Invent Culture

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

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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

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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

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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

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