Reflecting on heritage and power: dynamics, strategies and appropriations in the Catalan Pyrenees and the French Alps

Mármol, Camila del; Siniscalchi, Valeria; Estrada, Ferrán

doi:10.1080/13527258.2016.1153495

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“…Nevertheless, the combination of these trends with a generally low incidence of decisional forms of participation suggests a willingness to implement more inclusive heritage practices accompanied by the resistance to ultimately share decisional power, raising doubts over the wished partnerships and the character of the promoted democratic processes. This acknowledgment contributes to what has been increasingly researched, particularly within critical heritage studies, concerning the complexity of addressing and untangling the power dynamics that at multiple scales reinforce an 'authorized heritage discourse' [86][87][88][89][90][91]. Results show that a more participatory governance is wished and encouraged by international heritage organizations, heterogeneously but unanimously, in line with the theorizations of governance models in place since the 1970s, which see the participation of multiple stakeholders who share responsibilities and are accordingly held accountable [65][66][67][68][69].…”

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“…Even though participatory models have been further researched in relation to cultural governance [83][84][85], the implementation of participation in heritage practices still faces many challenges. Particularly in the field of critical heritage studies, much research has explored contemporary relationships between people, heritage, and power that produce an 'authorized heritage discourse', seeking to understand how heritage shapes identities and values in the present through constant processes of negotiation and how this affects heritage and development processes, where political strains are always present [86][87][88][89][90][91]. The growth of concern to secure more inclusive and equitable heritage practices and governance is reflected in the growth of references in research and heritage regulatory documents to foster participation in the protection and safeguarding of heritage [92][93][94][95][96][97], in line with the goals of the 2030 Agenda [17].…”

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Heritage and Sustainability: Regulating Participation

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In the past three decades, there has been increasing research carried out on the role of heritage and its processes in achieving broader sustainable development objectives beyond heritage conservation. As part of this movement, people-centered approaches and participation have been widely integrated into international regulations and guidelines on heritage management, stimulating the implementation of case studies-based research worldwide. Despite the wide advocacy of participatory heritage practices’ contributions to more inclusive and culturally sensitive local development in a great variety of projects, there is limited research into the roles these practices can have in addressing sustainability objectives. How are these roles addressed in international heritage regulatory frameworks, and what forms of participation are promoted for their fulfillment? This paper seeks to answer this research question through a content analysis of international declarations, conventions, guidelines, and policy documents focused on the roles and forms of participation that are promoted. A crossed-matched analysis of results reveals that active forms of participation are those most used to promote all roles and subcategories of participation, as a right, as a driver, and as an enabler of sustainable development. However, fewer active forms are presented as complementary at different stages of sustainability-oriented heritage practices. Moreover, a higher incidence of generic forms of participation can be observed in documents addressing international stakeholders, while partnership and intervention are to be found in those targeting regional and local actors. Nevertheless, the low incidence of decisional forms of participation confirms the challenges of power-sharing at all scales. Trends and influences are highlighted, informing heritage research, governance, and policymaking, but also revealing gaps and ambiguities in current regulations that further research encompassing a larger number of documents might confirm.

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“…Heritage processes have been widely studied from different perspectives. The stress in moving from an essentialized conception of heritage to a dynamic stance focusing on social change and on the uses of “heritage” that people put in place has led several authors to think of heritage as a process (Smith, 2006; Roigé and Frigolé 2010; among others in Del Mármol et al , 2016). This encourages a processual analysis rather than output analysis, thus differentiating our proposed SIA methodology from existing output/outcome-based evaluations that exist currently in the heritage sector.…”

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Applying social impact assessment (SIA) principles in assessing contribution of cultural heritage to social sustainability in rural landscapes

Gallou

Fouseki

2019

JCHMSD

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of social impact assessment (SIA) principles to evaluate the contribution of cultural heritage to social sustainability, supporting both a people-centered and socially responsible approach to heritage management. Design/methodology/approach Specifically, the paper explores SIA as a methodological tool for post-project evaluation, used to define projects’ contributions to aspects of social sustainability through analyzing impacts of participation in a rural context case study, that of the Scapa Flow landscape heritage scheme in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK. Findings Based on research findings from the thematic analysis of 40 semi-structured interviews on impacts (with heritage managers, planners and participants in the scheme), the paper proposes a combination of heritage value assessment process with social impact identification to achieve a context-relevant assessment of social sustainability. Existing research around social capital and sense of place supports the analysis of relevant impacts and heritage values. Findings support overlaps between socio-environmental impacts, when looking at the role of heritage for community well-being in rural contexts. Research limitations/implications The qualitative approach allows for a context-relevant, bottom up impact assessment and allows for multiple stakeholders perceptions to be included. Practical implications The proposed methodological approach has greater implications for the work of institutions and professionals involved in project evaluations that can inform participatory heritage project planning, ensuring high social relevance. Social implications Application of SIA principles in heritage sector can increase social benefits of heritage projects and enable wider community participation in processes of heritage management. Originality/value Through this case study, the effectiveness of SIA principles when applied in cultural heritage project evaluation is discussed, reflecting on a novel methodology for impact assessment in heritage.

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“…Con ello, se busca identificar los problemas críticos del discurso institucionalizado para contribuir al desarrollo de su campo de estudio, subvirtiendo categorías las legitimadoras de valor patrimonial, exhibiendo las ambigüedades y vacíos de las mismas, así como mostrar los desafíos existentes sobre el justo dimensionamiento del patrimonio agroalimentario (Smith, 2011;Gustavsson, 2012;Santamarina et al, 2014;Del Mármol et al, 2016;Bortolotto, 2017). Estas investigaciones profundizan en las políticas patrimoniales, a través de una crítica de fondo para hacer una interpretación alternativa (Milroy, 1989) de los discursos institucionales y desarrollistas (Prats, 2005;Brumman, 2009).…”

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La construcción discursiva del patrimonio agroalimentario en las sociedades contemporáneas: aproximaciones conceptuales y debates teóricos

Blas-Yañez

Thomé-Ortíz

Ortega

et al. 2018

Remexca

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El presente ensayo aborda las tres perspectivas teóricas que han examinado el patrimonio agroalimentario en los últimos 10 años. El objetivo fue identificar y contrastar las diferentes posturas, así como adoptar distintos ángulos para el abordaje del patrimonio agroalimentario desde los estudios rurales. Las formas de aproximación social que han contribuido a la conformación de un corpus teórico sobre el patrimonio agroalimentario, son diversas, mantienen enfoques contrastantes y ante la práctica discursiva de sus preceptos institucionales, generan cambios considerables en las formas de apropiación, producción, distribución y consumo de los recursos agroalimentarios. Por ello se propone desarrollar un marco teórico interpretativo a través de la fenomenología, que dé cuenta de los flujos y relaciones entre dimensiones discursivas, que impactan en la resignificación del valor, posicionamiento y consumo de productos agroalimentarios emblemáticos por la sociedad contemporánea. Además, de contribuir a dar voz a un tipo de discurso emergente, con base en las dinámicas locales, que articulan la apropiación de los diversos discursos patrimoniales y las negociaciones existentes entre lo local y lo global.

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Reflecting on heritage and power: dynamics, strategies and appropriations in the Catalan Pyrenees and the French Alps

Cited by 12 publications

References 27 publications

Heritage and Sustainability: Regulating Participation

Heritage and Sustainability: Regulating Participation

Applying social impact assessment (SIA) principles in assessing contribution of cultural heritage to social sustainability in rural landscapes

La construcción discursiva del patrimonio agroalimentario en las sociedades contemporáneas: aproximaciones conceptuales y debates teóricos

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