Diversity and Circulation: Methods & Indicators

Music Diversity and Circulation: Methods and Indicators produce the methodology and data assets for the Report on Music Diversity and Circulation in Europe. The report is developed following the Open Policy Analysis Guidelines.

Diversity and Circulation: Methods & Indicators, following the Open Policy Analysis Guidelines, develops indicators that capture the cross-border circulation of works/repertoire, the cross-border activities of artists and professionals, cultural diversity within European music repertoires, and the diversity of representation within music distribution channels. This results in a cross-national legal mapping of regulatory sources that define cultural and creative diversity, have diversity as an underlying goal and/or employ diversity indicators in its operation.

Methodological approaches, data collection instruments, and indicators are discussed in a methodology workshop. Further sectors may be added on the basis of the feedback collected through interviews with policymakers and stakeholders’ and expert workshops. A cross-national legal mapping will then be conducted. Methods and indicators will be presented in the D5.1 Open Music Observatory as the Music Economy part of broader Digital Music Observatory.

Development of indicators that capture the cross-border circulation of works/repertoire, the cross-border activities of artists and professionals, cultural diversity within European music repertoires, and the diversity of representation within music distribution channels. This results in a cross-national legal mapping of regulatory sources that define cultural and creative diversity, have diversity as an underlying goal and/or employ diversity indicators in its operation. Methodological approaches, data collection instruments, and indicators are discussed in a methodology workshop. Further sectors may be added on the basis of the feedback collected through interviews with policymakers and stakeholders’ and expert workshops. A cross-national legal mapping will then be conducted.

Examples of potential indicator candidates developed in this deliverable include (but are not limited to): etc.

You can find the repository of all assets on github.com/dataobservatory-eu/music_diversity_circulation_methods_indicators.