MOVE 2012–2020: An Evaluation of the Design, Development and Direction of MOVE

Between July and October 2021, the research team at the International Centre for Community Music (ICCM) undertook evaluation with MOVE, an international music and youth leadership exchange program.

The aim was to understand and highlight MOVE's developments and impacts between 2012 and 2020 and support the program partnership in its future developments. The project centred on the question: how is MOVE understood, as an experience and as a concept?

We asked this question as a way to learn more about the people who make MOVE happen, the musical and leadership experiences they have, and how this could be understood in the context of international development, cultural participation and learning, and music education. To support this, the MOVE research team conducted a literature review.

The literature review, led by Dr Jasper Chalcraft and supported by Dr Ruth Currie focuses on 3 concepts: transcultural capital, cultural hospitality, and embodied participation. A summary of this literature review can be found in our final report. However, it was important to ensure that the full literature review was available to anyone engaging with the report, or those who may like to know a little more about these concepts.