Isomorphism in Provision of Culture: The Case of Municipalities in Istanbul and Their Cultural Centers

Regardless of the diminishing budgets for investment in the cultural sphere, especially at the municipality level. Since 2000, 61 cultural centers have been opened in Istanbul alone. In spite of the growing cultural and artistic diversity and Turkish society's various demands in cultural services, o...

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I publikationen:Middle East - Topics & Arguments
Huvudskapare: İnce, Ayça
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engelska
Publicerad: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
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Sammanfattning:Regardless of the diminishing budgets for investment in the cultural sphere, especially at the municipality level. Since 2000, 61 cultural centers have been opened in Istanbul alone. In spite of the growing cultural and artistic diversity and Turkish society's various demands in cultural services, of Turkish cultural policies on a local, city, and national level serves as a starting point for investigating how isomorphism transpires to the provision of cultural services on the level of Istanbul's district municipalities. This study not only explains the role of district municipalities in the cultural field of Istanbul, but also argues that three interconnected concepts—democratization, professionalization, and marketization—promote cultural convergence.
DOI:10.17192/meta.2017.7.6331