Kai Lehikoinen is a University Researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Research Institute, Finland, and a Representative Board Member of ELIA, a globally connected European network for higher arts education.

“Lehikoinen offers powerful insights into the ways in which socially engaged arts practice can challenge societal norms, foster connection and generate a sense shared purpose among individuals and communities. A form of practice much-needed in these fractured times.”- Allan Owens, Emeritus Professor, University of Chester, UK; Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK; National Teaching Fellow, UK; and Visiting Professor, LUT University, Finland

• Introduction1. Ten case studies: Addressing the "social turn" in the arts 2. Socially engaged art: Definitions, complexities, and cultural contexts3. Participatory potential4. Possibilities of learning5. Transformative prospects6. Socially engaged art in higher arts education7. Towards an academic framework for socially engaged art8. Socially engaged art as a subject of study9. Political and social awareness in higher arts education10. From safe spaces to polyphonic spaces11. Socially engaged art and the futures of higher arts education12. Coda: Reimagining the role of socially engaged art in higher arts education

Kai Lehikoinen is a University Researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Research Institute, Finland, and a Representative Board Member of ELIA, a globally connected European network for higher arts education.

“Lehikoinen offers powerful insights into the ways in which socially engaged arts practice can challenge societal norms, foster connection and generate a sense shared purpose among individuals and communities. A form of practice much-needed in these fractured times.”- Allan Owens, Emeritus Professor, University of Chester, UK; Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK; National Teaching Fellow, UK; and Visiting Professor, LUT University, Finland

• Introduction1. Ten case studies: Addressing the "social turn" in the arts 2. Socially engaged art: Definitions, complexities, and cultural contexts3. Participatory potential4. Possibilities of learning5. Transformative prospects6. Socially engaged art in higher arts education7. Towards an academic framework for socially engaged art8. Socially engaged art as a subject of study9. Political and social awareness in higher arts education10. From safe spaces to polyphonic spaces11. Socially engaged art and the futures of higher arts education12. Coda: Reimagining the role of socially engaged art in higher arts education

Kai Lehikoinen is a University Researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Research Institute, Finland, and a Representative Board Member of ELIA, a globally connected European network for higher arts education.

“Lehikoinen offers powerful insights into the ways in which socially engaged arts practice can challenge societal norms, foster connection and generate a sense shared purpose among individuals and communities. A form of practice much-needed in these fractured times.”- Allan Owens, Emeritus Professor, University of Chester, UK; Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK; National Teaching Fellow, UK; and Visiting Professor, LUT University, Finland

• Introduction1. Ten case studies: Addressing the "social turn" in the arts 2. Socially engaged art: Definitions, complexities, and cultural contexts3. Participatory potential4. Possibilities of learning5. Transformative prospects6. Socially engaged art in higher arts education7. Towards an academic framework for socially engaged art8. Socially engaged art as a subject of study9. Political and social awareness in higher arts education10. From safe spaces to polyphonic spaces11. Socially engaged art and the futures of higher arts education12. Coda: Reimagining the role of socially engaged art in higher arts education