Rising East Essays

Vol 1, Series 2, No 1 December 14th 2009

The Politics of Arts and Events
Fostering Cohesion in Tower Hamlets

Judith Burnett and Erika Cudworth

State sponsored cultural events are now expected to contribute to ‘community cohesion’. But what does this mean and how can it be evaluated?

Commissioned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to assess the contribution to community cohesion made by the festivals which it supports, Judith Burnett and Erika Calvo report on the evaluation they made and the research process which enabled them to make it. They also comment on the role of cultural events and on ‘community cohesion’ as a policy objective. Full essay

Theirs is the first essay in the second series of Rising East Essays. Previous series

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