2026 Young and Emerging Researchers' Forum

Welcome and introduction to the YERF

Opening panel – Young and Emerging Researchers: research, careers and current challenges

GROUP 1

CULTURAL WORK AND LABOUR TRANSFORMATION IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR

Senior Respondents: Sophia Galière and Elena Borin

09:15–09:45

The professionalization of cultural management in Bogotá: training, labour market integration, and business dynamics of the cultural sector

Esteban Linares

Discussant: Malene Joseph

09:45–10:15

Disrupting depoliticisation: exploring refusals and emergent unionising from inside in the British fashion sector

Hannah Buckler

Discussant: Nisa Ilgaz

10:15–10:25

Refreshment break

10:25–10:55

Economic Power and Cultural Equality. The Interplay of Funding Mechanisms and the Representation of Marginalised Composers in the Repertoire of Professional Orchestras

Marie Schürmann

Discussant: Malene Joseph

10:55–11:25

Towards radical inclusion in arts organisations

Lilja Lehmuskallio

Discussant: Nisa Ilgaz

11:25–11:55

Digital Management in the Creative Industries: Innovative and Entrepreneurial Aspects

Ognian Golev

Discussant: Takao Terui

GROUP 2

CULTURAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

Senior Respondents: Lucrezia Gigante and Leticia Labaronne

09:15–09:45

Culture and Power in Small Towns

Magdaléna Hruška

Discussant: Milica Milosavljevic

09:45–10:15

Participatory Practices in the Visual Arts in Portugal: the role of artistic mediation and collaborative management in accessibility, sustainability, and the documentation of art

Telma Pereira

Discussant: Yu-Chih Chang

10:15–10:25

Refreshment break

10:25–10:55

The Communication of Cultural Policies in Portugal: Ideology, Mediatisation and Leadership in a Networked Society

Rute Carmo Mendes

Discussant: Milica Milosavljevic

10:55–11:25

Museums as a Cultural Discourse: The Brand and Value Orientation of M+ in Hong Kong

Ziwei Ke

Discussant: Inês Pinto de Faria

11:25–11:55

The transformation of Wenzhou opera within contemporary contexts of intangible cultural heritage governance and cultural production in China

Yang Zheng

Discussant: Yu-Chih Chang

Closing remarks