Connecting communities via culture-led regeneration - exploring incentive and momentum with UK City of Culture 2013 shortlisted candidates

这份报告总结了文化城市研究网络的活动和成果，该网络于2011年3月召开会议，讨论了谢菲尔德、诺维奇和伯明翰等三个入围城市竞标2013年英国文化之都称号的影响。研究结果表明，与其他驱动因素相比，竞争起到了强大的催化剂作用，促使城市在国家背景下更有战略地思考其文化提供、身份和遗产。相关实践团体和兴趣团体之间的联系大大加强；然而，责任和代表的问题似乎限制了不同的居住、文化或社会社区参与投标过程的程度。网络成员表示有兴趣形成一个更广泛的学习社区，这将有助于考虑和展示文化头衔的真正文化价值，并为正在进行的英国文化之城计划确定了一些学习成果和建议，以及关于“文化之城”维度的新兴研究问题，包括文化权利、合作、场所建设和领导力等问题。

This report summarises the activities and outcomes of the Cultural Cities Research Network, convened in March 2011 to discuss the impact of bidding for the UK City of Culture 2013 title with three shortlisted cities including Sheffield, Norwich and Birmingham. Findings indicate that the competition acted as a powerful catalyst in galvanising cities to think more strategically about their cultural offer, identity and heritage within a national context and in comparison to other drivers. Connections between relevant communities of practice and interest are strengthened considerably; issues of responsibility and representation however appear to limit the extent to which different residential, cultural or social communities engage in the bidding process. Network members expressed an interest in forming a wider learning community that would help to consider and demonstrate the true cultural value of the cultural title, and have identified a number of learning outcomes and recommendations for the on-going UK City of Culture programme, and emerging research questions on dimensions of the 'cultural city' including issues of cultural entitlement, collaboration, place-making and leadership.