Globalization, culture, policy, Ostrava

The city of Ostrava is a place whose socio-spatial structure, urban life and culture have been heavily influenced by a totalitarian political regime and a centralised economy during the Communist period. The Velvet revolution brought the involvement in global structures which required the strategy to raise the profile of the city of Ostrava on global scale. The city participated in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture to improve its image, stimulate urban development and attract visitors and investment (culture-led urban regeneration) while engaging in many European cultural networks.