Urban cultural policy developments in Europe / a background report by Eric Corijn and Hans Mommaas

Introduction -- I. Underlying trends: the changing context: 1. Globalization anf global economic restructuring ; 2. Europe's unification process ; 3. The rise of postmodern culture ; 4. Resistance and reactions -- II. Cities as nodes for social and political reconstruction: 1. Citizenship and democracy ; 2. Spatial structures of social stratification in cities ; 3. Multiculturalism and the role of cultural intermediaries ; 4. City hierarchies and city networks -- III. Urban cultural policies: 1. Introduction ; 2. The changing roles of culture ; 3. Cultural strategies: possibilities and dilemmas -- IV. Conclusion and recommendations -- Appendix A. List of networks of cities in Europe ; Appendix B. Extract from Franco Bianchini, "Urban cultural policy", National Arts and Media Strategy Discussion Documents, 40, London, Arts Council, 1981 -- Appendix C. European cities of culture -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography