European Capital of Culture
I have researched the European Capital of Culture initiative since 2002. My research has focused on studying the regeneration potential […]
The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy
I have been conducting research on the Olympic Games cultural dimension since 1999, in particular, the Cultural Olympiad or official
Beijing cultural festivals… bigger but not always better
Originally published by the Centre for Olympic Studies, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, within their Beijing Olympic Games Series Full text
Developing a Profile for Culture within the London 2012 Games
Presentation to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad / Creative Programmers meeting in Liverpool, 19th November 2008 Summary: By 2012, cultural
New Beijing, New Media?
Emergent Journalistic Practice at the Olympics In: 9th International Symposium on Olympic Research, International Centre for Olympic Studies, University of
One Hundred Years of Olympic Cultural Programming
Full reference: Garcia, B. (2008) ‘One Hundred Years of Cultural Programming within the Olympic Games (1912-2012): Origins, evolution and projections‘ in: International
Approaches to the Newspaper Archive
Reason, M. and Garcia, B. ‘Approaches to the Newspaper Archive: Content Analysis and Press Coverage of Glasgow’s Year of Culture’,
Can policy be artist-led?
Perspectives from a policy analyst / researcher 2007, March 7 In January 2007, I was invited by the artists think
Building on the European Culture Capital as impulse for cultural and creative development
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘Building on the European Culture Capital as impulse for cultural and creative development’, in: Change through the
Symbolic maps of the city
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘Symbolic maps of the city: Visualising conflicting narratives to capture the meaning(s) of place’ in: Mapping the
Impacts 08 – The Liverpool Model. European Capital of Culture Research Programme
Additional information and links: Impacts 08 website | Programme summary Impacts 08 – The Liverpool Model, is a joint research
The Creative Legacy of the Olympic Games
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘The creative legacy of the Olympic Games. The symbolic dimension of the Games as a basis for
New Beijing, Great Journalism?
Garcia, B. and Miah, A. (2007) ‘New Beijing, Great Journalism? Media Freedom During the Beijing Olympic Games period’ in session:
Non-Accredited Media, Olympic Games and the Host City
Miah. A. and Garcia, B. (2006) Invited Plenary Speaker: ‘Non-Accredited Media, Olympic Games and the Host City’ in Communication Forum
Towards London 2012: Non-accredited Media, Cultural Discourses, and Olympic Host City Identity
Co-investigators: Dr Beatriz Garcia and Dr Andy Miah Research funded by the British Academy. Additional information and links: Culture @
City of style… and substance
Garcia, B. ‘City of style… and substance. Tracing the legacy of 1990 on Glasgow’s creative communities’, presented at: Creative Clusters
Exchanging culture for style
Garcia, B. “Exchanging culture for style… Glasgow’s image transformation from ‘City of Culture’ into ‘Scotland with Style’ (1983-2004)”, presented at:
De-constructing the City of Culture
Citation: Garcia, B. ‘De-constructing the City of Culture: The long term cultural legacies of Glasgow 1990’, in: Urban Studies (2005:
What is cultural policy research?
Citation: Scullion, A. and García, B. “What is cultural policy research?” in: International Journal of Cultural Policy (2005: vol 11,
(2002- 2005) Cities and Culture Project: Understanding the Long-term Legacies of Glasgow 1990, European City of Culture
Lead Investigator: Research funded by the Centre for Cultural Policy Research (CCPR, University of Glasgow). From January 2002 to December