ABSTRACT

In September 2016 Timisoara was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture (EcoC) 2021. This paper is a critically interpretative narrative which examines preparations for ECoC 2021 award focusing on the importance of place making and participatory governance as an interface between our institutions and public policies meant to support touristic activities. With a mix of qualitative methods such as participant observation, interviews, and critical evaluation of public documents, this research assesses the actions that need to be taken to support tourist infrastructure.

The conclusions drawn by the paper show that the touristic networks, the actors and policies fail to meet the expectations of the award so far. The failure is caused by the absence of dedicated urban policies and practices and coherence between public and private sphere of interests.

摘要

2016年9月，蒂米什瓦拉（Timisoara）被授予2021年欧洲文化之都（EcoC）的称号。本文是一个批判性解释性叙事，它考察了2021年ECoC奖的准备工作，着眼于场所营造和参与性治理作为我们机构与公众之间的接口的重要性。旨在支持旅游活动的政策。通过结合定性方法（例如参与者观察，访谈和对公共文档的严格评估），本研究评估了支持旅游基础设施所需采取的措施。

论文得出的结论表明，到目前为止，旅游网络，参与者和政策均未达到该奖项的期望。失败的原因是缺乏专门的城市政策和做法以及公共和私人利益领域之间的协调。