Elisabeth Niklasson
Biographic Data
| ID | 104023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabeth Niklasson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Niklasson |
| SIGNATURE | NIKLASSON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1850-0882 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Spectral Authenticity and the Fate of the Stone of Destiny
This article examines authenticity debates surrounding the Stone of Destiny, a highly charged heritage object traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British monarchs. Drawing on heritage scholarship, it understands authenticity as negotiated and culturally contingent and develops the concept of spectral authenticity to explain how authenticity claims persist, resurface, coexist and accumulate meanings across time. Using an int…
From party politics to governing instruments: An analysis of letters of allocation to the Norwegian and Swedish heritage agencies
Over the last decade, heritage researchers have investigated the relationship between heritage and politics from various theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary angles. While much of this research has focused on international heritage governance, the results have highlighted that we need to reexamine the relationship between heritage organizations and politics at national level. Yet few studies have looked at the instruments used to transac…
Shutting the Stable Door after the Horse has Bolted: Critical Thinking and the Third Science Revolution
Peer reviewed
Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe
The kind of liberal and open-minded society on which most academics rely to freely conduct their research is increasingly under threat, even within democratic societies of long standing. The issues related to populist approaches/uses of archaeology are highlighted, in different European countries. The Italian cases debated by A. Vanzetti is analyzed by proposing a general model of (archaeological) communication and discussing some particular situ…
"How (Not) to "Study Up: Points and Pitfalls When Studying International Heritage Regimes
Archaeological fieldwork is no longer what it used to be. Over the last decades, archaeologists have begun to "study up". Approaching regional, national, and international heritage regimes, they have empirically scrutinized how institutions and people in positions of influence shape what will count as "our common past" tomorrow. This has paved the way for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary heritage governance. It has also mea…
The Scandinavian far-right and the new politicisation of heritage
The past 30 years have witnessed a radical shift in European politics, as new far-right wing parties have entered national parliaments. Driven by discontent, fear and the notion of cultural struggle, they have gradually come to twist the political conversation around their core issues. For many far-right parties, cultural heritage is one such issue. While this ought to put them on the radar of scholars studying heritage politics, the topic of far…
The Janus-face of European heritage: Revisiting the rhetoric of Europe-making in EU cultural politics
Heritage sites and their stewards have been part of the project of European integration since the 1970s. Countless actions involving conservation, research and public outreach has been granted EU funding based on the ‘European significance’ of monuments and sites or the ‘European added value’ of project activities. This article argues that out of the long relationship between EU cultural politics and the domain of tangible heritage, there has gro…
The Scandinavian far-right and the new politicisation of heritage
The past 30 years have witnessed a radical shift in European politics, as new far-right wing parties have entered national parliaments. Driven by discontent, fear and the notion of cultural struggle, they have gradually come to twist the political conversation around their core issues. For many far-right parties, cultural heritage is one such issue. While this ought to put them on the radar of scholars studying heritage politics, the topic of far…
The Janus-face of European heritage: Revisiting the rhetoric of Europe-making in EU cultural politics
Heritage sites and their stewards have been part of the project of European integration since the 1970s. Countless actions involving conservation, research and public outreach has been granted EU funding based on the ‘European significance’ of monuments and sites or the ‘European added value’ of project activities. This article argues that out of the long relationship between EU cultural politics and the domain of tangible heritage, there has gro…
Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe
The kind of liberal and open-minded society on which most academics rely to freely conduct their research is increasingly under threat, even within democratic societies of long standing. The issues related to populist approaches/uses of archaeology are highlighted, in different European countries. The Italian cases debated by A. Vanzetti is analyzed by proposing a general model of (archaeological) communication and discussing some particular situ…
"How (Not) to "Study Up: Points and Pitfalls When Studying International Heritage Regimes
Archaeological fieldwork is no longer what it used to be. Over the last decades, archaeologists have begun to "study up". Approaching regional, national, and international heritage regimes, they have empirically scrutinized how institutions and people in positions of influence shape what will count as "our common past" tomorrow. This has paved the way for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary heritage governance. It has also mea…
Shutting the Stable Door after the Horse has Bolted: Critical Thinking and the Third Science Revolution
Peer reviewed
The Janus-face of European heritage: Revisiting the rhetoric of Europe-making in EU cultural politics
Heritage sites and their stewards have been part of the project of European integration since the 1970s. Countless actions involving conservation, research and public outreach has been granted EU funding based on the ‘European significance’ of monuments and sites or the ‘European added value’ of project activities. This article argues that out of the long relationship between EU cultural politics and the domain of tangible heritage, there has gro…
The Scandinavian far-right and the new politicisation of heritage
The past 30 years have witnessed a radical shift in European politics, as new far-right wing parties have entered national parliaments. Driven by discontent, fear and the notion of cultural struggle, they have gradually come to twist the political conversation around their core issues. For many far-right parties, cultural heritage is one such issue. While this ought to put them on the radar of scholars studying heritage politics, the topic of far…
"How (Not) to "Study Up: Points and Pitfalls When Studying International Heritage Regimes
Archaeological fieldwork is no longer what it used to be. Over the last decades, archaeologists have begun to "study up". Approaching regional, national, and international heritage regimes, they have empirically scrutinized how institutions and people in positions of influence shape what will count as "our common past" tomorrow. This has paved the way for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary heritage governance. It has also mea…
Shutting the Stable Door after the Horse has Bolted: Critical Thinking and the Third Science Revolution
Peer reviewed
Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe
The kind of liberal and open-minded society on which most academics rely to freely conduct their research is increasingly under threat, even within democratic societies of long standing. The issues related to populist approaches/uses of archaeology are highlighted, in different European countries. The Italian cases debated by A. Vanzetti is analyzed by proposing a general model of (archaeological) communication and discussing some particular situ…
From party politics to governing instruments: An analysis of letters of allocation to the Norwegian and Swedish heritage agencies
Over the last decade, heritage researchers have investigated the relationship between heritage and politics from various theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary angles. While much of this research has focused on international heritage governance, the results have highlighted that we need to reexamine the relationship between heritage organizations and politics at national level. Yet few studies have looked at the instruments used to transac…
Spectral Authenticity and the Fate of the Stone of Destiny
This article examines authenticity debates surrounding the Stone of Destiny, a highly charged heritage object traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British monarchs. Drawing on heritage scholarship, it understands authenticity as negotiated and culturally contingent and develops the concept of spectral authenticity to explain how authenticity claims persist, resurface, coexist and accumulate meanings across time. Using an int…
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Cultural heritage (3 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Cultural heritage management (2 works)