Cultural Environment as a Potential for Society Renewal

Zenija Kruzmetra, Dina Bite and Ginta Kronberga
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Zenija Kruzmetra: Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Social Development, Latvia University of Agriculture
Dina Bite: Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Social Development, Latvia University of Agriculture
Ginta Kronberga: Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Social Development, Latvia University of Agriculture

International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2016, vol. 2, issue 1, 7-14

Abstract: The renewal of society is a broad term in its original sense but in the context of the article, it is linked with issues of depopulation, territorial polarization, and shrinking processes in Latvia. One of the “hot points” for local governments has been finding ways to attract people and promote the development of rural territories for the past decades. Both theoretical and practical solutions for maintaining rural society and promoting the renewal of society are the development of the cultural environment. Cultural activities directly affect public participation, cooperation among the population, the development of creativity, and promotion of inclusive society, health and society renewal. As recent investigations show, cultural environment is broadly developing in rural territories of Latvia. The research of cultural environment as a potential for the renewal of society of Latvia is a novelty due to the beginning of the National Research Program for the period 2014–2017 funded by the Government of Latvia (EKOSOC LV projects 5.2.4., 5.2.8.). The aim of the article is to analyze cultural environment as a potential for renewal of society in rural territories of Latvia. The research object is planning and development documents of local governments, different agents of rural territories. The results of the study reveal development of cultural environment in rural regions in Latvia. However, these practices are fragile yet and need support. They can bring forth new social and economic structures and serve as promoters of the smart development of rural territories in Latvia. For this reason, local governments should create their strategies to appreciate and support cultural activities as their potential for renewal of rural society.

Keywords: Cultural environment; Renewal of Society; Smart development of territory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.21.2001

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