Leadership in Independent Art Organisations: Entrepreneurship and Regional Embeddedness Milena Stefanović, Milena Dragićević Šešić Cultural Management: Science and Education 8 No. 2 (2024) https://doi.org/10.30819/cmse.8-2.01     pp: 9-24     2025-01-07

Leadership in Independent Art Organisations: Entrepreneurship and Regional Embeddedness

Entrepreneurship, leadership, socio-cultural entrepreneurship, cultural management, Western Balkans Cite: APA    BibTeX

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Abstract
The lack of honest and transparent social and regional intercultural and intergovernmental dialogue in the Western Balkans region is evident. The number of international (mostly externally driven) political cooperation instruments and initiatives has flourished in the last ten years (Berlin Process, Open Balkans, Common Regional Market), while the number of bilateral disputes has remained stable. While mostly linked to "dissonant heritage" and cultural/political memory issues, these disputes are raising deeper expressions of hatred (discourse of hate in official communication and performative acts). At the same time, the establishment of the Common Regional Market is underway, and one of the most important agreements regarding the common labour market of Albania, Serbia, and North Macedonia came into force in 2024. In such a complex and dialectical context, organizations operating in the field of cultural, creative, and socio-cultural entrepreneurship are using different, even risky, methods, strategies, and creative approaches to achieve organizational objectives by investing in collaborative programs and projects, while daring to deal with conflictual issues. Leadership in such a populist ecosystem requires courage, vision, and diplomacy skills to overcome challenges that threaten to sabotage democracy and the promotion of values such as diversity, freedom of speech, and human rights.

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