Symbolic Universes in Time of (Post)Crisis: The Future of European Societies

(Culture in Policy Making: The Symbolic Universes of Social Action) 1st ed. 2019 Edition 

by Sergio Salvatore (Editor), Viviana Fini (Editor), Terri Mannarini (Editor), Jaan Valsiner (Editor), Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri (Editor) 

This book investigates whether, how and where the cultural milieu of European societies has changed as a result of the socio-economics crisis. To do so, it adopts a psycho-cultural approach, which views the cultural milieu as a set of meanings, placing the generalized image social actors have of themselves, the world, events and their relationships in the context of the socio-political and institutional environment, including policies. By analyzing the changes in cultural milieu and social identity, the book develops strategic and methodological guidelines for the design of post-crisis policies, providing a concept of how the cultural dynamics are associated with certain individual characteristics and specific socio-economic phenomena.