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Accepted Contribution
Ethnological knowledge for cities' bright(er) future
Saša Poljak Istenič
(ZRC SAZU)
Valentina Gulin Zrnic
(Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research)
Contribution short abstract
The presentation will contribute to the discussion of how to attract the attention of policy-makers and what to offer them beyond ethnographic case studies.
Contribution long abstract
The presenters are ethnologists/cultural anthropologists working at research institutes in Slovenia and Croatia and also engaged in teaching at the university level. They focus on research of urban public spaces and urban futures. Drawing from the presenters' experience in two Slovenian and two Croatian cities, the presentation will discuss ethnological interventions that attracted the attention of city administrations. They include students' research of urban public spaces, workshops on urban futures using creative methods, and studies on climate-related bottom-up activities. The presentation will contribute to the discussion of how to attract the attention of policy-makers and what to offer them beyond ethnographic case studies.