<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The transformation of urban policy, resulting from ‘creative industries’ policy developments, is explored in this article, with respect to the Baltic capitals. Policy initiatives in the creative industries in Central and Eastern European cities have predominantly developed through policy transfers from Western Europe, with its long-term market economy experience. How adaptable are such policies for post-socialist cities? Using the concept of social innovation, this article describes mechanisms that facilitate policy acceptance and examines whether and how the development of creative industries has resulted in urban policy renewal in the Baltic capitals.</p></abstract>

The transformation of urban policy, resulting from ‘creative industries’ policy developments, is explored in this article, with respect to the Baltic capitals. Policy initiatives in the creative industries in Central and Eastern European cities have predominantly developed through policy transfers from Western Europe, with its long-term market economy experience. How adaptable are such policies for post-socialist cities? Using the concept of social innovation, this article describes mechanisms that facilitate policy acceptance and examines whether and how the development of creative industries has resulted in urban policy renewal in the Baltic capitals.

Creative industries in the capital cities of the Baltic States: Are there innovations in urban policy?

Estonian Institute for Futures Studies, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The transformation of urban policy, resulting from ‘creative industries’ policy developments, is explored in this article, with respect to the Baltic capitals....

Creative industries in the capital cities of the Baltic States: Are there innovations in urban policy?

Published Online: Jan 22, 2016

Page range: 47 - 58

Received: Nov 05, 2014

Accepted: Jul 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0024

Keywords
creative industries, urban policy, social innovation, Baltic capitals (Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius)

© 2015 Külliki Tafel-Viia et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Creative industries in the capital cities of the Baltic States: Are there innovations in urban policy?

Published Online: Jan 22, 2016

Page range: 47 - 58

Received: Nov 05, 2014

Accepted: Jul 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0024

Keywordscreative industries, urban policy, social innovation, Baltic capitals (Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius)

© 2015 Külliki Tafel-Viia et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
creative industries, urban policy, social innovation, Baltic capitals (Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius)