Often the European Capital of Cultural (ECoC) initiative has contributed to an intensifying debate about cultural policies, that has focused on the justification for using such policies to achieve non-cultural ends such as economic development and tourism. Our work wants to be part of this...

Public policy aimed at regenerating and promoting local development gradually generated a rise of awareness related to the potential power of attraction of a territory. This paper analyses public support devoted to the production of the tv series Inspector Montalbano managed to strengthen the...