[en] his paper explores the conditions under which urban entrepreneurship can develop through art-based interventions. Drawing on two contrasting case studies (Civic City in France, Fieris Fééries in Belgium) and taking actor-network theory (ANT) as a starting analytical point, we outline the tensions involved in the implementation process of such interventions. We focus on the capacity of urban entrepreneurs to engage different relevant stakeholders (artists, local government and citizens), establish connections between disconnected worlds that are likely to challenge existing institutional structures and eventually create novelty. We identify these actors as ‘translators’. The paper shows that when urban entrepreneurs play an active translation role consistently over time, art-based interventions can have a substantial impact on urban regeneration.
Research center :
LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Disciplines :
General management, entrepreneurship & organizational theory
Author, co-author :
Bobadilla, Natalia; Université de Rouen
Göransson, Marie; Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB
Pichault, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > Gestion des ressources humaines - LENTIC
Language :
English
Title :
Urban entrepreneurship through art-based interventions:unveiling a translation process
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