Rio 2016: one year to go
I am in Brazil during the first week in August 2015 to meet with key figures behind Rio’s 2016 Olympic […]
Projects
My research focus in 2015
In 2015, the European Capital of Culture programme celebrates 30 years, and this has taken me to party ‘like it
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
Daily reporting on the cultural dimensions of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Follow me on twitter (@beatriz_garcia); flickr! and via the Culture @ the Olympics magazine to read daily commentary, analysis and
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
#media2012
2010, Dec 15: IOC Lausanne. #media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games Paper presented
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
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
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
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 @
(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
From Athens 2004 to London 2012: The contribution of non-accredited media centres to representing the Olympic games host city
Co-investigators: Dr Beatriz Garcia and Dr Andy Miah Research funded by the British Academy (Jan-Dec 2004) This project has assessed
(2002-2003) Evaluation of Cultureshock, North West Cultural Programme for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Research commissioned by the main partners of Cultureshock, including the Arts Council of England and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.