Davide Ponzini is the winner of the CPR Award 2010. Davide Ponzini is assistant professor at the Architecture & Planning Department of the University Politecnico of Milano. His research, entitled “Governing urban diversity? A policy tool comparison of five European capitals” explores how distinctive policy tools that are used to address cultural diversity issues in different urban contexts have been evolving under the direct and indirect pressure of international programs, with particular reference to Unesco and the European Union and Commission policies. The research analyzes the policy instruments adopted to promote, create or sustain local cultural centers working in ethnically and culturally diverse neighborhoods over the last ten years in five European capital cities: Helsinki, Paris, Rome, Tallin and Budapest. The comparative and longitudinal study of the distinctive policy tools (e.g. direct government management, regulation, public-private agencies, grants for nonprofit organizations, private tax relief) aims at revealing emerging trends in the diversity policy field, such as privatization, nonprofitization and territorialization.

Sophia Labadi is the winner of the CPR Award 2008. Sophia is a research fellow in The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences (ICCR) in France and Consultant in UNESCO. The project of research submitted by the French young expert is entitled “Measuring the socio-economic impacts of regenerated heritage sites characterised by a high degree of cultural diversity” and shows, according to the jury, a “high level of academic writing” and is “very acute on heritage policy and its background”. It aims firstly to measure and analyse the socio-economic impacts of the regeneration of cultural heritage sites characterised by a high degree of cultural diversity; and secondly to highlight sound practices that maximize the social and economic impacts of regeneration projects, in particular those that protect and enhance efficiently cultural diversity. These practices would be identified through in-depth European transnational quantitative and qualitative comparative analyses; thirdly to make recommendations for improving the potential social and economic impacts of regenerated sites and for enhancing cultural diversity and social cohesion. These recommendations will be based on the transnational comparative analyses. The case studies will be selected because they are characterised by a high degree of cultural diversity in their population, they used to be socially and economically deprived and have been regenerated through their heritage. 

The winner of the CPRA 2007 is Amanda Brandellero, PhD Student at the University of Amsterdam, specializing on economic geography at the Amsterdam Institute of Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDST). Her cultural policy research project "Manufacturing diversity? Ethnicity and the commodification of culture in the cultural industries"will shed light on the creative inputs of ethnic minorities to the development of cultural industries. It will also explore how cities can use cultural diversity as a vital resource for prosperity and potential catalyst for social-economic development. The research involves case-study analysis of ethnic diversity in three cultural industries sectors (architecture, fashion and music) in three cities: Amsterdam, London and Paris. Amanda Brandellero (British/Italian researcher) was granted the Euro 10.000 award on 8 June at the culture.powers.europe conference in Berlin gathering more than 500 participants from across Europe.

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Manufacturing diversity? Ethnicity and the commodification of culture in the cultural industries
By Amanda Brandellero, edited by Janet Hadley, published by the European Cultural Foundation

Winner of the CPR Award in 2006 is Marcello Mariani, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of Management at the University of Bologna. The Award was publicly announced and given to Mr. Mariani on 15 July, within the closing session of the 4th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (Vienna, 12-16 July). Title of the awarded research project proposal is "Live Classical Music Organizations (LCMOs) in Europe: an international comparison of financial, corporate governance and organizational structures".

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Live Classical Music Organisations in Europe: an international comparison of financial, coporate governance and organisational structures
By Marcello Mariani (2006), edited by Janet Hadley, published by the European Cultural Foundation

Within the framework of the Cultural Policy Development action-line, the European Cultural Foundation announced the winner of the Cultural Policy Research Award for 2005. During the European Foundation Centre's 16th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Conference 'Foundations for Europe: Making the Union Work for All Citizens' in Budapest, on 6 June, the CPR Award was granted to Jaka Primorac, Research Fellow at the Institute for International Relations in Zagreb, for her research "The position of cultural workers in creative industries: the south-eastern European perspective".

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The position of cultural workers in creative industries: the south-eastern European perspective
By Jaka Primorac (2005), edited by Janet Hadley, published by the European Cultural Foundation

During the "Sharing cultures" conference in Rotterdam, on 12 July 2004, the first CPR Award was granted to Nina Obuljen, Research Fellow at the Institute for International Relations in Zagreb, for her research untitled "Why we need European cultural policies, the impact of EU enlargement on cultural policies in transition countries".

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Why we need European cultural policies: the impact of EU enlargement on cultural policies in transition countries
By Nina Obuljen (2004), edited by Janet Hadley, published by the European Cultural Foundation