On the front-line
Controlling the illicit cultural heritage trade in Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5700635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siv Rebekka Runhovde (0000-0001-5323-145X, The Department of Research , The Norwegian Police University College, Oslo, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1192-1205 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2021.1950028 |
| OpenAlex | W3183280557 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article draws on interviews with customs officers to identify and discuss the intricacies of controlling the illicit trade in cultural heritage objects from a front-line perspective. The complexity of distinguishing illicit from licit trade in cultural objects presents customs officers with unique challenges. The findings reveal a perpetual relationship between several factors: poor knowledge of what is illicit trade among customs officers, few detections and recorded seizures, limited familiarity with the legal framework, logistical challenges in collaborations with cultural institutions and insufficient allocation of resources for capacity building leading to continued marginalisation of the field. Besides awareness building for officers, recommendations to break the cycle and encourage prioritisation include establishing a national, single point of contact to bridge the gap between organisations and a system that recognises impounding of suspected illicit material as well as formal seizures
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Front line · Geography · Political science · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
Street-Level Bureaucracy
In search of a methodology of collaboration
Analyzing Biographies and Narratives
Risking Munch. The art of balancing accessibility and security in museums
Questions of security
A typology of police organizational boundaries
Between a Hunch and a Hard Place
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
The Paradox of Discretion
Looting and the World's Archaeological Heritage
Interorganizational Coordination, Administrative Consolidation, and Policy Performance
Securing Cultural Heritage Objects and Fencing Stolen Goods? A Case Study on Museums and Metal Detecting in Norway
Congenial Bedfellows? The Academy and the Antiquities Trade
The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations
Floating culture
The Illicit Antiquities Trade as a Transnational Criminal Network
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |