Herdis Hølleland
Biographic Data
| ID | 118269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herdis Hølleland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herdis |
| FAMILY NAME | Hølleland |
| SIGNATURE | HØLLELAND H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3770-3178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Authors’ reply to Peter Bridgewater, ‘Australia resistant to World Heritage in Danger listing? Yes, but … a response to James, Hamman, and Hølleland (2025)’
Authors’ reply to Peter Bridgewater, ‘Australia resistant to World Heritage in Danger listing? Yes, but ... a response to James, Hamman, and Hølleland (2025)’
The fear of losing national and institutional face: Exploring Australia's resistance to World Heritage In Danger listing
The World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger are prominent examples of listing mechanisms, which have been described as apparatuses in which the reputation of States can rise or fall. As a historically significant player within the World Heritage regime, Australia has both embraced World Heritage as a tool for global conservation, whilst, at the same time, engaged in protracted political and diplomatic campaigning against In D…
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…
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…
Naming, Shaming and Fire Alarms: The Compilation, Development and Use of the List of World Heritage in Danger
This article provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of the composition, development and use of the List of World Heritage in Danger (IDL) under the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The statutory records of this Convention have been coded in order to generate an overview of the development and use of the IDL between 1978 and 2017. The quantitative data was further developed by reference to …
An emotional plea for Al-Ahsa: A case study on how discourses of representativeness, climate and discord are strategized in the World Heritage regime
At the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (the Committee) in 2018 history was made: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s World Heritage nomination, ‘Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving cultural landscape’ (‘Al-Ahsa Oasis’), had received the worst possible draft decision from ICOMOS – that it ‘should not be inscribed’ on the World Heritage List. While the altering of draft decisions and ‘upgrading’ of nominations is now commonplace, Al-Ahsa Oasis was th…
What’s wrong with heritage experts? An interdisciplinary discussion of experts and expertise in heritage studies
The role of heritage experts has become a prominent topic in the heritage studies literature. Proclaiming that ‘we are all heritage experts’, one of the striking features of the interest in experts within the heritage literature is the tendency to confine the discussion to the issue area of heritage, rather than situating it within the wider multidisciplinary discussion on the role of experts in modern democratic societies. Taking inspiration for…
Becoming a conservation ‘good power’: Norway’s early World Heritage history
States stand at the core of the World Heritage Convention and their multifaceted interstate relations have been a central subject in contemporary World Heritage research. Less research has been directed towards intrastate relations, that is relations between organisation-agencies and individual agents within a State Party. Spurring from the 40th anniversary of Norway’s ratification of the World Heritage Convention, this paper utilises archival re…
Views, use and reception of visualisations of development proposals impacting cultural heritage
Visualisations of land-use projects have become an important part of the planning process. Using a survey of heritage professionals’ attitudes towards visualisations as a starting point, this article addresses tensions between the expressed usefulness of visualisations and critical attitudes towards the lack of ‘objectivity’ of visual representation and the risk of manipulation for strategic purposes. Moving from the survey, the article discusses…
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…
Uses of Heritageand beyond: Heritage Studies viewed through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism
Uses of Heritage (2006) has been an important contribution to the development of Heritage Studies. Resting on a thorough 're-read' of this modern classic, the article analyses the text applying some central concepts from Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism in order to review the arguments put forward. One of the linguistic features from Critical Discourse Analysis we draw on is 'nominalization', which refers to replacing verb process…
Cultural Heritage and Ecosystem Services: A Literature Review
During the last decade, we have witnessed an increased interest in Ecosystem Services (ES), including the so-called 'cultural ecosystem services' and its subcategory of 'cultural heritage'. In this article, a review of academic literature of ES and cultural heritage is carried out. ES has primarily been developed by scholars from the ecological and economic disciplines, and in this article, we discuss how this impacts the way in which cultural he…
To Exercise in All Loyalty, Discretion and Conscience’: On insider research and the World Heritage Convention
While research on the World Heritage Convention has expanded tremendously in the last decade, little attention has been directed towards the research published by a handful of what can be characterised as insider researchers. Within this context, ‘insider researchers’ refers to individuals working at or on behalf of the core international institutions implementing the World Heritage Convention, such as the World Heritage Centre, and thus conduct …
Caged for Protection: Exploring the Paradoxes of Protecting New Zealand's Dactylanthus taylorii
Emerging from an ethnographic encounter with the conservation efforts to save an enclave of Dactylanthus taylorii in Tongariro National Park, the article discusses some of the paradoxes of conservation management by interdisciplinary tracing of the research and conservation history of the plant. First, the article examines how our efforts to protect native species contribute to transforming the very environment of which they are part. Furthermore…
World Heritage on the ground. Ethnographic perspectives
The title of this anthology fittingly describes its focus: Through “sited stories” the anthology provides varied accounts of what World Heritage status actually does on “the ground”, i.e. at World
Spells of History: Childe's Contribution to the European Identity Discourse
It is now ten years since the Council of Europe's grand art exhibition 'Gods and Heroes of the Bronze Age – Europe at the Time of Ulysses' toured Europe as a means to 'increase the awareness of the value and the significance of the archaeological heritage' of Europe ( AH 2008 ). Presenting the 'first golden age' of Europe, the Bronze Age exhibition was one of the first steps towards a more defined European cultural politics. The campaign represen…
Peopling the Past
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…
What’s wrong with heritage experts? An interdisciplinary discussion of experts and expertise in heritage studies
The role of heritage experts has become a prominent topic in the heritage studies literature. Proclaiming that ‘we are all heritage experts’, one of the striking features of the interest in experts within the heritage literature is the tendency to confine the discussion to the issue area of heritage, rather than situating it within the wider multidisciplinary discussion on the role of experts in modern democratic societies. Taking inspiration for…
Uses of Heritageand beyond: Heritage Studies viewed through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism
Uses of Heritage (2006) has been an important contribution to the development of Heritage Studies. Resting on a thorough 're-read' of this modern classic, the article analyses the text applying some central concepts from Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism in order to review the arguments put forward. One of the linguistic features from Critical Discourse Analysis we draw on is 'nominalization', which refers to replacing verb process…
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…
To Exercise in All Loyalty, Discretion and Conscience’: On insider research and the World Heritage Convention
While research on the World Heritage Convention has expanded tremendously in the last decade, little attention has been directed towards the research published by a handful of what can be characterised as insider researchers. Within this context, ‘insider researchers’ refers to individuals working at or on behalf of the core international institutions implementing the World Heritage Convention, such as the World Heritage Centre, and thus conduct …
An emotional plea for Al-Ahsa: A case study on how discourses of representativeness, climate and discord are strategized in the World Heritage regime
At the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (the Committee) in 2018 history was made: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s World Heritage nomination, ‘Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving cultural landscape’ (‘Al-Ahsa Oasis’), had received the worst possible draft decision from ICOMOS – that it ‘should not be inscribed’ on the World Heritage List. While the altering of draft decisions and ‘upgrading’ of nominations is now commonplace, Al-Ahsa Oasis was th…
Becoming a conservation ‘good power’: Norway’s early World Heritage history
States stand at the core of the World Heritage Convention and their multifaceted interstate relations have been a central subject in contemporary World Heritage research. Less research has been directed towards intrastate relations, that is relations between organisation-agencies and individual agents within a State Party. Spurring from the 40th anniversary of Norway’s ratification of the World Heritage Convention, this paper utilises archival re…
World Heritage on the ground. Ethnographic perspectives
The title of this anthology fittingly describes its focus: Through “sited stories” the anthology provides varied accounts of what World Heritage status actually does on “the ground”, i.e. at World
The fear of losing national and institutional face: Exploring Australia's resistance to World Heritage In Danger listing
The World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger are prominent examples of listing mechanisms, which have been described as apparatuses in which the reputation of States can rise or fall. As a historically significant player within the World Heritage regime, Australia has both embraced World Heritage as a tool for global conservation, whilst, at the same time, engaged in protracted political and diplomatic campaigning against In D…
Spells of History: Childe's Contribution to the European Identity Discourse
It is now ten years since the Council of Europe's grand art exhibition 'Gods and Heroes of the Bronze Age – Europe at the Time of Ulysses' toured Europe as a means to 'increase the awareness of the value and the significance of the archaeological heritage' of Europe ( AH 2008 ). Presenting the 'first golden age' of Europe, the Bronze Age exhibition was one of the first steps towards a more defined European cultural politics. The campaign represen…
Peopling the Past
World Heritage on the ground. Ethnographic perspectives
The title of this anthology fittingly describes its focus: Through “sited stories” the anthology provides varied accounts of what World Heritage status actually does on “the ground”, i.e. at World
Cultural Heritage and Ecosystem Services: A Literature Review
During the last decade, we have witnessed an increased interest in Ecosystem Services (ES), including the so-called 'cultural ecosystem services' and its subcategory of 'cultural heritage'. In this article, a review of academic literature of ES and cultural heritage is carried out. ES has primarily been developed by scholars from the ecological and economic disciplines, and in this article, we discuss how this impacts the way in which cultural he…
To Exercise in All Loyalty, Discretion and Conscience’: On insider research and the World Heritage Convention
While research on the World Heritage Convention has expanded tremendously in the last decade, little attention has been directed towards the research published by a handful of what can be characterised as insider researchers. Within this context, ‘insider researchers’ refers to individuals working at or on behalf of the core international institutions implementing the World Heritage Convention, such as the World Heritage Centre, and thus conduct …
Caged for Protection: Exploring the Paradoxes of Protecting New Zealand's Dactylanthus taylorii
Emerging from an ethnographic encounter with the conservation efforts to save an enclave of Dactylanthus taylorii in Tongariro National Park, the article discusses some of the paradoxes of conservation management by interdisciplinary tracing of the research and conservation history of the plant. First, the article examines how our efforts to protect native species contribute to transforming the very environment of which they are part. Furthermore…
Becoming a conservation ‘good power’: Norway’s early World Heritage history
States stand at the core of the World Heritage Convention and their multifaceted interstate relations have been a central subject in contemporary World Heritage research. Less research has been directed towards intrastate relations, that is relations between organisation-agencies and individual agents within a State Party. Spurring from the 40th anniversary of Norway’s ratification of the World Heritage Convention, this paper utilises archival re…
Views, use and reception of visualisations of development proposals impacting cultural heritage
Visualisations of land-use projects have become an important part of the planning process. Using a survey of heritage professionals’ attitudes towards visualisations as a starting point, this article addresses tensions between the expressed usefulness of visualisations and critical attitudes towards the lack of ‘objectivity’ of visual representation and the risk of manipulation for strategic purposes. Moving from the survey, the article discusses…
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…
Uses of Heritageand beyond: Heritage Studies viewed through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism
Uses of Heritage (2006) has been an important contribution to the development of Heritage Studies. Resting on a thorough 're-read' of this modern classic, the article analyses the text applying some central concepts from Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Realism in order to review the arguments put forward. One of the linguistic features from Critical Discourse Analysis we draw on is 'nominalization', which refers to replacing verb process…
Naming, Shaming and Fire Alarms: The Compilation, Development and Use of the List of World Heritage in Danger
This article provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of the composition, development and use of the List of World Heritage in Danger (IDL) under the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The statutory records of this Convention have been coded in order to generate an overview of the development and use of the IDL between 1978 and 2017. The quantitative data was further developed by reference to …
An emotional plea for Al-Ahsa: A case study on how discourses of representativeness, climate and discord are strategized in the World Heritage regime
At the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (the Committee) in 2018 history was made: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s World Heritage nomination, ‘Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving cultural landscape’ (‘Al-Ahsa Oasis’), had received the worst possible draft decision from ICOMOS – that it ‘should not be inscribed’ on the World Heritage List. While the altering of draft decisions and ‘upgrading’ of nominations is now commonplace, Al-Ahsa Oasis was th…
What’s wrong with heritage experts? An interdisciplinary discussion of experts and expertise in heritage studies
The role of heritage experts has become a prominent topic in the heritage studies literature. Proclaiming that ‘we are all heritage experts’, one of the striking features of the interest in experts within the heritage literature is the tendency to confine the discussion to the issue area of heritage, rather than situating it within the wider multidisciplinary discussion on the role of experts in modern democratic societies. Taking inspiration for…
"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…
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…
Authors’ reply to Peter Bridgewater, ‘Australia resistant to World Heritage in Danger listing? Yes, but … a response to James, Hamman, and Hølleland (2025)’
Authors’ reply to Peter Bridgewater, ‘Australia resistant to World Heritage in Danger listing? Yes, but ... a response to James, Hamman, and Hølleland (2025)’
The fear of losing national and institutional face: Exploring Australia's resistance to World Heritage In Danger listing
The World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger are prominent examples of listing mechanisms, which have been described as apparatuses in which the reputation of States can rise or fall. As a historically significant player within the World Heritage regime, Australia has both embraced World Heritage as a tool for global conservation, whilst, at the same time, engaged in protracted political and diplomatic campaigning against In D…
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Cultural heritage (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · History (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works)