SUMMARY FOR ARTICLE

This report is a summary of the key findings of Impacts 08, a programme evaluating the impacts of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2,,8 on the city, wider region and its people. in % of stories on the cultural offer were positive or neutral the thematic area attracting the largest percentage of positive coverage which has contributed to the overall impression of city renaissance. creating an impact peer perceptions by early % of arts representatives promoters and funders in liverpool and selected national peers considered that the city had achieved its aspiration to reposition itself as a world class city while % agreed that the city had undergone a positive renaissance but considered that the term world class was inappropriate or too ambiguous. media coverage of liverpool ecoc national and local press the volume of national coverage on the liverpool ecoc shows a peak at the time of the bid and announcement in decreased until and increased consistently almost doubling year on year from onwards. stakeholders views on liverpool ecoc local stakeholders views of key stakeholders around the city including individuals from the statutory and voluntary sectors local investors and developers of the impacts of liverpool ecoc centred around three main points: - that hosting the ecoc in liverpool was seen as a success; - that the liverpool ecoc had added value to existing programmes and trends already taking place in liverpool since the end of the s; and - that there was great potential but also great risk associated with the legacy of the liverpool ecoc.