Naslov
Future-Making in European Capitals of Culture: Rijeka and Nova Gorica Compared

Autori
Veselinovič, Jaro ; Škrbić Alempijević, Nevena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Urban Futures: Imaginations, Anticipations, and Politics / - Ljubljana, 2023, 20-20

Skup
Urban Futures: Imaginations, Anticipations, and Politics

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 08.05.2023. - 10.05.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
European Capital of Culture, future-making, Europeanization, Rijeka, Nova Gorica

Sažetak
This paper deals with the future-making dimension of the European Capital of Culture initiative based on two case studies: Rijeka, which held the title in 2020, and Nova Gorica/Gorizia, which will be the designated ECOC in 2025. Based on the discourse analysis of relevant documents related to the ECOC projects (bid books, cultural strategies, developmental and urban sustainability strategies), the authors examine different ways in which future imaginaries of the city-to-be are devised, conceptualized, and implemented. That process occurs within the legislative and terminological framework of the EU integration project on the one hand and within the context of local needs, objectives, and limitations on the other. The research focuses on why the city chooses to become an ECOC as well as the goals it aims to achieve through implementing the overall program and the related infrastructural projects. Special emphasis is placed on defining the ECOC legacy and how it addresses different urban temporalities. The paper also highlights the role that notions of Europe and the European futures play in the culture-based and future- oriented transformation of the city. Several topics and concepts are discussed regarding Europe as defined in the ECOCs: European values ; the question of European cultures, cultural diversity, and intercultural dialogue ; the issue of participation and the formation of European citizens ; the concept of the border(les)sness ; and movement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

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