Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien is a Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at City University London</a>. He specialises in cultural value and urban cultural policy issues and has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Liverpool. His work on cultural value includes a recent secondment and report to the UK's Department for Culture Media and Sport</a>.

Economics and the cultural sector: can they achieve a more diplomatic relationship?

Instead of only asking what economics can tell us about the value of cultural activities, maybe we should also ask what cultural activities can tell us about how to improve economics.

By Dave O'Brien

/ 8 Mar 2012