HEIDELBERG PAPERS in HERITAGE STUDIES & Cultural Policy
The series publishes both conceptual and empirically grounded contributions to heritage studies and related fields, including cultural policy and cultural governance. Using approaches from the social and cultural sciences and adopting a critical and reflective attitude, the series examines the phenomenon of cultural heritage and related fields of cultural policy. The series welcomes contributions with relations to heritage preservation, museum studies, the protection of cultural property, intangible cultural heritage, international and national heritage regimes, memorial sites or, for example, the presentation/ education of cultural heritage. Papers that address the topic of natural heritage may also be published. The length of the contributions is based on substantive considerations and not on formal requirements. The authors include, in particular, members of the Cultural Heritage and Protection of Cultural Property working group at the Heidelberg Center for Cultural Heritage (HCCH) at Heidelberg University, as well as their guests (e.g. speakers and lecturers at events), fellowship holders or other cooperation partners. The publications are in English or German.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt
Heidelberg
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The EU's European Capital of Culture format between local and international cultural policies
The ‘European Capital of Culture’ is regarded as the European Union's flagship cultural policy initiative. A total of eight German cities applied in a selection process for this title for 2025, which was ultimately awarded to Chemnitz. Cultural and cultural policy events and, for example, public discussions in the cities preceded the submission of the bid books. The article provides an insight into the selection process, the city's application activities and the local urban, cultural and European policy debates. It shows how different interpretations of the EU format intertwine and favour its success.
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Das EU-Format „Kulturhauptstadt Europas“ zwischen lokalen und internationalen Kulturpolitiken: Einsichten aus dem deutschen Auswahlverfahren für die Kulturhauptstadt 2025
The ‘European Capital of Culture’ is regarded as the European Union's flagship cultural policy initiative. A total of eight German cities applied in a selection process for this title for 2025, which was ultimately awarded to Chemnitz. Cultural and cultural policy events and, for example, public discussions in the cities preceded the submission of the bid books. The article provides an insight into the selection process, the city's application activities and the local urban, cultural and European policy debates. It shows how different interpretations of the EU format intertwine and favour its success.
