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Cultural heritage and development: UNESCO’s new paradigm in a changing geopolitical context

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  • Dobrosława Wiktor-Mach

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In the 1980s, the process of convergence between culture and development began to emerge in the context of post-colonialism and changing geopolitical realities. Later on, along with increasing multilateralism, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) eventually became the main actor in promoting culture as a fourth pillar of sustainable development. The paradigm shift in the heritage-development agenda is examined in the context of growing aspirations of non-Western states to play an active role in the global heritage regime, and the interests and strategies of UNESCO’s secretariat and the member states. At first, heritage and development were perceived as separate or opposed fields. Recently, a sustainable development framework emerged as a new global development model. UNESCO has engaged in the shaping of the United Nations (UN) 2030 agenda, and advocated a pragmatic approach to heritage. This paper examines the evolution of ideas and concepts linking ‘development’ and ‘heritage’ forged at the forum of UNESCO as part of its Culture and Development framework. The role of the Global South in the paradigm change is highlighted.

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  • Dobrosława Wiktor-Mach, 2019. "Cultural heritage and development: UNESCO’s new paradigm in a changing geopolitical context," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(9), pages 1593-1612, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:40:y:2019:i:9:p:1593-1612
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1604131
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    1. Nefo Indra Nizar & Nunung Nuryartono & Bambang Juanda & Akhmad Fauzi, 2024. "Can Knowledge and Culture Eradicate Poverty and Reduce Income Inequality? The Evidence from Indonesia," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 6425-6450, June.
    2. Karol Król & Dariusz Zdonek, 2023. "Cultural Heritage Topics in Online Queries: A Comparison between English- and Polish-Speaking Internet Users," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-20, March.

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