European Parliament report: 30 years of ECoC Success Strategies & Long term effects
This study, conducted in 2013, is a response to the European Parliament 2012 call for a comprehensive assessment of the […]
Plenary at the European Culture Forum
I was pleased to provide an overview of my research on the European Capital of Culture Programme at the 3rd
The Olympics: The Basics, published in Russian
The Russian Olympic University press has just published a translation of my and Prof Andy Miah’s book, The Olympics: The
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad evaluation just published
In November 2011, the major stakeholders in the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival commissioned Beatriz Garcia at the Institute
London 2012: A cultural blueprint for the Cultural Olympiad
Published in September 2012, issue 257 (http://artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=6460&issue=257) Full article below A cultural blueprint Beatriz Garcia reflects on the Cultural
The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy
The opening of the London 2012 Games marks 100 years since the emergence of an arts and cultural programme at
The Olympics: The Basics (2012)
I have been working with Prof Andy Miah on a this new book, due for publication by Taylor and Francis
Debate: In praise of cultural policy research
In my new role as Head of Cultural Policy & Impact research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, I have
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
Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games
Paper presented to the International Olympic Committee in my role as member of the IOC Postgraduate Grant Selection Committee Abstract
#media2012
2010, Dec 15: IOC Lausanne. #media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games Paper presented
The Cultural Olympiad as a platform to expand Olympic narratives
Contribution to panel within the #media 2012 conference at the Abandon Normal Devices festival in Manchester Panel Debate: Journalism, Sport
A cultural mega event’s impact on innovative capabilities
Full reference: Bergsgard, N.A., Jøsendal, K. & Garcia, B. (2010) ‘A cultural mega event’s impact on innovative capabilities in art
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
Culture at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Principal Investigator (2006-2008) Research funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London. This project develops longitudinal research at the Olympic
The Olympic Games: Imagining a New Media Legacy
New publication by Beatriz Garcia and Andy Miah in the British Academy Review, thinking about what happened in Vancouver 2010
25th Anniversary of European Capital of Culture, Brussels
I was a plenary speaker at a major European Commission conference in Brussels, celebrating 25 years of the European Capital
Beyond Impacts
Lessons and legacies from researching Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture The five year Impacts 08 research programme I have directed
Impact Research
Since 2006, I have been the director of the Impacts 08 research programme. Impacts 08 – The Liverpool Model, is