"Culturephilia" for whom and where? Questioning the 'curing qualities' of culture in a 'post-Troubles' city: an analysis of Derry/Londonderry

文化在城市的未来中扮演着转型的角色（Garcia, 2017）；Boland等人（2019）将这种现象称为“文化癖”。特别是，城市领导人为举办“欧洲文化之都”、“英国文化之都”等活动付出了巨大的努力。文献的一个关键组成部分分析了文化事件的遗产（Hudec等人，2019；Bernardino等人，2018；Falk和Hagsten, 2017; n<s:1>, 2016; Belfiore, 2015; Lähdesmäki, 2014）。在德里/伦敦德里（D/L），文化被动员起来面对根深蒂固的社会经济问题。举办首届英国文化之城（CoC）意义重大。除了无处不在的经济野心，对于一个分裂的社会来说，“和平与和解”是优先考虑的。2013年后，文化活动继续得到支持。然而，该委员会承认，它缺乏对长期遗产问题的严格研究，这招致了某些利益相关者对在预算有限的情况下提供文化资金的智慧的批评。该博士学位将与理事会合作，在Boland之前的工作（2017,2018a, b, 2019）的基础上，通过对文化事件的长期遗产进行深入分析，填补证据空白。这项研究的完成日期是2023年，比CoC晚了十年，因此这项研究将促进理事会内部就文化资助的优点进行及时和宝贵的内部辩论。研究问题是：1。D/L文化事件的长期遗留影响是什么？文化活动的经济效益是否惠及弱势群体？文化规划能帮助消除城市空间的政治化和中性化吗？文化活动在多大程度上改善了社区关系和对差异的容忍？安理会在文化活动上的开支是否合理和值得？

Culture is ascribed a transformatory role in cities' futures (Garcia, 2017); Boland et al (2019) term this 'culturephilia'. In particular, city leaders expend enormous effort competing to host events such as European Capital of Culture and UK City of Culture. A key component of the literature analyses the legacy of cultural events (Hudec et al, 2019; Bernardino et al, 2018; Falk & Hagsten, 2017; Németh, 2016; Belfiore, 2015; Lähdesmäki, 2014). In Derry/Londonderry (D/L) culture is mobilised to confront entrenched socio-economic problems. Hosting the inaugural UK City of Culture (CoC) was massive. Alongside the ubiquitous economic ambitions, for a divided society 'peace and reconciliation' were prioritised. Post-2013, cultural events continue to be supported. However, the Council acknowledges it lacks rigorous research on long-term legacy issues, feeding criticism from certain stakeholders on the wisdom of cultural funding amidst constrained budgets. This PhD, in collaboration with the Council, will fill the evidential void by providing in-depth analysis of the long-term legacy of cultural events, building upon previous work by Boland (2017, 2018a, b, 2019). The completion date is 2023, a decade after CoC, so the research will facilitate timely and invaluable internal debate within the Council on the merits of cultural funding. The research questions are:1. What are the long-term legacy impacts of cultural events in D/L?2. Do the economic benefits of cultural events reach disadvantaged communities?3. Can cultural planning help depoliticise and neutralise contested cityspaces?4. To what extent do cultural events improve community relations and tolerance of difference?5. Is the Council's spending on cultural events justifiable and worthwhile?