Invent Culture
INVENT Presentation at ACEI 2025 Rotterdam
Last month, INVENT project leader Susanne Janssen presented the INVENT project during the Project Poster Session at the 23rd Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI), hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam. The INVENT poster can be downloaded here. The conference was exceptionally well-attended, attracting over 450 participants from around the world—including policymakers, researchers, and cultural professionals. From established
New INVENT book is out: Engagement with Culture in Transformative Times
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our INVENT project book with Routledge— Engagement with Culture in Transformative Times—now free to read and download in open access: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003460497🔗 The collection of fifteen chapters presented in this book significantly adds to current scholarly and policy debates on Europeans’ engagement with culture in its multiple forms and the societal values coupled
Does culture improve affective well-being in everyday life?
INVENT has published a new article in Poetics, co-authored by Marc Verboord, Larissa Fritsch, Neta Yodovich, Alysa Karels, Lucas Page de Pereira, and Eva Myrczik. This research note examines how cultural participation influences affective well-being in everyday life using a novel methodological approach—Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). The potential of culture to enhance well-being has long been studied, with cultural activities
Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview?
INVENT members Jordi Lopez, Tally Katz-Gerro, Jörg Rössel, and Simon Walo have published a new article in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations. The European social landscape has evolved through Europeanization, globalization, and migration, resulting in more transnational exchanges, personal connections across countries, and increased cultural and ethnic diversity. The authors examined whether these changes have fostered a new inclusionary
New article on digital cultural participation in Europe
The Journal of International Communication has just published a new INVENT article co-authored by Susanne Janssen, Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, Marc Verboord Franziska Marquart, and Guiseppe Lamberti. Using representative 2021 survey data from nine European countries, the study analyzed Europeans’ digital cultural participation, identifying three key dimensions: cultural information and access, audiovisual entertainment, and content creation and sharing. Our analysis examined
Understandings of culture: A European bottom-up study using structural topic modeling
We are proud to present a new INVENT publication led by Ossi Sirkka and co-authored by Simon Walo, Semi Purhonen, Marc Verboord, Susanne Janssen, and Philippe Bonnett. This study opens up an empirical exploration into how ordinary people perceive the meaning of culture and what are its sociopolitical implications. Drawing on original survey data from over 11,000 respondents across nine
INVENT Newsletter 3 is out now!
We are thrilled to announce: Newsletter III is out now! Click here to dive into our latest insights Below, find a brief overview of some featured articles in this year’s edition. Each comes with its own allure, so we hope you’re as excited as we are! Cultural Advocacy & Public Debates Dive deep into the realm of cultural discourse online as we
New research alert: Institutional Trust and Media Use in Times of Cultural Backlash
Discover the latest academic research article titled “Institutional Trust and Media Use in Times of Cultural Backlash: A Cross-National Study in Nine European Countries” by INVENT team members Marc Verboord, Susanne Janssen, Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, and Franziska Marquart. The paper builds on the INVENT survey research, exploring the connections between “cultural backlash” theory, news consumption, and trust in politics, media,
INVENT CONFERENCE ROTTERDAM – Session V
Do you think shopping malls belong to culture or not? Data from our cross-national survey show that Europeans were most indecisive about this question. At session 5 of the INVENT Conference 2021 we will be exploring the extents and boundaries of what constitutes “culture” for residents of a variety of European countries. Come join the conversation! One of the core
INVENT CONFERENCE ROTTERDAM – Session IV
What cultural activity did/do you miss most during the COVID-19 pandemic? The INVENT team posed this question to people living in nine different European countries. Curious about the outcome of our research and the relation between culture and wellbeing? Join Session 4 of the INVENT Conference 2021. Register here. A prime interest of INVENT is the way culture can contribute
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870691