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Capital of Culture 2008: contested narratives of development and identity

Capital of Culture 2008: contested narratives of development and identity. Steve Little, Centre for Innovation Knowledge and Enterprise, Open University Business School, U.K . www.stephenelittle.com www.design-and-determination.com. Liverpool as contested symbol: creativity and decline.

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Capital of Culture 2008: contested narratives of development and identity

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  1. Capital of Culture 2008: contested narratives of development and identity Steve Little,Centre for InnovationKnowledge and Enterprise,Open University Business School, U.K. www.stephenelittle.com www.design-and-determination.com

  2. Liverpool as contested symbol:creativity and decline • EU Priority One funding • Music and Militancy • 1980s Militant council • Radical city • Unstable base for conventional left • Conflicting associations of accent • Call centres – good • Business – bad • TV drama - stereotypical villain/scally

  3. Liverpool as Cross-roads: Cultural and Physical • Atlantic Port and Triangular Trade • Former track of imperial trade and migration • First generation multiculturalism • Europe’s oldest Chinatown • Welsh streets • Newer tracks across an expanded Europe • New node for low-cost air travel

  4. Liverpool’08 • Local government support of landmark event • Change of image for outsiders & encouragement of investment • Change of self-perception for residents • Private Sector • Cue to unlock a land-bank • Physical development agenda

  5. Picket and Unemployed Centre • Association with “old politics” • “Student other” within a trade union milieu • Loss of purpose for host organisation

  6. Saving the Picket • www.savethepicket.com set up • www.savethepicket.com/legacy.html

  7. A legacy of resistance • Bailey, C. (2006) ‘The Liverpool Dockworkers' Strike 1995-9 and the Internet’ paper presented at Int. Conf. on Global Companies - Global Unions, Global Research - Global Campaigns, Cornell Global Labor Institute, New York, February 2006 • Carter et al (2003) Carter, C., Clegg, S., Hogan, J. and Kornberger, M. (2003), The Polyphonic Spree: The Case of the Liverpool Dockers, Industrial Relations Journal, 34:4 • Castree, N (2000) ‘Geographic Scale and Grassroots Internationalism: The Liverpool Dock Dispute, 1995-98’, Economic Geography, 76 (3), 272-92. • Routledge, P (2003) ‘Convergence space: process geographies of grassroots globalization networks’ Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 28 (3), 333-349.

  8. Relocation, Relocation • Opportunity through creation of the Independent District • Web-site bridges between old and new • New web-based resources • support for on-line bookings • links to performers • e-space for supporters and patrons

  9. Building a Brand Portfolio • Liverpool Biennial • A Foundation • Independent District

  10. What’s in a Name ? • Independent District • Baltic Triangle • Waterfront Business Park, Liverpool 1

  11. Leveraging Creativity • Florida R. (2002) The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure Community and Everyday Life s New York: Basic Books • Florida R. (2005) The Flight of the Creative Class: the new global competition for talent New York: HarperCollins • Markusen A. and King D. (2003) The Artistic Dividend: the arts’ hidden contributions to regional development Minneapolis: Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs • Peck J. (2005)‘Struggling with the Creative Class International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 29 (4) 740-770

  12. Contested progress towards ‘08 • June 2006: “Archergate”Resignation of Robyn Archer, Artistic Director • mistrust of “outsider” • Complaints of ”top-down” approach to culture • Demands for more emphasis on local componentsand activities • October 2006:Concerns over impacts of development • Inspection of world heritage waterfront • September 2007: Re-engagement with local identity • Phil (Brookside) Redmond • Ringo and Paul plus contemporary musicians

  13. Working things out

  14. Summing Up • Story • Unintended consequences of a real-estate driven agenda • Lesson so far • Grass roots sustained through new technologies • Initial surveys report positive impacts • £800m increase • 15million visits to cultural venues and events • 3.5million first-time visitors

  15. Questions • Is this an inevitable trajectory for landmark events? • London 2012 pressure on associated legacy developments • National culture funding reduced • What will be the final balance between large scale projects and small-scale activity • Is there a bigger role for grass roots and micro-enterprise approaches in a global downturn? • Will there be a sustained shift in perception • Internal and external? • Example - Expo’88 in Brisbane, Australia

  16. www.savethepicket.com • www.myspace.com/picketliverpool • icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk • www.design-and-determination.com

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