Legacies of failure to win the city of culture
Liminality, civicism and change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21200239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annmarie Ryan (0000-0002-0243-3059, University of Limerick), G Mcpherson (0000-0003-4562-3386, University of the West of Scotland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Pages | 100488 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| 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.2022.100488 |
| OpenAlex | W4309632160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
The European Capital of Culture Programme and the UK Cities of Culture Programme have emerged as important vehicles in the realisation of the promise of culture led regeneration. However, while value of bidding both in terms of cultural value and public value is well documented, less attention has been given to those cities that loose in their attempts to become Capital of Culture. Drawing on the works of Turner, we conceive of the bidding phase of a competitive cultural mega event competition as a liminal phase; where the ‘old’ rules of cultural organising are put into flux, and where novel or creative solutions can be re-imagined. Using a case study methodology, the paper draws attention to the ways the bidding process shapes the cities, and the legacy effects made possible through engagement in the process. We show how the competitive nature of the bidding process (often with cities competing with their close neighbours), enables a particular form of civic pride, that is, civicism to enrol stakeholder support to ‘do it for the bid’ and set the scene for transformation. We propose that the legacy of bidding is not just about winning (or not) but leveraging the process for sustainable change. We discuss how two places, in competing to host a cultural mega event, used the bid to create change to redress structural and social inequalities. While the emphasis in the current discourse is a ‘winner takes all’, we evidence that this does not do justice to the transformative effect of bidding for those cities that do not go on to host the event. The framework presented in this work offers cities a model to reflect on the transformative potential of bidding for yearlong cultural events
Bidding · Business · Liminality · Political science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Marketing
The flight of the creative class
Making Sense of Public Value
The Effects of Liminality on Individual and Organizational Learning
Bidding for UK city of culture
Liminality and Disability
Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development
City/culture discourses
‘If everyone says so …’ Press narratives and image change in major event host cities
Understanding Public Value – Why Does It Matter
Culture‐led Urban Regeneration and the Revitalisation of Identities in Newcastle, Gateshead and the North East of England
Promoting tangible and intangible hidden cultural heritage
The Economic Impact of Cultural Events
Cold spots, crap towns and cultural deserts
The Political Economy of Public Values
Culture-led regeneration of Istanbul waterfront
Identity, politics and conflict in dockland development in Cork, Ireland
Introduction
Deconstructing the City of Culture
The Impact of Cultural Events on City Image
Creative Cities, Creative Spaces and Urban Policy
Liminality and the practices of identity reconstruction
Gabriel Tarde and Big City Management
Putting the “Public” Back in Public Values Research
Arts Festivals and the City
Rethinking the Social Impacts of the Arts
Struggling with the Creative Class
From Ritual to Theatre
The social life of measurement
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |