Design and Political Economy in the UK.
Saved in:
| Title: | Design and Political Economy in the UK. |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Julier, Guy1 G.Julier@leedsmet.ac.uk |
| Source: | Knowledge, Technology & Policy. Winter2009, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p217-225. 9p. |
| Subjects: | Product design, Globalization, Design Council, Economics, Industrial laws & legislation, Government policy, Economic structure, Public administration |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | The period of the United Kingdom's Labour government, 1997–2010, saw two strident policy vectors. One was in the promotion of the creative industries as a lever for urban regeneration and national renewal in the face of the decline of its manufacturing base and the globalisation of its economy. The second was in the increased emphasis on financialisation to underpin both corporate and public sectors. Both of these were, in fact, intensifications of former Conservative policies developed through the early 1990s. This paper reviews some changes in the UK government policy on design, principally through its Design Council, as a function of the political economy during this period. It draws attention to important shifts in the professional practice of design and governmental promotion and use thereof—especially of service design and “design thinking”—that suggest a new attitudinal approach as to its role. It then places these shifts next to changes in public sector management and thinking. In particular, we see how certain conceptions and practices of design become embedded in its signalling of value in potentia rather than in putting value into things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Copyright of Knowledge, Technology & Policy is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) | |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
| FullText | Links: – Type: pdflink Text: Availability: 0 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: egs DbLabel: Engineering Source An: 47656870 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: Academic Journal PubTypeId: academicJournal PreciseRelevancyScore: 0 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Design and Political Economy in the UK. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Julier%2C+Guy%22">Julier, Guy</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> G.Julier@leedsmet.ac.uk</i> – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Knowledge%2C+Technology+%26+Policy%22">Knowledge, Technology & Policy</searchLink>. Winter2009, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p217-225. 9p. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Product+design%22">Product design</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Globalization%22">Globalization</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Design+Council%22">Design Council</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Economics%22">Economics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Industrial+laws+%26+legislation%22">Industrial laws & legislation</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Government+policy%22">Government policy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Economic+structure%22">Economic structure</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Public+administration%22">Public administration</searchLink> – Name: SubjectGeographic Label: Geographic Terms Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+Kingdom%22">United Kingdom</searchLink> – Name: Abstract Label: Abstract Group: Ab Data: The period of the United Kingdom's Labour government, 1997–2010, saw two strident policy vectors. One was in the promotion of the creative industries as a lever for urban regeneration and national renewal in the face of the decline of its manufacturing base and the globalisation of its economy. The second was in the increased emphasis on financialisation to underpin both corporate and public sectors. Both of these were, in fact, intensifications of former Conservative policies developed through the early 1990s. This paper reviews some changes in the UK government policy on design, principally through its Design Council, as a function of the political economy during this period. It draws attention to important shifts in the professional practice of design and governmental promotion and use thereof—especially of service design and “design thinking”—that suggest a new attitudinal approach as to its role. It then places these shifts next to changes in public sector management and thinking. In particular, we see how certain conceptions and practices of design become embedded in its signalling of value in potentia rather than in putting value into things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] – Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright Label: Group: Ab Data: <i>Copyright of Knowledge, Technology & Policy is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=egs&AN=47656870 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Identifiers: – Type: doi Value: 10.1007/s12130-009-9090-z Languages: – Code: eng Text: English PhysicalDescription: Pagination: PageCount: 9 StartPage: 217 Subjects: – SubjectFull: Product design Type: general – SubjectFull: Globalization Type: general – SubjectFull: Design Council Type: general – SubjectFull: Economics Type: general – SubjectFull: Industrial laws & legislation Type: general – SubjectFull: Government policy Type: general – SubjectFull: Economic structure Type: general – SubjectFull: Public administration Type: general – SubjectFull: United Kingdom Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Design and Political Economy in the UK. Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Julier, Guy IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 12 Text: Winter2009 Type: published Y: 2009 Identifiers: – Type: issn-print Value: 19464789 Numbering: – Type: volume Value: 22 – Type: issue Value: 4 Titles: – TitleFull: Knowledge, Technology & Policy Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
