%0 Journal Article %T Crowdfunding Urbanism as a Challenge for Contemporary Urban Policies. An Outline of the Research Perspective. %A Brzozowska, Blanka %J Culture Management %V 2019 %R 10.4467/20843976ZK.19.005.10338 %N Volume 20, Issue 1 %P 79-90 %K crowdfunding, creativity, participation, digital citizenship %@ 1896-8201 %D 2019 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-w-kulturze/article/urbanizm-crowdfundingowy-jako-wyzwanie-dla-wspolczesnych-polityk-miejskich-zarys-perspektywy-badawczej %X The aim of the paper is to present the issue of crowdfunding in relation to urban projects, with particular emphasis on the participation in its latest media dimension. Combined with a critical approach to urban creativity policies, this perspective broadens the scope of the debate on urban communities and the involvement of city dwellers in the bottom-up modification of these policies. The paper constitutes a commentary on the current state of research on crowdfunding and proposes a holistic approach towards it which is based on the concepts stemming from cultural studies, media studies, and urban cultural studies.