The aim of this study is to explore local cultural policy documents in the municipality of Gothenburg Sweden, and, more specifically, to investigate the concepts of cultural planning and instrumental cultural policy. Cultural planning is in this thesis seen as a result of an instrumental view of cultural policy. The theoretical framework consists of the theories of Danish cultural policy researcher Dorte Skot-Hansen. She describes cultural policy in urban areas as founded in motives such as economy, social issues, entertaining and enlightenment. A qualitative text analysis is performed in order to see if the purpose of the cultural policies is to focus on cultural planning as formulated in the document Kulturpolitisk strategi – version 1.0, adopted by the city council in 1998. The chosen city district committees are Centrum, Högsbo, Härlanda, Backa, Askim and Bergsjön. The result indicates that cultural planning in these districts only partly states the goals set by the city council. The city district committee of Bergsjön is an exception. This shows a lack of co-operation between the city district committees and the city council concerning cultural policy. The study shows that the major motive of cultural policy in the city district committees is, following the labels provided by Skot-Hansen, the social motive. In addition to the emphasis the social motive puts on democracy, integration and participation, the study points to the health issue as an essential motive in the cultural policies. / Uppsatsnivå: C

I mitt projekt har jag inspirerats av Folkets Hus-fenomenet. Folkets Hus är vanligtvis en byggnad som erbjuder allmänna samlingslokaler och mötesplatser för olika kulturevenemang, folkbildning, medborgarorganisering och många andra aktiviteter. Eftersom Tensta idag inte har något eget folkets hus är min tanke att stadsdelshuset även kan fungera som ett  sådant för Tensta-borna. Det offentliga rummet har därför fått en central roll i mitt projekt, och skapar en plats som för samman folket och de beslutsfattande i hopp om ett intressant möte. Jag har haft som ambition att skapa en inbjudande plats för såväl personal som besökare. En rymlig plats som kan formas efter behov och där många olika saker kan pågå samtidigt. En plats för det betydelsefulla och det mer lättsamma. / In my project i've been inspired by the phenomenon of "Folkets Hus" (≈ community center). Folkets Hus is usually a building that offers public meeting spaces for different kinds of cultural events, study circles, citizen organisations and many other activities. Due to the fact that Tensta doesn't possess their own Folkets Hus today, my intention is that the District Hall will also fill this function for the citizens of Tensta. The public space has therefore been given a crucial role in this project, and creates a meeting space for the people and the decision makers in the community, in hope for a fruitful exchange. My ambition was to create a inviting sphere for staff as well as visitors. An allowing space able to adapt to different needs and where several different events can take place at the same time. A room for the meaningful and for the fun.