Project-Based Work and Sustainable Development—A Comparative Case Study of Cultural Animation Projects

Małgorzata Ćwikła, Anna Góral, Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska and Magdalena Dudkiewicz
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Małgorzata Ćwikła: Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Cracow, Poland
Anna Góral: Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Cracow, Poland
Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska: Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Cracow, Poland
Magdalena Dudkiewicz: Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-24

Abstract: Currently, a growing interest in the issues related to sustainable development can be observed, with the role of culture in stimulating this development increasing simultaneously. Nevertheless, the function and meanings of culture for sustainable development, as well as culture in the context of sustainable development, have so far remained under-emphasised and under-theorised. For this reason, in this paper we will look at practical examples of culture and sustainable development combined. The undertaken research problem explores the project-based work in the field of cultural animation, and its impact on the pursuit of the objectives of sustainable development at the local level. Two case studies of Polish organisations involved in cultural animation activities have been analysed herein. Based on the research results, we showed that cultural animation is an important tool for enabling local communities to achieve sustainable development. What is also important is the fact that cultural animation activities often take the form of project-based work, which significantly affects the methodology and extent of their implementation. Therefore, in this article we also point to the relationship between the management of animation projects and the idea of sustainable development, emphasising both advantages and disadvantages thereof.

Keywords: cultural animation; project-based work; sustainable development; cultural sustainability; local development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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