%0 Journal Article %T ABOUT THE EUROPEANISATION OF A CITY BASED ON THE CASE STUDY OF CRACOW, A EUROPEAN CITY OF CULTURE %A Szulborska-Ɓukaszewicz, Joanna %J Culture Management %V 2017 %R 10.4467/20843976ZK.17.033.7588 %N Volume 18, Issue 4 %P 527-548 %K europeanisation, city, strategy, decentralization, development of regions %@ 1896-8201 %D 2017 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-w-kulturze/article/o-europeizacji-miasta-na-przykladzie-krakowa-europejskiego-miasta-kultury %X The paper focuses on the cultural policy of the City of Cracow, including its premises and priorities, in the light of the incentives and support provided by the EU programs. Using Cracow as a case study, I make an attempt to show to what extent the European Community has contributed to the Europeanisation of Polish cities by triggering changes in the perception of the role of culture in the development of regions, including changes in the aesthetics of public space, human capital development (talent support, development of the cultural sector staff, development of civil society), quality of infrastructure, and support for creativity and innovation, including the use of new media and new technologies in culture.