Cultural policy and urban cultural infrastructure beyond the creative city
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19227147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abigail Gilmore (0000-0003-0596-6667, University of Manchester, corresponding author), L England (0000-0002-4016-2923, Creative England), Thuy Tran (0000-0002-6244-7575, Brussels School of International Studies), Claire Burnill-Maier (0009-0008-8830-3714, Henry Royce Institute) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Pages | 100689-100689 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | City Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1877-9166 • E-ISSN: 1877-9174 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ccs.2026.100689 |
| OpenAlex | W7124846484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
This special issue showcases interdisciplinary research on the changing conditions, policies and practices of urban cultural infrastructure, offering new insights into the relationship between art, culture, policy and urban development. The collection of research articles offers empirical consideration and theoretical reflection on what might be considered an ‘infrastructural turn’ within urban and cultural policy studies that challenges previously established ideal types of urban strategies which target cultural consumption and production for value extraction. Together, they represent an attempt to move beyond the ‘creative city’ strategies that dominate this area of research but offer only vague and sometimes contradictory narratives. We aim to offer a basis for alternative discussions that are inclusive and critically sensitive to the divergence of spatial, political and economic contexts and practices within governance, statecraft and urban entrepreneurialism, to explore opportunities offered through heterodox approaches which capture the multiple narratives of urban development across global North and South
Consumption (sociology) · Creative City · Cultural policy · Divergence (linguistics) · Ideal (ethics) · Politics · Urban policy · Value (mathematics) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Public Spaces through Art · Urban Planning and Governance
Creative industries spatial policy in the United Kingdom, 1995–present
The Anatomy of the Creative City
‘Creative City’ R.I.P
The creative city approach
From heritage conservation to heritage justice in Cape Town
Cultural policy actions towards urban sustainability
The weakest link
Epistemic governance
Rethinking the foundations
Cultural policy on the move
Doing a Florida thing
Urban cultural policy and creative city making
The Crisis of Everyday Liveability, Policy and Politics
Social infrastructure and the public life of cities
Struggling with the Creative Class
Cities, Creativities and Urban Creative Economies
People as Infrastructure
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |