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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) 14Bid book (final selection) 14Ex-post evaluation 6Strategy 3Action plan 1Research 1Other 4 Any type

14 documents of type bid book (pre-selection) for “Social inclusion”

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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.
Gent. Contributed by Gent and published to everyone.Gent · 2024

The Centrale is planning a cultural inclusion hub together with the municipal integration service. The plans for this are currently being drafted PROJECTS IN PREPARATION ARCA NTGent NUCLEO Sint-Amandsberg S.M.A.K.

  • Osijek 2020 — Pre-selection
    Osijek · 2020

    Developing and strengthening partnership with the local government, international partners and the private sector will allow inclusion of a greater number of participants, which will in turn directly contribute to the diversification of…

  • Évora 2027 — Pre-selection
    Évora · 2027

    Évora 2027 therefore believes in promoting inclusion and respect for diversity through art, and this is how we will set about ensuring everyone can participate.

  • Rokiškis 2022 — Pre-selection
    Rokiškis · 2022

    Actions will be among the priorities, reducing social exclusion, improving the region's communities social and cultural service quality and availability, the implementation of large events and activities with the assistance of the European…

  • Dublin 2020 — Pre-selection
    Dublin · 2020

    Widening those with the skills and expertise to utilise and develop new and existing media platforms for the common good Inclusion of Dublin in activities relating to European Heritage Day.

  • Kortrijk 2030 — Pre-selection
    Kortrijk · 2030

    We strongly link to social, welfare and youth sectors to strengthen the bridges with our cultural and creative ecosystem, such as Refu Interim, which connects newcomers and cultural organisations by integrating them as volunteers or Quace…

  • Siracusa & South-East 2019 — Pre-selection
    Siracusa & South-East · 2019

    II.2) which include the concepts of Frontier as Urban Borders, and Social Inclusion - the Multicultural City and again as Borders of Europe - Marginality and Voices from the Borders, will start in cities with are already in our network.

  • Mantova 2019 — Pre-selection
    Mantova · 2019

    Mantova2019 firmly believes that culture in all its forms and acceptations is the most powerful means for achieving true and concrete social inclusion.

  • Namur 2030 — Pre-selection
    Namur · 2030

    …organes de décision et le travail à l’échelle européenne, notre programme artis- tique est intrinsèquement construit sur cette question de l’inclusion (cf.

  • Srebrenica 2024 — Pre-selection
    Srebrenica · 2024

    …European Capital of Culture title will result in higher involvement and participation of peo- ple with disabilities and consequently better social ac- ceptance from the rest of the population.

  • Salamis (Salamina) 2021 — Pre-selection
    Salamis (Salamina) · 2021

    Action 1.10: Initiating dialogue with UNESCO, the objec- tive being the promotion/ inclusion of the historical / ar- chaeological sites of the island in the UNESCO catalogue as a Monument of World Cultural Heritage / Monument of Freedom…

  • Kranj 2025 — Pre-selection
    Kranj · 2025

    These are not just people with sen- sory, physical, or mental handicaps; they also include the elderly, the poor, those with social problems, and any- one else whom society pushes to the edge.

  • Siena 2019 — Pre-selection
    Siena · 2019
  • Kuressaare 2024 — Pre-selection
    Kuressaare · 2024

    Improving the quality of life of people who are excluded and socially vulnera- ble, avoiding their labelling and isolation, and promoting their inclusion in the society’s activities through improvement of the surrounding environment and…