Abstract
This chapter discusses how membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) presents opportunities and challenges for enhancing democratic participation in sustainable development focused on culture in urban areas. It presents a discourse analysis of documents from the 15-plus year history of the UCCN, including the 2001 Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and the management documents for the program. Through this analysis, this chapter draws out two distinct definitions of “cultural diversity” embedded within the UCCN, one focused on pluralistic participation and decision-making, and the other emphasizing economic development. Through a case study set in Tucson, Arizona, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, this chapter examines the suggested compatibility and perceived incompatibility of these definitions, and the challenges that the slippages between them create for citizens of Creative Cities.
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