This article analyses the political, economic and social contexts of Liverpool's successful bid to become European Capital of Culture, 2008.
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper gives a brief synopsis of culture-led regeneration models, addressing the validity of arguments for a "culture-led urban regeneration …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This article reports on a study of three cities that participated in the competition to select a European Capital of Culture for 2008: Liverpool, Cardiff and …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper revisits Glasgow, European City of Culture 1990, and considers the main criticisms made of Glasgow’s cultural policy as an urban renewal strategy.
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper evaluates the success of the European Union City/Capital of Culture programme as a model for culture-led regeneration by assessing the long-term …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper explores the politics of waterfront development in connection with Cork’s preparation and tenure of the 2005 European Capital of Culture.
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper addresses the growing importance of mega-events in urban cultural development, focusing on the atypical example of the European Cities of Culture, …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
While considering the political/cultural/economic ideologies that underpin the creation of a supposedly pan-European identity, the paper also shows how these …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008
This paper deals with the cultural policy and strategy of Rotterdam, in particular with regard to its designation as 'European City of Culture' for the year …
Publication
| 13 oct 2008