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Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage

Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage

Turunen, Johanna
Terian, Andrei
Lähdesmäki, Tuuli

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

General Art

ISBN10: 1032942460
ISBN13: 9781032942469
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 30 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores the concepts and practices of participation and community engagement in cultural heritage, examining the impact of the participatory turn in the heritage sector and the key opportunities and challenges it presents.

Participation has become a widely used umbrella term in the discourses of heritage institutions, practitioners, and scholars alike. This participatory turn represents a shift towards the active involvement of communities, stakeholders, and the public in decision-making processes, moving away from traditional top-down approaches towards more inclusive and collaborative models in which diverse voices contribute to cultural heritage. While the pluralisation of heritage narratives, meanings, and practices can sometimes give rise to societal tensions, this book argues that broader participation is essential for unlocking heritage's transformative potential and future-oriented impetus. The book explores these issues through 15 case studies drawn from across the globe and organised into three thematic sections: social inclusion in heritage practices, the role of digital tools in heritage participation, and participatory heritage management and governance. These case studies contribute to emerging debates on expanding the spaces where heritage participation and community engagement take place.

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