DOC Creative Character Design by Bryan Tillman in Arts-Photography

Description

The Politics of Urban Cultural Policy brings together a range of international experts to critically analyze the ways that governmental actors and non-governmental entities attempt to influence the production and implementation of urban policies directed at the arts; culture; and creative activity. Presenting a global set of case studies that span five continents and 22 cities; the essays in this book advance our understanding of how the dynamic interplay between economic and political context; institutional arrangements; and social networks affect urban cultural policy-making and the ways that these policies impact urban development and influence urban governance. The volume comparatively studies urban cultural policy-making in a diverse set of contexts; analyzes the positive and negative outcomes of policy for different constituencies; and identifies the most effective policy directions; emerging political challenges; and most promising opportunities for building effective cultural policy coalitions.The volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth engagement with the political process of urban cultural policy and urban development studies around the world. It will be of interest to students and researchers interested in urban planning; urban studies and cultural studies.