Report on the conflicting dynamic of valuation in the cultural sphere

The present deliverable concludes the work carried out under WP3 on “measuring and imagining the plurality of values of culture”, together with D3.11 on the discussions held at the central UNCHARTED event in London (12-13 January, 2023). The aims of this document are to: • provide a systematic analysis of the nature of evaluative regimes analysed in D3.6-3.7; • highlight the tensions observed within each evaluation regime and the approaches to tension resolution; • discuss the connections between evaluation regimes; • complement the analysis of evaluation regimes with broader reflections on participation and the influence of neo-liberalism in public administration; • discuss how WP3 findings complement the work done under WP1 and 2 (looking backward); • highlight connections between WP3 and WP4 and 5 (looking forward). The aforementioned aims are achieved drawing on evidence collected through the 18 cases carried out in WP3. To help the reader positioning WP3 activities in the UNCHARTED project, Appendix 1 retraces the themes investigated in WP1, and the case studies analysed in WP2 and 3. In addition, a glossary of the terminology employed in the UNCHARTED project is included in Appendix 2.