The cultural politics of Europe : European capitals of culture and European Union since 1980 / / edited by Kiran Klaus Patel

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.094
• Soggetto topico: Politics and culture - European Union countries; Cities and towns - Ratings and rankings - Europe
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Cultural policy
• Altri autori: PatelKiran Klaus
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Europeanisation from the margins? An interdisciplinary approach; Eleven approaches; Notes; Part I: The trajectory of EUcultural policy; 1. The European Capitals of Culture in context: cultural policy and the European integration process; Culture, cultural policy and the Community; Between economy and community: cultural action before Maastricht; The 1990s: consolidating culture in the European Union; Turning point 2000 ; ConclusionNotes; 2. The changing concept of the European Capitals of Culture: between the endorsement of Europeanidentity and city advertising; Historical origins of the European Capital of Culture; Glasgow's impact and the new notion of the initiative; The 'year 2000 problem' and the communitarisation of the initiative; Conclusions; Notes; 3. Europe'sseveral Capitals of Culture: from celebration to regeneration to polycentric capitalisation; 'A simple idea and a vision'; A new cultural map of Europe; What does 'European' stand for?; Notes ; 4. Integration through expertise: transnationalexperts in European cultural policiesThe road to planning and urban regeneration: developments up to 1999; A new basis? The decision of 1999; The Palmer Report and the expansion of expertise; Althusser goes to Brussels: interpellation and the limits of expertise; Conclusions; Notes; Part II:Creating local Europes; 5. Florence as European City of Culture for 1986 and the legitimisation of an EC cultural policy; The opening ceremony of Florence 1986 and its reception ; The Florentine appropriation of the ECOC: urban regeneration and civilisational understanding of cultureThe Florentine humanist culture: not strictly European but universal heritage; Two European actors in the ECOC arena; A conference on the economy to justify a cultural action; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Wall city visions: representationsof Europe in the context of 'Berlin Kulturstadt Europas 1988'; General structure and goals; 'Europe' in Berlin: themes, hopes and reservations; Renderings of Europe; 'E '88' in retrospect: culture leading the way?; Notes ; 7. Peripheral ECOCs between cultural policy and cultural governance: the case of Sibiu 2007Brussels' dilemma; Turns towards peripheral regions; Case study: Sibiu; Post-socialist modernism and post-modern Europeanism; Cultural tourism and symbolic capital; The festivalisation of urban space; Towards a concept of cultural governance; The untold stories ...; Notes; 8. 'Wekeep on building: the 'failed' application of Görlitz/Zgorzelec 2010; The history and socio-economic context of Görlitz and Zgorzelec; The application concept of Görlitz/Zgorzelec 2010 ; Political appropriations and socio-cultural effects ofGörlitz/Zgorzelec 2010
• Sommario/riassunto: Culture is one of the most complex and contested fields of European integration. This book analyzes EU cultural politics since their emergence in the 1980s with a particular focus on the European Capital of Culture program, the flagship of EU cultural policy. It discusses both the central as well as local levels and contextualizes EU policies with programmes of other European organisations, such as the Council of Europe.By asking what ""Europe"" actually means for European cultural policy, the book goes beyond the confines of official organizations and the political sphere, to
• Titolo autorizzato: The cultural politics of Europe
• ISBN: 1-136-17153-3; 1-136-17154-1; 0-203-08108-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808778803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series ; ; 24.