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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents
472

documents

cities
190

cities

evaluations
53

evaluations

bid books
182

bid books

1985–2031

title years covered

All shelvesEvaluations 53Monitoring and progress reports 1Bid books 182Selection and monitoring reports 111EU framework and official documents 27Strategies and action plans 5Research, guides and frameworks 33Shared by cities 1Sent in by members 59Published by cities 12
TypeBid book (pre-selection) 3Bid book (final selection) 6Selection panel report 14Monitoring panel report 1Ex-post evaluation 14Guide or toolkit 1Research 7Other

14 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “European dimension”

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Bid book (pre-selection)
A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection)
A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report
The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report
The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation
An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report
A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy
A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan
A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit
Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research
Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other
Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

…be broadly grouped under the three specific objectives set out in intervention logic, i.e. “developing cultural activities", "promoting the European dimension of and through culture" and “social and economic development through culture”.

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Aarhus, Pafos
    Aarhus & Pafos · 2017

    As required by Decision 1622/2006/EC, the “European dimension” was one of two main criteria used to select the ECoC in 2017. It is therefore important to consider how the European dimension featured in the eventual programme of Aarhus…

  • Linz 2009 — Evaluation Report
    Linz · 2009

    Local or national themes Mechanism for undertaking cultural activities Events featuring European Collaboration, co-productions, exchanges between operators in different countries Events featuring local or national artists Events featuring…

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2016 (San Sebastián & Wrocław)
    San Sebastián & Wrocław · 2016

    …through large scale mass participation projects- but rather through more intimate setting, with small [audiences] in personal settings’. 2.3.2 European dimension One of the overarching objectives of the ECoC Action is around ‘enhancing the…

  • San Sebastián 2016 — Evaluation Report
    San Sebastián · 2016

    …through large scale mass participation projects- but rather through more intimate setting, with small [audiences] in personal settings’. 2.3.2 European dimension One of the overarching objectives of the ECoC Action is around ‘enhancing the…

  • Leeuwarden 2018 — European Commission evaluation
    Leeuwarden · 2018

    Another strong aspect of Leeuwarden-Friesland’s ECoC approach to the European dimension was the existence of funding to specifically help projects find and secure partners and activities from across Europe.

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Guimarães, Maribor
    Guimarães & Maribor · 2012

    3.5.2 European dimension To date, the online survey has generated a very low response rate. However, a large majority of organisations which responded identified that they included organisations or artworks from other countries in their…

  • Valletta 2018 — Final Report
    Valletta · 2018

    European Dimension In November 2012, the selection panel observed that the Valletta 2018 bid needed improvement in highlighting the European dimension of the programme and that this should not be solely interpreted as a showcasing of Malta…

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Umeå, Riga
    Umeå & Riga · 2014

    The European dimension of Umeå2014 was based on the overarching concept of the “The Northern Room”. This concept was intended to convey different ideas, such as Umeå as a room in the European “house” and Umeå as a place for border-crossing…

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Tallinn, Turku
    Tallinn & Turku · 2011

    Promoting the European dimension was relevant for Turku 2011 and featured in the project selection criteria. It was reflected in the objective relating to internationality within the original application.

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    Essen/Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul · 2010

    Luxembourg City 2007 — Evaluation Report

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