Exploring the needs of institutional stakeholders involved in the cultural heritage and social innovation sectors

This data set was produced to gather information and lessons learnt from institutional stakeholders directly or indirectly involved in cultural approaches and/or promoting social integration of disadvantaged groups in order to understand what they need to facilitate participatory and inclusive initiatives. The data was gathered across Europe in early 2019 and consists of 90 surveys administered and 17 interviews. 90 surveys were administered to actors working at the intersection of cultural heritage and social innovation. The survey’s goal was to gather insights about the barriers these actors face in the implementation of participatory approaches and the measures adopted to overcome them. Semi-structured interviews (n=17) expanded upon the survey data and were carried out through an opportunistic sample of the survey respondents. The findings provided relevant insights in relation to the configuration of approaches for participatory projects, the main faced barriers, and the achieved level of impact. The original dataset has been processed by removing details and parts that might compromise the anonymity of the participant. This work is supported by the European Union’s Horizon2020 project CultureLabs: Recipes for Social Innovation, under Grant Agreement 770158. The sole responsibility of this work lies with the authors. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.