The Wellbeing of Communities: Cultural Activities, Social Health and Community Sustainability

该项目将审查艺术活动、节日和纪念活动等文化活动对社区可持续性的全面影响。大多数当代对社群活动的评价倾向于脱离背景来评价单个事件。相比之下，本项目将深入比较研究特定社区，并开展多种活动。该项目将产生一个广泛的经验基础，迄今尚不具备，发展社区建设和个人福祉之间的关系的分析理解。它将开发一个模型，以了解文化习俗的真实的影响，使政府和供资机构能够评估如何最好地支持社区。

This project will examine the full impact of cultural activities such as arts events, festivals and commemorations on the sustainability of communities. Most contemporary evaluation of community activities tends to assess single events out of context. By contrast, this project will comparatively examine specific communities in depth, and across multiple activities. The project will generate a broad empirical foundation, hitherto unavailable, for developing an analytical understanding of the relationship between community building and individual wellbeing. It will develop a model for understanding the real effects of cultural practices, enabling governments and funding bodies to assess how best to support communities.