk Kulturpolitisk Tidskrift

JF - Nordisk Kulturpolitisk Tidskrift

IS - 2

ER -