Creative Industries in Europe

Chapter 1. Introduction (C. Chapain).- Part 1. Interplay between sectoral and spatial dynamics of the creative industries.- Chapter 2. Specialisation as a driver of the development dynamics of creative cities and city regions  (Krzysztof Stachowiak).- Chapter 3. From global to local creative dynamics: the location patterns of art galleries (Jeremie Molho).- Chapter 4. Innovation dynamic in the film industry: the case of the Soho cluster in London (Caroline Chapain).- Chapter 5. Understanding the role of professional organisations in supporting the development of the creative industries at the local and global levels: Paris as the global node for the fashion industry (David Zajtmann).- Chapter 6. Making your career in creative industries: the paradox between individual professionalisation and dependence on social contexts and professional scenes (Bastian Lange).- Part 2. National and regional spatial dynamics of the creative industries.- Chapter 7. Multiple endeavours towards new patterns of economic growth: the case of creative and knowledge industries in Spain (Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway).- Chapter 8. Creative industries in the Polish economy: Growth and operating conditions (Rafal Kasprzak).- Chapter 9. The contribution of the creative industries to the development of the Romanian economy and their resilience to crisis (Anda Becut).- Chapter 10. Post-crisis spatial development of creative industries: Evidence from Czechia (Ondrej Slach).- Chapter 11. Creativity at the European periphery: Spatial distribution and developmental implications in the Ljubljana region, Slovenia (Jani Kozina).- Chapter 12. Conclusions (T. Stryjakiewicz).

Caroline Chapain (Business School, University of Birmingham, UK) is a lecturer at the Business School, University of Birmingham where she has been working since 2005. Prior to this, Caroline studied and worked in France and in Canada. From 2002 to 2005, she worked as a research advisor on public finance, economic development, and cultural issues for the Montreal Metropolitan Planning Organization. She has expertise in local and regional economic development, particularly around the area of creative industries, clusters, creativity and innovation, digital cities, economic restructuring and public policies. Caroline has been contributing to and leading on a variety of research projects on these topics for institutions like Birmingham City Council, West Midlands in Europe, ESRC, AHRC, NESTA, the British Council, etc. in the last 12 years. Since 2005, she has been more and more interested in exploring the way creative industries emerge, operate and develop at the local and regional levels in the UK and in Europe. Recently, she has been involved in various projects exploring the links between creative practices and online media as well as the development of creative systems for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Connected Communities Programme in the UK: one looking at 'Community film making and cultural diversity.', one looking at 'Complexity theory and the creative economy' and a large project looking at 'Community, Media and Creative citizenship'. Caroline co-chairs with Roberta Comunian and Nick Clifton the Regional Studies Association Network on Creative Regions in Europe. Caroline has published various peer-reviewed journal articles, journal special issues, book chapters, research reports as well as co-edited a book on 'The Recession and beyond: Local and Regional Responses to the Recession' published with Routledge in 2011.

Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz (Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz