Exploring implicit and explicit cultural policy dimensions through major-event and neoliberal rhetoric

Ganga, Rafaela; Wise, Nicholas; Perić, Marko

doi:10.1016/j.ccs.2021.100401

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“…Indeed, there is a more systemic risk that this sort of dynamic may lead over time – or has led, as some contend (see, e.g. Belfiore, 2016) – to an observable “inflationary” effect in impact claims, wherein the desire for host cities to be perceived as successful drives a slow but steady ratcheting up of reported outcomes (Bennett, 2011; Ganga et al ., 2021). In the case of Impacts 18 , this tension manifested itself in a unique and unusual way, with the authors clearly expected to produce results of equal or greater magnitude to the previous evaluation of the Liverpool ECoC, rather than another host city or cities.…”

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“…As Ooi et al (2014, p. 423) point out, the myths of success perpetuated by advocacy-driven research risk creating a "discrepancy between early promises and actual effects". Consequently, for some, cultural evaluations may come to be Revisiting the impact of Liverpool as ECoC perceived as agents of "positive illusions" (Bennett, 2011), feeding skewed notions of "evidence-based policy" that eventually act as agents of implicit cultural policy (Ahearne and Bennett, 2009;Ganga et al, 2021). At times, as Evans (2005, p. 960) ruefully observes, it may seem that "the attention to the high-cost and high-profile culture-led regeneration projects is in inverse proportion to the strength and quality of evidence of their regenerative effects".…”

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Revisiting the impact of Liverpool as ECoC 2008: the lost opportunity to reconcile cultural policy and evaluation

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Ganga

2023

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PurposeIn this paper, the authors reflect critically on their experience as researchers on the Impacts 18 programme: a re-study concerned with the long-term effects of Liverpool European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2008. Situating Impacts 18 at the confluence of three important debates within the cultural policy field, the paper considers the causation, nature and significance of the shortcomings of the research, with a view to advancing cultural evaluation practices and encouraging re-studies in a field where they are seldom used.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw on documentary analysis of unpublished research outputs, along with their own research notes and critical reflections. The paper focuses on two projects from the Impacts 18 programme, in particular, in order to illustrate the broader issues raised in terms of the epistemological framing, methodological design and execution of the Impacts 18 research.FindingsThe paper highlights and explores the various issues that affected Impacts 18 in terms of its epistemological framing and methodological design, as well as problems encountered in terms of data management and stakeholder relationships.Originality/valueAs a large-scale re-study of a cultural event, Impacts 18 represents an exceedingly rare occurrence, despite the acknowledged dearth of evidence on the longer-term impacts of such events. Similarly unusual, however, are critical and candid retrospectives from research authors themselves. The paper is thus doubly unusual, in these two respects, and should help to advance research practice in an under-researched area.

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Revisiting the impact of Liverpool as ECoC 2008: the lost opportunity to reconcile cultural policy and evaluation

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Ganga

2023

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“…17 Kako pokazuje društvena dinamika kojoj smo svjedočile na svojim terenskim istraživanjima, Art-kvart Benčić već u ovom trenutku generira neke nove kulturne prakse, pridaje prostoru dodatna značenja i vrijednosti oživljavajući pritom taj dio grada. 18 Drugi modus urbane regeneracije, koji se planirao pokrenuti projektom EPK, odnosio se na izvedbeni kulturni program temeljen na širokom spektru javnih događanja različitih profila -"od vrhunskih umjetničkih izvedbi velikih europskih zvijezdi do programa u malim zajednicama koje tematiziraju male, ali zapravo iznimno važne teme" (Rijeka 2020, 2020.: 14). Obuhvaćao je tako umjetničke i tematske izložbe, umjetničke i urbane intervencije, akcije i atrakcije, festivale i manifestacije, kazališne i plesne nastupe, koncerte operne, klasične i popularne glazbe, dječje programe, programe usmjerene k uključivanju i aktiviranju građana, partnerske programe zasnovane na javnom pozivu, skupove, konferencije, predavanja, predstavljanja knjiga, gostovanja svjetskih i domaćih umjetnika i stručnjaka itd.…”

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Rijeka 2020: Resemantization of the City Identity by Culture

2022

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SAŽETAK Rijeka je 2020. godine nosila titulu Europske prijestolnice kulture. Višegodišnju pripremu i planirana događanja u 2020. godini autorice definiraju kao okvir unutar kojega se intenzivira propitivanje identiteta grada kulturom vođenom urbanom regeneracijom. Pritom je važna temporalna dimenzija, činjenica da je EPK prilika da se promišlja o budućnosti grada. Stoga, rad uključuje, uz teorijsko-metodološki uvod, opsežno predstavljanje vizije Rijeke kako je zamišljena u dokumentaciji prijave i programu EPK, kao i u drugim strateškim gradskim dokumentima. Nadalje, autorice interpretiraju doživljaj i mišljenja građana Rijeke u aspektu značenja EPK za redefiniranje identiteta grada.

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“…Chapter 25 by Yang Zhang looks at creative and cultural destination development. Cultural policy is a key directive that guides destination planning and often involves interdisciplinary action among stakeholders and planners at various scales (Ganga et al, 2021). This chapter in this section was of interest to me because I could connect the community-oriented approach to the focus on participatory planning in Chapter 2.…”

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