Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2017
Abstract
Despite bearing similar names and sharing certainaims, the implementation of the CulturalCity/Capital initiative in Europe and in the sub-regions of Southeast andNortheast Asia has been substantially dissimilar. In Europe, the annual EuropeanCity of Culture (ECOC) status commonly constitutes an opportunity toshowcase the best of the arts and culture of the host city, and counts on thesupport of sizable public funding. In Southeast Asia, the initiative scarcelyreceives any public or regional funds and the understanding of what thedesignation means varies widely from country to country. In Northeast Asia,regional diplomacy is one of the main motivations for initiating the scheme. This paper seeks to examinethe Cultural Capital patterns chosen in these Asian sub-regions in comparisonwith their European counterpart, as well as their motivations and reasons toexist. Ultimately, the paper investigates how much ASEAN and Northeast Asia aresimply trying to replicate the European model, carve their own concepts, or createhybrid schemes.
Keywords
Asian Cultural Cities and Capitals, Cultural Cooperation in Asia, Asian Cultural Policies
Discipline
Asian Studies | Cultural History | Sociology of Culture
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
44
Last Page
58
ISSN
2224-2554
Publisher
ENCATC
Citation
OCON, David.(2017). Cultural capital schemes in Asia: Mirroring Europe or carving out their own concepts?. ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, 7(1), 44-58.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2729
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https://www.encatc.org/media/3724-4_encact-vol-7_david-ocon.pdf