Olympic Games and Cultural Policy

Beatriz Garcia is widely regarded as the world expert on culture at the Olympics and as a renowned expert on culture-led regeneration. As Director of Impacts 08, the major evaluation of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture, and Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, Dr. Garcia is at the forefront of culture-led urban regeneration research and invited regularly by governments and policy makers around the world to speak about her work. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee Postgraduate Grant Selection Committee and has been appointed by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to conduct the 2012 Cultural Olympiad Legacy Evaluation.

• Part 1: Cultural Policy and the Olympic Movement 1. Introduction: The Cultural Policy of Global Events 2. The Olympic Games Cultural Programme 3. The Cultural Policies of the International Olympic Committee Part 2: The Olympic Games Cultural Programme: Olympic Arts Festivals in Sydney 2000 4. Defining the Vision 5. Managing the Programme: Internal Operations 6. Managing the Programme: External Operations 7. Marketing and Communications 8. Stakeholder Contributions 9. Media Coverage Part 3: Towards a Culture-Led Olympic Games? 10. The Future of Cultural Policy at the Olympic Games

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