@misc{Błaszczyk_Mateusz_Archipelagos, author={Błaszczyk, Mateusz and Banaszak, Ewa and Kajdanek, Katarzyna and Pluta, Jacek}, copyright={Copyright by University of Wrocław}, copyright={Copyright by Uniwersytet Wrocławski}, copyright={Copyright by Urząd Miasta Wrocławia}, copyright={Copyright by Wrocław City Hall}, copyright={Copyright by Festival Office IMPART 2016}, copyright={Copyright by Biuro Festiwalowe IMPART 2016}, address={Wrocław}, howpublished={online}, publisher={Institute of Sociology of the University of Wrocław}, publisher={Festival Office IMPART 2016}, language={eng}, abstract={The report presents results of a year-long research project on the attitudes towards culture mediated in and by urban public space, on the ways of participating in urban culture and also on peoples' attitude towards the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016. Focused group interviews used as a method in this qualitative study allowed to gain a deeper insight into the researched matter and to reveal diversity and complexity of the phenomena under study. The results show that the way people experienced the European Capital of Culture is closely related to their well-established behaviors in the sphere of participation in culture. Their habits are the result of culture is understood and what role is ascribed to it in peoples' everyday lives.}, title={Archipelagos of Culture. The European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 as Social Experience. Report from Qualitative Research}, keywords={urban culture, participation in culture, social impact of ECoC, European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016}, }