Publications

Policy reports and briefings

• "Alternative data to monitor cultural occupations", February 2023. Role: initiator and co-author.

• Consoli, S. and Montalto, V., "Cultural (un)employment in COVID-19 times using the Global Datasets of Events Location and Tone", European Commission, January 2023.

• Montalto, V. and Panella, F., The cultural dimension of inequality, Dominguez Torreiro, M. editor(s), European Commission, 2021, JRC124937.

• "How to put culture at work for a more resilient economy and society? Policy insights from German and Italian creative cities", December 2020. Role: co-author. 

• "European Cultural and Creative Cities in COVID-19 times: jobs at risk and the policy response", June 2020. Role: first co-author. 

• "The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor - 2019 Edition", October 2019. Role: co-author. See dedicated page.

• "The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor - 2017 Edition", July 2017. Role: co-author. See dedicated page.

• "Evaluation de Mons 2015 – Capitale Européenne de la Culture", prepared with KEA for the Foundation Mons 2015, July 2016. Role: project manager, main researcher and co-author. 

• "Feasibility Study on Data Collection and Analysis in the Cultural and Creative Sectors in the EU", prepared with KEA for the European Commission, October 2015. Role: project manager and co-author. 

• "A Mapping of the cultural and creative offer in Iași", completed with KEA for the Foundation "Iași – European Capital of Culture 2021", September 2014. Role: project manager and co-author.

• "Ravenna: towards a Culture and Creative Industries’ (CCIs) Strategy" - A Policy Document, prepared with KEA, June 2014. Role: project manager and co-author. 

• "Validating and fine-tuning Perugia 2019’s evaluation system (ex-ante phase)", prepared with KEA for the Foundation Perugiassisi 2019, July 2014. Role: project manager and author.

• « Diagnostique stratégique des Industries Culturelles et Créatives », prepared with KEA for Lille Métropole, March 2014. Role: project manager and co-author.

• "Creative SpIN Project - Baseline Study", an ex-ante analysis completed with KEA for the Creative SpIN Project (URBACT), November 2012. Role: researcher and main author.

• "The Use of Structural Funds for Cultural Projects", completed with KEA for the European Parliament, September 2012. Role: researcher and main author. 

• "Measuring the economic impact of policies for CCIs", prepared with KEA for the CREA.RE project (INTERREG), April 2011. Role: research assistant.

• "Mapping the Cultural and Creative Sectors in the EU and China: A Working Paper in support to the development of an EU-China Cultural and Creative Industries' (CCIs) platform", January 2011, prepared with KEA, Role: research assistant.

Peer-reviewed journals

• Montalto, V., Alberti, V., Panella, F. and Sacco, P. L., Are cultural cities always creative? An empirical analysis of culture-led development in 190 European cities, Habitat International, 132, February 2023, 102739.

• Montalto, V., Sacco, P. L., Saisana, M. Cultural, Creative, and Sustainable Cities: Assessing Progress and Measurement Perspectives - Editorial to the Special Issue Cultural, Creative and Sustainable Cities, Sustainability, 14(7), April 2022, 4246. (Open source!)

• Tubadji, A. and Montalto, V. Geographies of Flowers and Geographies of Flower Power, Sustainability, 13(24), December 2021. (Open source!)

• Montalto, V., Panella, F., Sacco, P. L., What does Brexit mean for UK cultural and creative cities?, European Urban and Regional Studies, 28(1), December 2020.

• Van Puyenbroeck, T., Montalto, V., Saisana, M., Benchmarking culture in Europe: a Data Envelopment Analysis approach to identify city-specific strengths, European Journal of Operational Research, June 2020. (Open source!)

• Campagna, D, Caperna, G. and Montalto, V., "Does Culture Make a Better Citizen? Exploring the Relationship Between Cultural and Civic Participation in Italy", Social Indicators Research, January 2020. (Open source!)

• Montalto, V., Tacao Moura, C.J., Langedijk, S. and Saisana, M., "Culture counts: An empirical approach to measure the cultural and creative vitality of European cities, Cities, 89, 167-185, January 2019. (Open source!)

• Montalto, V., "Tourism as a driver of cultural vibrancy in lesser known destinations: a link yet to be explored?", Tafter Journal, 102, September 2018.

• Montalto, V. and Iglesias, M. "The Evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture: Achievements and Challenges Ahead", Economia della Cultura, 1, January 2015.

• Montalto, V. "Towards a 'Creative Ravenna'. Capitalising on the European Capital of Culture process to build a Culture and Creative Industries’ strategy", Tafter Journal, 77, November 2014. 

• Montalto, V. "La cultura per una crescita intelligente, sostenibile e solidale. Verso un uso strategico dei Fondi Strutturali 2014-2020per la cultura", Tafter Journal, 59, May 2013.

• Montalto, V., Iglesias, M. and Kern, P. "Measuring the economic impact of policies for CCIs", Quaestiones Geographicae, 31, 4, December 2012. 

• Montalto, V. "Why the EU and China should further engage in business cooperation and trade in the field of cultural and creative industries", Tafter Journal, 34, April 2011. 

• Montalto, V. "Decentralisation and devolution in Italian cultural policies. How micro-practices should inspire macro-policies", Cultural Trends, 19, 1 & 2, March 2010, 15 - 25.

Other specialised journals, magazines and blogs

• "Mangiare con la cultura: chi ci riesce e chi no", lavoce.info, 19 September, 2023.

• "L'attivismo verde e digitale migliora la politica" (con A. Tubadjie), lavoce.info, 17 March, 2022.

• "Così il Covid taglia l’occupazione nella cultura" (con A. Cicerchia), lavoce.info, 12 January, 2020.

• "Cultura, tre strade per ripartire" (con P. Dubini), Corriere della Sera, 16 April 2020.

• "Sostegno al lavoro culturale durante Covid-19" (con P. Dubini), doppiozero, 15 April 2020. 

• "Coronavirus: il senso della Francia per la cultura", lavoce.info, 9 April 2020.

• "Europa", Atlante Cultura, Treccani, April 2020.

• "Covid-19: impatti attesi e opzioni di policy per salvaguardare l’economia creativa", Menabò, 122/2020, April 2020.

• "The European Commission releases the first ever edition of the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor to support urban policies and investments", The OECD Statistics Newsletter, 69, December 2018.

• "La minaccia terroristica e la cultura come possibilità di riscatto", Italianieuropei, 4, 2016, September 2016.

• "I dati. O il dubbio?" (con A. Garnero), Rivista Arel - Dubbio, 2, 2016.

• "L'industria culturale e creative nel Mezzogiorno: sfide mancate e opportunità da cogliere", Italianieuropei, 1, 2013, January 2013. 

• "Culture for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth – Making the most of CCIs for Europe’s future", INTERACT Thematic Publication - Inspiring Creativity, November 2013, pp.12-13.

Book chapters

• "L'occupazione culturale in Europa: analisi statistiche in tempo di COVID-19. Quali gli impatti rilevati e attesi?" in "Lavoro culturale e occupazione", FrancoAngeli, September 2021.

• "Big data e Industrie culturali e creative: cultural data science a tempo di COVID-19" in "Io Sono Cultura 2020", Publisher: Fondazione Symbola-Unioncamere, June 2020.

• "Convertire in numeri i processi culturali: approcci e sfide nell’epoca dei big data" in "Io Sono Cultura 2019", Publisher: Fondazione Symbola-Unioncamere, June 2019.

• "L'industria culturale e creativa nel Mezzogiorno. Dalle tendenze macro-regionali alle specificità territoriali" in "Rapporto SVIMEZ 2018 L'economia e la società del Mezzogiorno", Publisher: Il Mulino, November 2018.  

• "L’occupazione culturale in Europa. Potenziale e paradossi (?) dell’economia creativa" in "#BCM18 Attore…Bravo, ma di lavoro che fai? Il quarto volume della collana Lo spettacolo dal vivo", Publisher: Franco Angeli, November 2018. 

• "Quanto conta la nostra cultura? Dai progetti di mappatura ai filoni di ricerca più innovativi" in "Io Sono Cultura 2018", Publisher: Fondazione Symbola-Unioncamere, June 2018.

• "Misurare gli impatti dell’industria culturale e creativa: l’approccio europeo e nuove prospettive metodologiche a confronto" in "Impresa Cultura - Creatività Partecipazione Competitività - XII Rapporto Annuale Federculture", Publisher: Gangemi, October 2016.

• "Cultura e Europa : quali risorse per il periodo 2014-2020? Opportunità finanziamento per la cultura: da Europa Creativa, ai Fondi Strutturali, ad Horizon 2020", in "Cultura, l’alternativa alla crisi per una nuova idea di progresso, IX Rapporto Annuale Federculture", Publisher: 24 ORE Cultura, Editors, July 2014.

• "Cultura e Fondi Strutturali in Europa e in Italia: opportunità e sfide" in Garnero, A. & Milio, S., L'Unione divisa. Convergere per crescere insieme in Europa, AREL/Il Mulino, January 2013.