Headline:
Loos-en-Gohelle und sein kulturelles Ökosystem: Partizipative Kulturarbeit als Grundlage für raum-bezogene Identifikation und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt
Following the end of coal production in 1986, the small town of Loos-en-Gohelle in northern France transformed itself from a former mining stronghold into a model municipality for sustainability. This article highlights the importance of cultural policy measures in this structural change: while in other municipalities in the northern French coalfield, cultural policy was used to change the image of the region, Loos-en-Gohelle aimed to involve the local population in the socio-ecological transformation process. Participatory cultural work thus became an instrument of emancipation. However, the possibilities for mobilising the population appear to have reached a turning point in recent years. Loos-en-Gohelle is faced with the challenge of developing new forms of cultural participation in order to prevent the momentum from slowing down.
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Publication Type
- RIFS Studies
- Citation
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Florentin, D., Veys, M., Robic, N., & Faltermeier, K. (2023). Loos-en-Gohelle und sein kulturelles Ökosystem: Partizipative Kulturarbeit als Grundlage für raum-bezogene Identifikation und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt. RIFS Study, November 2023.
- DOI
- 10.48481/rifs.2023.029
- Links
- https://publications.rifs-potsdam.de/rest/items/item_6003167_5/component/file_6… https://doi.org/10.48481/rifs.2023.036
- Projects involved
- Franco-German Forum for the Future