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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) 10Bid book (final selection) 10Monitoring panel report 3Ex-post evaluation 15Research 3 Any type
What the document types mean
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.

15 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “Governance”

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Ask Encore: “Governance”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

Found inside the documents

San Sebastián 2016 — Evaluation Report
San Sebastián · 2016

…of volunteering prior to the ECoC year) and that they continued to volunteer post 2016 because of the positive benefits they experienced. 2.4 Governance and funding 2.4.1 Governance The city of San Sebastián was the main driver behind the…

  • capitals-culture-2007-08-evaluation en

    (EQ14) The most efficient and effective role of public authorities in the governance of the ECOC has been demonstrated to depend on the governance context of each country and in, particular, on the different levels at which…

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

    As noted above, one aim was to use the ECoC a tool to promote more cohesive governance within the Central Denmark Region. Some 200 events took place throughout the Region of Central Denmark.

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

    …of volunteering prior to the ECoC year) and that they continued to volunteer post 2016 because of the positive benefits they experienced. 2.4 Governance and funding 2.4.1 Governance The city of San Sebastián was the main driver behind the…

  • Timișoara 2023 — Evaluation report (2025)
    Timișoara · 2023

    …interactions and increased the impact of their presence. ● Avoiding the concentration of power: The results highlighted the need to implement governance systems that prevent the concentration of power in one place, one institution, or a…

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

    …that tried to increase the participation rates for cultural genres that are usually more associated with higher level artistic audiences. 3.4 Governance and funding 3.4.1 Governance The Rīga 2014 Foundation played the central role in the…

  • Leeuwarden 2018 — European Commission evaluation
    Leeuwarden · 2018

    …for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion in Valletta from 10-15 December 2018 and was co-financed by the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Local Governance and the Valletta 2018 Foundation.

  • Linz 2009 — Evaluation Report
    Linz · 2009

    Governance and management were significantly problematic features of the Vilnius ECOC. Indeed, the governance and management were so problematic that they had major negative effects on the programme of events and ultimately on the overall…

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

    5 Don't know 6 Total respondents: 32 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Source: Ecorys survey 3.6.2 Cultural governance During the planning phase for ECoC 2012 it was expected that the Guimarães City Foundation would remain operational until 2016 and take…

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2015 (Mons & Plzeň)
    Mons & Plzeň · 2015

    …the activity attracted considerably more press interest in the cultural dimension of Wallonie picarde than had previously been the case. 2.4 Governance and funding 2.4.1 Governance Like the rest of Belgium, Mons has a complex and…

  • Galway 2020 — Monitoring Report
    Galway · 2020

    Galway 2020 facilitates increased capability, collection and use of data and insights for culture and cultural engagement. 28 Galway 2020 Governance Galway Cultural Development and Activity Company CLG, trading as Galway 2020, was set up…

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

    …a large majority (79%) of cultural operators felt that the Foundation had been effective overall, they were more ambivalent about whether the governance of culture in Tallinn would be better in future: only 32% felt it would be better, 19%…

  • Liverpool 2008 — Impact Assessment
    Liverpool · 2008

    Building the Partnership Statutory, Private and Third Sector links One of the key features of the governance and process of delivering the Liverpool ECoC was the involvement of stakeholders, both structurally and less formally, and the…

  • Bodø 2024
    Bodø · 2024

    Ensure transparent governance of ECOC programs. Our findings show that clear communication of funding priorities is essential to avoid perceptions of elitism or fiscal opacity.

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    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Essen Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul

    Essen/Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul · 2010