New Institutionalism in Contemporary Curatorial Practice: Disappearing Term, Fragmented Legacy

Reflective Curatorial Practice

Introduction In the growing field of creative practice-based research there are surprising few examples of projects based on curatorial practice. This is despite a rapidly increasing body of literature about the way that the role of the curator is transforming in response to dramatic shifts in contemporary art. This chapter describes my own experience of conducting a curatorial-practice based d...

New Institutionalism Politics: Integration of Old Institutionalism and Other Methodologies

In the process of transition from old institutionalism to new institutionalism, theoretical foundation of old institutionalism was gradually enlarged and more research approaches were integrated. Firstly, rational aspects of behavioristic politics as borrowed. Then, its epistemology, its research target and research level are expanded. Finally, relevant theories of economics, sociology and hist...

Creative new media design : achieving representative curatorial practice using a Cultural Interactive Experience Design method

Technology has driven the development of interaction with an emphasis on creating spaces, objects and information which can draw audiences into innovative and entertaining realms. This development can be seen increasingly within the domain of cultural institutions, as new media artefacts start to permeate libraries, galleries and museums. However, questions remain as to whether the postmodern c...

Applying ' new institutionalism ' to recent experiences in SOE

Reform by reflection: Schön’s legacy to management practice in times of uncertainty

In this paper, we revisit Donald Schön’s scholarly work on “handling uncertainty”, suggesting that in order to cope reasonably well with uncertainty, practitioners should be encouraged to take a reflective existential stance, aimed to explore their own tacit personal style (i.e., theories-in-use). They should (i) recall and reflect on their theories-in-use to bear on the phenomenon, (ii) metaph...