MESOC repository of literature

The MESOC repository is a database of relevant documentation reflecting the state of the art of social impacts studies in the field of cultural policy in the EU. It is the result of the collection, selection and analysis of pertinent literature covering all the three project dimensions: Health and Wellbeing, Urban and Territorial Renovation, People’s Engagement and Participation. It includes a wide array of resources, ranging from academic literature to case studies, project reports, policy briefs, etc. The online repository is instrumental for the identification of the most appropriate impact transmission variables and indicators and for analysing what have been the critical success factors in determining the final outcomes of the selected transition pathway.

The collection process was coordinated by the University of Barcelona, with the support of all partners, including the 11 pilot cities participating in the MESOC project (Athens, Barcelona, Cluj-Napoca, Gent, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Jerez de la Frontera, Lublin, Milan, Rijeka, Turku, and Valencia). The final repository consists in 305 policy and grey documents and 672 scientific papers, leading to a total of 977 documents.

The main purpose of the exercise of collecting the most relevant literature on social impacts of cultural policy was to answer the following research question: “What is the state of the art in terms of literature and documentation produced on the topic of social impacts of cultural policy?”.

The contents of this repository can be searched online at the following URL: http://repository.mesoc-project.eu/