Heritage “Renovation” or Who and What Makes us Heirs
The article follows the political, ideological and economic aspects of the processes of selection, recognition and construction of cultural heritage. The analysis reflects the multi-layered relations between the local communities and institutions, the political elites on a central level, and the experts in building policies for the protection of the past. It criticizes the lack of strategies and sustainable funding schemes; the latter resulting in establishing a Cultural Heritage Forum, whose aims and tasks are a subject of discussion in the text.
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