Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Verdugo Santos, Javier Title: The Protection of Intangible Heritage in Andalusia (Spain) Current Situation and Future Perspectives Abstract: This study aims to provide an overview of the protection of intangible heritage in Spain from the early 20th century to the present, with a particular focus on Andalusia. As a methodology, an analysis and examination of government initiatives and the evolution of laws safeguarding cultural heritage (both tangible and intangible) in terms of sustainability and the impact of UNESCO international programs have been carried out. Additionally, the document presents Andalusian legislation, compiles protected intangible cultural assets, and provides information on those included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. As a result, both nationally protected intangible assets and those inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List have been identified. Keywords: Cultural heritage, Public investment, Local governments, Regional development, Cultural policy Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 97-134 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.07 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29283 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:001 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kieffer, Elise Lael Title: International Themes in Rural Arts Administration Research Abstract: This article explores the context of rurality and how it informs arts management pedagogy and practice around the world. Drawing from a wide-ranging international literature review, it critically examines how rural spaces are framed not only by what they lack in comparison to urban areas-such as infrastructure, density, or access-but also by unique, place-based cultural identities and practices. Through the lens of Critical Rural Theory, the paper challenges the urban-normative frameworks that have historically shaped arts administration, arguing that strategies designed for metropolitan contexts are often inappropriate or ineffective when applied to rural communities. Instead, the article advocates for an intellectual shift that embraces the innovation, self-definition, and inter-sector collaboration inherent to rural arts practice. Ultimately, the article calls for an arts management pedagogy that centers rural experiences not as derivative of the urban, but as distinct and equally valuable sources of knowledge and practice. Keywords: Rural Arts Management, Critical Rural Theory, Collaboration, Identity, Place-based Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 84-96 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.06 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29282 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:002 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cho, Hyojung Title: Heritage Contraband: Mapping US Policy to Combat International Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property Abstract: While the US has shown leadership in advocating for cultural heritage protection on the global stage since WWII, its hesitancy and delays in ratifying or implementing key conventions, along with repeated withdrawals from UNESCO, suggest otherwise regarding its commitment. 21st-century geopolitics have elevated the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property, emphasizing not only the safeguarding of humanity's collective heritage but also the maintenance of international relations and national security for the US, which has led to policy responses. This research evaluates US policies aimed at countering international illicit trafficking of cultural property, highlighting the need for reassessment in light of new global dynamics and recent legislative changes. The variety in policy motivations and dynamics, influenced by global power balances and Indian relations, indicates that current policies to control international illicit trafficking of cultural property have significant gaps. Mapping these policies reveals inconsistencies and deficiencies in the US's efforts to combat this issue, underscoring the urgent need for improvements. Keywords: illicit trafficking of cultural property, 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property, 1970 UNESCO Convention, Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, US Cultural Heritage Policy Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 66-83 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.05 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29281 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:003 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Espinosa Espinosa, Aaron Author-Name: Barrios Bueno, Paula Author-Name: Sands Lambrano, Yaneth Author-Name: Li, Ying Lin Title: Public Investment in Cultural Heritage: A Municipal Analysis in Colombia Abstract: Over the past decades, cultural heritage has gained importance as a key resource in development strategies across Colombian municipalities. Public actions have focused on promoting activities such as tourism, which contribute to improving residents' living conditions. Despite Colombia's rich heritage - a country with 1,103 municipalities and more than 3,000 traditional festivals - significant gaps persist in interregional economic dynamics and fiscal capacity, hindering the proper management of heritage in these territories. This article empirically explores and analyses the factors explaining differences in cultural investment levels in heritage across Colombian municipalities during the period 2012-2020, based on a set of economic, demographic, and cultural variables. Novel variables such as cultural governance are included, along with results differentiated by heritage type, aiming to understand the various funding logics and to identify inputs for public policies that better integrate culture into development strategies. Keywords: subnational cultural investment, intangible heritage, tangible heritage, decentralisation, regional and urban economics Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 47-65 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.04 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29280 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:004 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Berné-Manero, Carmen Author-Name: Cuadrado-García, Manuel Author-Name: Múgica, Ana Title: Exploring the Value of Music Journalism in the Digital Context: a Qualitative Study from the Supply Side Abstract: This article examines the role of music journalism in the digital environment from a marketing and cultural supply perspective. Through a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with key sector agents (editors, journalists, and managers of specialized media), it analyses value creation strategies in a context marked by digital transformation and changing cultural consumption patterns. The findings reveal how these media outlets face tensions between economic sustainability, editorial independence, and adaptation to new market logics. The study highlights the tactics employed by professionals to maintain the relevance of their content and audiences, as well as to diversify their business models. It offers an updated understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by music journalism as an active agent in the digital cultural ecosystem. Keywords: music journalism, value strategies, digital transformation, cultural consumption, specialized media Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 27-46 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.03 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29279 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:005 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lazzeretti, Luciana Title: The Excesses and Risks of the Postmodern Condition: from Globalization to Digitalization and the Threat of Non-Things Abstract: Globalisation and digitalisation are both part of the postmodern condition. We are experiencing the increasingly rapid rise of a new "black box society" characterised by black boxes where algorithms, observing the characteristics of users, predict a class, a rating and suggest decisions without explaining the motivation. If, with globalisation, the issues of the economic enhancement of culture saw the primacy of the economy over society, discussing a possible culture-driven vs data-driven economic development, now technology plays a leading role. We have dealt with the excesses of postmodernity in the past, discussing the risks associated with globalisation and the enhancement of museums and art cities as high-culture places, introducing the risk of the Non-Place, understood as an anthropological place, generated by the loss of meanings, relationships and history. Starting from the suggestions emerging from the literature, we now address the theme of the risks of digitalisation by introducing the concept of the "risk of Non-Things", connected to computerisation, the dematerialisation of the world and the loss of memory that may involve objects, movable and immovable artistic heritage, natural heritage, territories, animals, plants, even perhaps humanity itself. Keywords: Digitalisation, Globalisation, Algorithmic society, Non-Things, Cultural heritage Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 8-26 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.02 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29278 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:006 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Palma Martos, Luis Author-Name: Palma Martos, Maria Luisa Author-Name: Heredia-Carroza, Jesús Title: Towards a new economy of culture: critical, territorial, and global perspectives Journal: Cuadernos de Economia de la Cultura Year: 2025 Issue: 11 Pages: 5-7 DOI: 10.12795/CEC.2025.i11.01 File-URL: https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CEC/article/view/29277 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:etp:journl:007