From the creative city to the city of cultural rights. Analysing inequalities and diversity in the right to participate in urban cultural life

Recent empirical evidence within the framework of the creative city has reproduced a narrow view of cultural participation. To better understand diversity and new and more complex logics of inequalities, this paper proposes an alternative multidimensional framework: the right to participate in urban cultural life. Using data from the Survey of Cultural Rights of Barcelona... Leer más →

What do cultural policies mean when they talk about inequality?

This article examines how cultural policy frames embody and shape inequalities in cultural participation within urban settings. It explores both historical and contemporary policy frames, scrutinizing various approaches to cultural democratization and intersectional equity. From this perspective, together with Mariano Zamorano, we study how the cultural policies advanced by the Barcelona City Council framed inequalities... Leer más →

Culture, urban policies and third sector organisations

Together with Joan Subirats and Xavier Fina, we have recently published in the Revue Métropoles a paper about new perspectives on the role of culture in urban policies. We address three interrelated questions, which we consider to be significant in current debates surrounding the future of cities. What constitutes an urban policy and what are... Leer más →

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