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Negotiating Authority: Local Communities in the World Heritage Convention

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention stipulate that local communities and indigenous peoples are an intrinsic part of the identification, nomination, management and protection of World Heritage sites (UNESCO 2019, art. 12). This paper explores the role of local communities in the World Heritage system by critically assessing the implementation of the Convention in a European context through the case study of the Ironbridge Gorge WHS. The case study is contextualised in the representation of indigenous peoples in World Heritage policies negotiating their intellectual and legal authority in the World Heritage process facilitated through heritage bureaucracy. This paper will address the internationally important issue of power relations when it comes to the inclusion of local communities and indigenous peoples in the World Heritage Convention and in heritage practice.

Source: Archaeologies

DOI: 10.1007/s11759-020-09391-x

Author: Małgorzata Trelka

Institution: University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,750