Third Seminar: Birmingham (September 2009)
The third (and last) seminar of the Regional Studies Association Research Network on Creative Industries, and the Regions: Relationship between places, local and regional policies and creative production was held on the 23rd and 24th of September 2009 at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, UK Third seminar overview: Creative industries and regional policies: making space and giving space
The third seminar explored the relationship between creative industries and regional policies. In particular papers which address the following questions: Do creative industries need policy support? Do local and regional policies make a difference to the development of creative industries? At what geographical level should policy and support initiatives be implemented? How should regional policy be integrated with national policy? What are the best policy tools to support creative industries? To what extent economic development policies are sufficient? What about international policy? How and to what extent supporting creative industries foster regional economic development?
Download here the programme of the event.
Read below the seminar report and thepaper and presentations given at the seminar.
The third seminar explored the relationship between creative industries and regional policies. In particular papers which address the following questions: Do creative industries need policy support? Do local and regional policies make a difference to the development of creative industries? At what geographical level should policy and support initiatives be implemented? How should regional policy be integrated with national policy? What are the best policy tools to support creative industries? To what extent economic development policies are sufficient? What about international policy? How and to what extent supporting creative industries foster regional economic development?
Download here the programme of the event.
Read below the seminar report and thepaper and presentations given at the seminar.
Third Seminar, Birmingham (September 2009): Report
The third seminar welcomed 16 speakers and 50 delegates from the worlds of academia and practice around Europe. We would like to thank them for their insightful presentations and participation. The discussions of the two days highlighted the persistent difficulty in designing adequate policies to support the development of the creative industries in cities and regions around Europe.
The first afternoon of the event was reserved for PhD students and younger researchers. During the first session, Jodie Wick presented an original piece of research evaluating the infrastructure of the animation industry in the East of England. Her presentation was followed by a controversial evaluation of the impact of the Capital of Culture designation on the development of creative industries in Liverpool by Peter Campbell. Jules Channer concluded this session by raising issues in regard to state governance and policy delivery in England using the example of the South West of England.
After the coffee break, Melanie Fasche moved this debate from England to the rest of Europe by discussing the relationship between arts market and regional policy in Berlin. Ingrida Tatarune followed by presenting the development of the creative sector in Vilnius thanks to a successful partnership between the public and private sectors. The last contribution of the day was delivered by Silvia Mugnano and highlighted the difficulty of reconciling attraction and retention factors of creative workers in Milan.
The first day ended by a tour of Birmingham guided by Agne Selemonaite from the planning department at Birmingham City Council, followed by a dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Birmingham where delegates carried on informal discussions of the issues raised earlier.
The ‘main event’ kicked off by a brief introduction to the seminar series by Caroline Chapain. The first session of the day focused on the role of policy makers and artists in supporting the creative industries with a presentation from Paul Long and Dave Harte on the policy dynamic in Birmingham followed by a lively compelling contribution of Emilia Telese on the impact of the Artists Information Company initiative.
Following a brief break, our keynote speaker for the day, Alastair Findlay from the Department for Culture Media and Sport, presented the Creative Britain strategy detailing local and regional initiative such as Creative Beacons National Good Practice Guide and Investing in Creative Industries. His presentation was followed by a lively discussion with the floor.
The next session of the day centred on the development of policy for the creative industries at different geographical levels. Gisele Raulik-Murphy started this session by introducing the National Design System, a tool for policy making in Wales. Pauline White followed by discussing Creative West, the initiative to develop the creative industries in the West of Ireland. The session was concluded by a dynamic contribution from Karin Drda-Kühn and Heijo Hoefer, the mayor of Altenkirche in Germany, who both highlighted the difficulty of developing the creative industries in small and medium-sized cities.
Following a well-earned lunch, the day finished on a session looking at different ways to support the creative industries. For example, Sue Bagwell and Graeme Evans discussed the City Growth Strategy and the creative clusters implemented in the fringe areas of London. Their presentation was followed by the perspective of Marc Pradel contrasting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the development of the creative industries in Barcelona. Lauren Andres concluded this session by detailing the role given to creative industries in regeneration policies in Marseille, France.
Finally, Caroline Chapain made some brief concluding remarks, and thanked all the presenters and delegates for all their efforts in making the two days such a stimulating and enjoyable experience.
This third seminar ended the first seminar series of the Creative Region Research Network. The three coordinators have very much enjoyed meeting all participants and discussing the various issues and topics arisen. We feel that the series has been extremely fruitful. In particular, it has highlighted the high interest in this topic across Europe and beyond as well as the challenges of understanding and developing creative industries in different localities, regions and nations. The three coordinators are now in the process of compiling special issues from the series as well as organising sessions at International Conferences to reflect the lively debate which has arisen at the seminars. The next step also involved organising a second seminar series involving partners across Europe.
Caroline Chapain, September 2009
The first afternoon of the event was reserved for PhD students and younger researchers. During the first session, Jodie Wick presented an original piece of research evaluating the infrastructure of the animation industry in the East of England. Her presentation was followed by a controversial evaluation of the impact of the Capital of Culture designation on the development of creative industries in Liverpool by Peter Campbell. Jules Channer concluded this session by raising issues in regard to state governance and policy delivery in England using the example of the South West of England.
After the coffee break, Melanie Fasche moved this debate from England to the rest of Europe by discussing the relationship between arts market and regional policy in Berlin. Ingrida Tatarune followed by presenting the development of the creative sector in Vilnius thanks to a successful partnership between the public and private sectors. The last contribution of the day was delivered by Silvia Mugnano and highlighted the difficulty of reconciling attraction and retention factors of creative workers in Milan.
The first day ended by a tour of Birmingham guided by Agne Selemonaite from the planning department at Birmingham City Council, followed by a dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Birmingham where delegates carried on informal discussions of the issues raised earlier.
The ‘main event’ kicked off by a brief introduction to the seminar series by Caroline Chapain. The first session of the day focused on the role of policy makers and artists in supporting the creative industries with a presentation from Paul Long and Dave Harte on the policy dynamic in Birmingham followed by a lively compelling contribution of Emilia Telese on the impact of the Artists Information Company initiative.
Following a brief break, our keynote speaker for the day, Alastair Findlay from the Department for Culture Media and Sport, presented the Creative Britain strategy detailing local and regional initiative such as Creative Beacons National Good Practice Guide and Investing in Creative Industries. His presentation was followed by a lively discussion with the floor.
The next session of the day centred on the development of policy for the creative industries at different geographical levels. Gisele Raulik-Murphy started this session by introducing the National Design System, a tool for policy making in Wales. Pauline White followed by discussing Creative West, the initiative to develop the creative industries in the West of Ireland. The session was concluded by a dynamic contribution from Karin Drda-Kühn and Heijo Hoefer, the mayor of Altenkirche in Germany, who both highlighted the difficulty of developing the creative industries in small and medium-sized cities.
Following a well-earned lunch, the day finished on a session looking at different ways to support the creative industries. For example, Sue Bagwell and Graeme Evans discussed the City Growth Strategy and the creative clusters implemented in the fringe areas of London. Their presentation was followed by the perspective of Marc Pradel contrasting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the development of the creative industries in Barcelona. Lauren Andres concluded this session by detailing the role given to creative industries in regeneration policies in Marseille, France.
Finally, Caroline Chapain made some brief concluding remarks, and thanked all the presenters and delegates for all their efforts in making the two days such a stimulating and enjoyable experience.
This third seminar ended the first seminar series of the Creative Region Research Network. The three coordinators have very much enjoyed meeting all participants and discussing the various issues and topics arisen. We feel that the series has been extremely fruitful. In particular, it has highlighted the high interest in this topic across Europe and beyond as well as the challenges of understanding and developing creative industries in different localities, regions and nations. The three coordinators are now in the process of compiling special issues from the series as well as organising sessions at International Conferences to reflect the lively debate which has arisen at the seminars. The next step also involved organising a second seminar series involving partners across Europe.
Caroline Chapain, September 2009
Third Seminar, Birmingham (September 2009): Papers & Presentations
The third (and last) Seminar of the Research Network took place in Birmingham on the 23-24 of September 2009. These are some of the outcomes, in form of presentations and working papers. The materials are included with the permission of the authors. Please respect academic standard referencing when quoting any of the materials.
Jodie Wick, Norwich University College of the Arts “The infrastructure of the animation industry in the East of England”
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Peter Campbell, The University of Liverpool Management School “Supporting the creative industries? Policy in an ex-Capital of Culture.”
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Jules Channer, Dept. of Geography, University of Exeter “A review of issues connected to state governance and policy delivery: a case study of the creative industries in the South West of England.”
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Melanie Fasche, TEAS, Free University Berlin “The art market and regional policy – happy marriage or troubled relation?”
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Ingrida Tatarune, Faculty of Mykolas Romeris, University of Vilnius “Creative sector and regional development: making a difference through partnership.”
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Marianna D'Ovidio and Silvia Mugnano, Dept. Of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milan-Bicocca “They still stay important: the hardness of the hard factors in Milan creative and knowledge economy.”
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Emilia Telese, The Artists Information Company “The Gift controversy: public policy and social impact of the visual artists in the UK”
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Paul Long, Annette Naudin and Dave Harte, Birmingham City University “But who appointed the creative policy makers? Authorising and articulating creativity in Birmingham”
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Gisele Raulik-Murphy and Gavin Cawood, Design Wales, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff “National Design System – a tool for policy making”
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Pauline White, Western Development Commission, Ireland “Creative West: the creative sector in the Western Region of Ireland”
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Karin Drda-Kühn, Association Culture and Work and Bad Mergentheim,Heijo Hoefer, City of Altenkirchen, Germany: ‘From Culture to Cultural Economic Power – regional development in small cities in Germany’.
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Sue Bagwell, Jo Foord and Graeme Evans, London Metropolitan University “City Growth Strategy and Creative Clusters in London City’s Fringe: From cultural quarters to creative sub-regions?”
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Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Marc Pradel Miquel, Dept. Teoria Economica, Universitat de Barcelona “New economy, new governance approaches? Fostering creativity and knowledge in Barcelona.”
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Lauren Andres, CURS, Birmingham Business School “The role given to creative industries in regeneration policies: lessons from Marseille, France”
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Jodie Wick, Norwich University College of the Arts “The infrastructure of the animation industry in the East of England”
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Peter Campbell, The University of Liverpool Management School “Supporting the creative industries? Policy in an ex-Capital of Culture.”
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Jules Channer, Dept. of Geography, University of Exeter “A review of issues connected to state governance and policy delivery: a case study of the creative industries in the South West of England.”
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Melanie Fasche, TEAS, Free University Berlin “The art market and regional policy – happy marriage or troubled relation?”
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Ingrida Tatarune, Faculty of Mykolas Romeris, University of Vilnius “Creative sector and regional development: making a difference through partnership.”
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Marianna D'Ovidio and Silvia Mugnano, Dept. Of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milan-Bicocca “They still stay important: the hardness of the hard factors in Milan creative and knowledge economy.”
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Emilia Telese, The Artists Information Company “The Gift controversy: public policy and social impact of the visual artists in the UK”
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Paul Long, Annette Naudin and Dave Harte, Birmingham City University “But who appointed the creative policy makers? Authorising and articulating creativity in Birmingham”
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Gisele Raulik-Murphy and Gavin Cawood, Design Wales, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff “National Design System – a tool for policy making”
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Pauline White, Western Development Commission, Ireland “Creative West: the creative sector in the Western Region of Ireland”
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Karin Drda-Kühn, Association Culture and Work and Bad Mergentheim,Heijo Hoefer, City of Altenkirchen, Germany: ‘From Culture to Cultural Economic Power – regional development in small cities in Germany’.
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Sue Bagwell, Jo Foord and Graeme Evans, London Metropolitan University “City Growth Strategy and Creative Clusters in London City’s Fringe: From cultural quarters to creative sub-regions?”
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Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Marc Pradel Miquel, Dept. Teoria Economica, Universitat de Barcelona “New economy, new governance approaches? Fostering creativity and knowledge in Barcelona.”
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Lauren Andres, CURS, Birmingham Business School “The role given to creative industries in regeneration policies: lessons from Marseille, France”
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