My research trajectory since 1999
I have interrogated cities and event-led cultural policy-making since 1999. I started by revisiting the cultural legacy of the Barcelona […]
Cities
Cultura urbana para la Inclusión Social en Latinoamérica
The European Commission and Iberoamerican General Secretariat have invited me to contribute to ‘Urban Culture for Social Inclusion in Latinoamérica’,
The journey towards Hull 2017
I have spent a day in Hull, discussing regeneration opportunities, the challenges of event-driven urban strategies and the many ways
Cultural value, media events & city narratives
Presentation at AIMAC 2015 (Aix-en-Provence & Marseille) My paper abstract, below: Ever since the widespread acceptance that the arts
Regeneration with attitude: Towards Hull 2017
The Royal Society of Arts has invited me to speak at their 2015 Engage Series: RSA Connect: Hull, 14 July
Urban Cultural Projects: Practice, Research, Policy
I have been invited by the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center to join an international research gathering at the university’s
The cultural value of event-led city regeneration
I am in Helsinki presenting the paper ‘The cultural value of event-led city regeneration. What makes a European Capital of Culture sustainable’ .
Capitals of Culture and External Projection
I have contributed to the ‘Llibre Blanc de la Cultura a Terrassa’ (White Book on Culture in Terrassa), published
Remembering, Narrating & Re-connecting Space in Liverpool
On the 14 & 15 May I am contributing to “The Global City: Past and Present“, as part of an
Urban Myths?
Urban Myths? Transforming narratives of place via the media representation of one-off international cultural events Paper presented at: Mediated City
Presentation: Reclaiming the street
From the 1st to the 3rd September I contributed to the second ‘Future of Places’ global conference, hosted in Buenos
Heritage, Pride and Place
Exploring the contribution of World Heritage Site (WHS) status to a city’s future development In 2012, the Institute of Cultural Capital embarked
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation: new design
Find here access to a completely re-designed version of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation Summary, including a more accessible
Collection of films on my views about Liverpool and cultural regeneration
I have finally had the chance to tidy up the links to a series of films produced under the series
Local Dependencies for Global Festivals
2011, Jan 28-29, Birkbeck University, London Conference: LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE-OLYMPIC CITY This two-day workshop
A ‘City of Culture’ initiative for Italy?
Claudio Bocci, Director of Institutional Relations at Federculture and Ravello LAB committee member, has built on the evidence provided by
Project: European Capitals of Culture policy group
In 2009 I attracted funding from the European Commission to establish an international network of researchers and programmers working on
Beyond Impacts
Lessons and legacies from researching Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture The five year Impacts 08 research programme I have directed
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
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