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{"title":"Transitioning from STEM to STEAM engagement mechanisms: a Yorkshire-based creative industry collaborative ecosystem approach for fashion and textiles","authors":"Susan Rainton ,&nbsp;Kevin Almond","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100665","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100665","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper adopts a reflective practice methodology, outlining how the Future Fashion Factory award stimulated sectoral activity, facilitating innovative collaborations and delivering regional impact. FFF built on decades of academic collaboration and long-standing relationships with both industry and local/regional government, it brought regional initiatives together to enable new activity and raise the profile of existing collaborations. In this context the University of Leeds, along with HEI partners, acted as a broker for innovation connectivity and change. It contrasts the Future Fashion Factory ecosystem with previous Yorkshire-based cluster programmes which had a STEM-based foundation for their interventions, reflecting differences in funding mechanisms and outcome monitoring. Fashion and textiles are a significant regional economic contributor, value chains are complex, integrating creativity with materials and advanced manufacturing requiring the delivery of STEAM-based interventions. Mills in the Yorkshire's ‘textile heartland’ are globally recognised, some exporting c.90 % of their total production. In January 2020 Future Fashion Factory supported the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) visit, facilitating academic connectivity with Leeds City Council and a visit to AW Hainsworth &amp; Sons Ltd; one of many collaborative initiatives. Over five-years Future Fashion Factory has worked extensively with regional and national bodies to maximise learning, impact and future opportunities. Since October 2018 it has developed and trialled several iterations of an industry-led Responsive R&amp;D process. Focused on regional cluster support Future Fashion Factory recognised fashion and textiles as a national/international collection of complex, interlocking eco-systems. Future Fashion Factory network membership focused on regional connectivity but with UK-wide industrial participation; project awards always ensured direct cluster impact. Learning developed from this industry-led approach led to wide-ranging engagement activity and triggered c.450 innovation ideas and c.£47m co-investment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 100665"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rebels without a pause (but with a cause): Exploring self-governance and engaged behavior in hip-hop and alternative performing arts in Northern Europe","authors":"Emilie Schei ,&nbsp;Valeria Morea","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100655","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100655","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research examines how community-based artistic organizations navigate social and political tensions in urban settings, bridging hip-hop studies to political economy studies on self-governance. Artists and cultural organizations engage with these tensions through political protest, fostering public participation, and representing marginalized groups. For genres like hip-hop, social and political tensions are inherent, making it particularly interesting to study their institutionalization. A multiple case study was conducted on four organizations: Hiphophuis, WORM, Rapolitics, and Soul Sessions Oslo, based in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway. These organizations use alternative performing arts to engage with social and political issues through self-governance. Data from 13 semi-structured interviews with key individuals provided in-depth insights, analyzed thematically to reveal two themes: \"Social and Political Engagement Through Self-Governance: 'By Us, For Us'” and \"Creating Space for a Socially and Politically Engaged Community\". The findings highlight that these organizations are “rebels without a pause but with a cause”: self-governance and engaged behavior enable alternative performing arts organizations to interact with diverse marginalized groups through cultural expressions often overlooked by institutionalized cultural entities. This community-based approach also facilitates engagement with local communities on broader issues.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 100655"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On and beyond the Creative City: performative narratives, policy translation, and frontiers of ‘splashing’ acts","authors":"Thuy Tran","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100654","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Creative City often appears in the existing literature as a policy narrative that travels widely across borders. Scholars have long debated whether this travel resulted in a homogenisation of urban cultural policies and whether the narrative still had viability for the future. The term ‘narrative’, however, has often been taken for granted. This article thus explores the implications of thinking about the Creative City as a narrative, particularly a ‘travelling narrative’. Conceptually, it builds on two major frameworks. The first is a processual approach to narration as a fundamental act of organising reality. It emphasises unification or the organisation of different layers or elements into a coherent narrative. The second is a performative approach to translation as acts of re-narration. It highlights multiplication or how a policy narrative can be translated into multi-directional, even competing, policy acts across contexts. Empirically, the article examines the narrative form and accomplishment of the Creative City as it was taken up in Vietnam through the designation of Hanoi as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). The analysis shows both possibilities and limitations of ‘splashing’ acts that sought to engage with the narrative in ways that could move beyond the frequently criticised power structures that set the travelling narrative in motion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100654"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144911546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"XR stories as innovation and cultural intermediary for the creative industries","authors":"Nina Willment ,&nbsp;Jon Swords ,&nbsp;Damian Murphy","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100653","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100653","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper extends scholarship on innovation intermediation within the creative industries, through case study analysis of XR Stories. XR Stories is a Yorkshire and the Humber based Creative Industries Cluster Partnerships (CICP) programme, focused on providing access to expertise, infrastructure and facilities to creatives working in extended reality. Through its exploration of the different ways in which R&amp;D was facilitated, the paper positions XR Stories as an important cultural and innovation intermediary in delivering the aims of the CICP. It does this through demonstrating the varied examples of cultural and innovation intermediation which XR Stories undertook. The paper also draws upon Foucault's notion of the dispositif, adopting the term ‘CICP dispositif’ to acknowledge the wider context of R&amp;D intermediation within which XR Stories operated. It explores how XR Stories's intermediation work was shaped by the CICP dispositif, including how it is constrained by CICP aims, but also actively developed new forms of activities outside of the CICP limitations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100653"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144912195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring beyond the surface: Geofenced storytelling in Isfahan's tourism experience","authors":"Zohreh Korani ,&nbsp;Manouchehr Jahanian ,&nbsp;Jalaleddin Aghazadeh Heris","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100652","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100652","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Geofenced storytelling integrates location-based services with cultural tourism, offering interactive experiences that enhance visitor engagement. This study examines its application in Isfahan, Iran, a city known for its rich heritage and architecture. While mainstream tourism highlights famous landmarks, it often neglects artisanal workshops, historic neighborhoods, and everyday traditions. This research explores how geofenced storytelling shapes visitor movement, cultural engagement, and tourism experiences. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study combines ethnographic fieldwork with quantitative analysis of user interactions. Findings show that tourists engaging with geofenced narratives are 60 % more likely to visit lesser-known cultural sites, fostering decentralized and participatory tourism. Visitors emphasize the role of immersive storytelling in strengthening their sense of place. However, challenges include geolocation accuracy, content curation, and balancing local representation with visitor expectations. This study situates geofenced storytelling within broader debates on digital placemaking, participatory tourism, and sustainable heritage management. While digital tools can enhance cultural interpretation and diversify tourism experiences, their effectiveness depends on inclusive content, local collaboration, and integration into tourism policies. The findings provide valuable insights for researchers, tourism professionals, and policymakers seeking to leverage digital storytelling for community-driven, responsible cultural tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100652"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial impacts of Melbourne's ‘agent of change’ principle and Brisbane's ‘designated entertainment precinct’ policy on the fairness of live music venue access","authors":"Yanto Browning ,&nbsp;Sébastien Darchen ,&nbsp;Mubeen Ahmad","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100650","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100650","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper employs a chrono-urbanist perspective to examine the effects of two contrasting policy strategies on the travel time required for local residents to participate in local live music scenes. We use Melbourne's ‘agent of change’ principle and Brisbane's ‘designated entertainment precinct’ as contrasting policy approaches to investigate the impact of these policies on urban centre-periphery and cultural engagement. We examine these policy approaches to determine the extent that precinct-based policies may risk excluding certain cultural activities from the chrono-urbanist notion of ‘the 15-min city’. This research uses venue-mapping of the two case study cities to demonstrate the chrono-urban impacts of the dispersed and cluster approaches to the management of urban and suburban live music venues. We then super-impose maps of public transport nodes/facilities over our venue maps to present empirical evidence on the possibilities and limitations of these two different policy approaches. One of the primary conclusions we draw is that the dispersed venue clusters in Melbourne show more positive results in terms of fair and equitable live music venue access to the residents of the city who live in outer suburban areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144687044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transportation in refugee camps: A path towards sustainable development and inclusive communities","authors":"Mai Wardeh ,&nbsp;Rui Cunha Marques","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100649","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100649","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As refugee camps (RCs) transition into urban-like settlements, resembling cities, the need for effective transportation systems becomes critical to support refugees’ mobility, connectivity, accessibility, and overall well-being. This article examines transportation infrastructure in RCs across Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, focusing on accessibility, safety, affordability, and sustainability, aligning with Target 11.2 of the 2030 Agenda. Employing a mixed-methods approach, which incorporates a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, the study explores transportation options, barriers, and opportunities, as well as their implications for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG11, alongside SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, and SDG8. The findings underscore the critical role of transportation in fostering inclusivity, reducing inequality, and ensuring access to essential services. The study concludes with recommendations for policymakers and practitioners to enhance the provision of sustainable transportation in RCs and ensure inclusivity, equity, and resilience while advancing progress toward achieving global goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100649"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A tale of Jalan Kaliurang: Postcolonial gentrification in the Peri-urban of Yogyakarta","authors":"Faiz Rahmatullah ,&nbsp;Achmad Firas Khudi ,&nbsp;Pinurba Parama Pratiyudha","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Jalan Kaliurang, a once agricultural edge of Yogyakarta has been transformed by waves of student migration and commercial development. Through ethnographic research, we explore how this peri-urban corridor has evolved into a dense hub of boarding houses (kos) and cafés, shaped by a complex mix of cultural traditions, historical power structures, and market forces. What emerges is a hybrid form of urban change, where local residents are not simply displaced, but experience a more subtle process of unhoming, a loss of cultural connection and emotional belonging even as they remain in place. We also question how the traditional value of <em>gotong royong</em> (javanese mutual cooperation) holds up under growing economic pressures and social fragmentation. By focusing on studentification and speculative real estate practices, this study sheds light on the symbolic forms of displacement that often go unnoticed. It argues for a deeper understanding of gentrification in postcolonial cities, one that takes seriously the emotional and cultural costs of urban change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100648"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144307012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The ‘tiers-lieux culturels’ as cultural and social infrastructures, and their support in French public policies","authors":"Matina Magkou ,&nbsp;Pélissier Maud ,&nbsp;Pamart Emilie","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100640","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100640","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the conceptualisation of the term ‘tiers lieu’- translatable as ‘third place’- in French policy, emphasising its potential to offer an alternative to the ‘infrastructural turn’ in territorial policy. By focusing on ‘tiers lieux culturels’ (TLC), it examines the emergence of this concept, its adoption by public actors across various levels in France, and its implications for those managing these spaces, while addressing associated controversies.</div><div>Drawing on research projects funded by Region Sud, ANR, and MSH-Paris Nord, the paper investigates several TLC in Southern France. It employs an analysis of institutional documents, interviews with TLC founders, managers, and teams, as well as ethnographic observations. The findings reveal that TLC policies often grapple with tensions between funding frameworks and the multifaceted identities of these spaces. These tensions are shaped by conflicting dynamics, including neoliberal/creative city paradigms versus cultural rights/participatory city ideals, and the expectations of policymakers who envision TLCs as emerging democratic utopias.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144297986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Activating the playful city: A review of ludic urbanism and introducing the ludic continuum framework","authors":"M Tawfique ,&nbsp;Ashraful Alam ,&nbsp;Christina Ergler ,&nbsp;Claire Freeman","doi":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccs.2025.100641","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>By 2050, nearly two-thirds of the world's population will reside in cities, many of which currently lack the infrastructure to support diverse recreational needs. Yet cities possess untapped potential to foster inclusive and engaging public spaces through the integration of ludic elements. Rooted in the Latin word <em>‘Ludus’</em>, meaning playfulness, the concept ludic encompasses a wide range of playful recreational and interactive experiences. However, how the ludic potential can inform urban design has been significantly underexplored. By conducting a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature across Geography and related disciplines, this study addresses the identified gap. Through descriptive and thematic analyses, the review identifies key characteristics of ludic activities, examines their impacts on urban actors, and outlines strategies to integrate ludic activities in urban design. Building on these insights, the paper introduces a novel ‘ludic continuum’ framework that categorises ludic activities, offering a valuable tool for envisioning and designing more vibrant, inclusive and playful urban public spaces for all ages.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39061,"journal":{"name":"City, Culture and Society","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 100641"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}