In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have
emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban …

This paper is conceptually positions the emergence of the neoliberal city in the context of
transitions to late-capitalism. The aim of this study is to understand intersections between …

Abstract A ndres L. and C hapain C. The integration of cultural and creative industries into
local and regional development strategies in Birmingham and Marseille: towards an …

The current trend in public policy is to valorise culture as a tool for social, economic and
political transformation. This paper offers a direct contribution to debates that seek to unpack …

This paper develops the concept of 'cultural brownfields' and discusses how organic cultural
projects developed in derelict sites have been progressively included in mainstream cultural …

I thank Rotterdam parents, teachers, practitioners and policymakers for their welcome and
kind cooperation in this research. I thank the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science …

This paper discusses the role played by the cultural regeneration of a tobacco factory known
as La Friche in the urban renaissance of Marseille. It builds an analytical framework to …

This article examines the concept of governance as a process of making and implementing
decisions about the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) mega-event. In considering the …

Culture-and event-led regeneration have been catalysts for the transformation of redundant
urban port areas and for the reframing of the image of many port cities, which notably feature …

This article traces the history of cosmopolitanism in Marseille as well some of the major
aesthetic developments in its Vieux Port over the last century. I consider a series of moments …