PUBLICATION | ‘If everyone says so …’ Press narratives and image change in major event host cities
I have just published this academic paper within the Urban Studies…
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DEBATE | On the need for both ‘black’ and ‘white’ narratives around mega-event impacts.
We need to acknowledge both the black AND the white (plus some…
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PROJECT | What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympics?
I am in Rio throughout the Olympic Games, as I…
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PROJECT | Building bridges between Olympic cities and the Olympic Movement
I have been awarded one of only six Advanced Olympic Research…
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PROJECT | Shakespeare Lives ~ Impact on perceptions of Britain
I have been appointed by the British Council to direct a…
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ARTICLE | Europe ~ UK Cultural Exchange: Can we avoid the worst of Brexit?
I wake up to the not totally surprising but still…
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ARTICLE | Closer to Marseille than to London … Europe and the EU as trumpeteers for British talent
On the day the United Kingdom decides whether to remain in or leave…
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Liverpool ArtLab | The city as laboratory for cultural exchange
On 21 June I am speaking at Common Ground, a…
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The Art of Devolution | Culture & the North
On 14 June 2016, I am speaking on the implications of…
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ArtsGames Forum Montreal
I am in Montreal on 25 and 26 May to…
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International cultural cooperation: Europe & Latinoamerica
On the 17th and 18th of May 2016 I have…
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My research trajectory since 1999
I have interrogated cities and event-led cultural policy-making since 1999.…
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Cultura urbana para la Inclusión Social en Latinoamérica
The European Commission and Iberoamerican General Secretariat have invited me…
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Liverpool 2018: 10 year ECoC legacy
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) supports ICC research…
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IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission
After 15 years observing, analysing and offering a critique…
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Linking memory, knowlege & communication in Rio 2016
On my way to Sao Paulo to share insights regarging…
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In praise of cultural policy research
Back in 2006, at the inaugural conference for a new UK…
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Intangible Heritage and urban development
On the 23rd September I am speaking at Sharing Cultures 2015 –…
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Public Service Media contribution to society
Find below my contribution to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)…
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Rio 2016 Cultural Narrative for the Olympics
On August 5th 2015, Rio marked its final year to…
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