CSES, together with the ERICarts Institute, is conducting a study for the European Commission on the Contribution of Culture to Local and Regional Development. As part of this project a Seminar entitled 'Culture inLocal & Regional Development – Evidence from the StructuralFunds' was organised in Brussels on 11th November 2009. The emphasis wason the active participation of the 100 participants in contributing to an evidencebase on the impact of culture-based projects and programmes. The study continues into 2010.
Further information is available at : http://www.cses.co.uk/surveys/eacea-culture-and-regional-policy/