CPRA winners
Winner 2007
The winner of the CPRA 2007 is Amanda Brandellero, PhD Student at the University of Amsterdam, specializing on economic geography at the Amsterdam Institute of Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDST).
Her cultural policy research project 'Manufacturing diversity? Ethnicity and the commodification of culture in the cultural industries' will shed light on the creative inputs of ethnic minorities to the development of cultural industries. It will also explore how cities can use cultural diversity as a vital resource for prosperity and potential catalyst for social-economic development. The research involves case-study analysis of ethnic diversity in three cultural industries sectors (architecture, fashion and music) in three cities: Amsterdam, London and Paris.
Amanda Brandellero (British/Italian researcher) was granted the Euro 10.000 award on 8 June at the culture.powers.europe conference in Berlin gathering more than 500 participants from across Europe.
The Award 2008
The winner of the CPR Award 2008, who will receive a grant of 10.000 Euro, will be publicly announced in the International ENCATC Conference taking place in Lyon from 16th till 18th of October 2008.
Previous winners
Award 2006: Marcello Mariani
from the University of Bologna, Italy. The Award 2006 was granted within the closing session of the fourth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR) on 15 July 2006 in Vienna, Austria.
M. Mariani was awarded for the proposed research project 'Live Classical Music Organisations in Europe: an international comparison of financial, corporate governance and organisational structures'.
Award 2005: Jaka Primorac
Research fellow, Institute for International Relations (IMO) in Zagreb, Croatia. The award was granted at the EFC Annual General Assembly and conference in June in Budapest, Hungary.Read online her winning contribution 'The position of cultural workers in creative industries: The south-eastern European perspective'. READ
Award 2004: Nina Obuljen
Research fellow, Institute for International Relations (IMO) in Zagreb, Croatia. She was awarded at the Sharing Cultures conference in July in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Read online her winning contribution, published by the ECF - 'Why we need European cultural policies' - The impact of EU enlargement on cultural policies in transition countries; READ
The Cultural Policy Research Award is an initiative of the ECF and Riksbankens Jubileumfonds.
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