Politics of solidarity in the context of European heritage. The cases of the European Solidarity Centre and Hambach Castle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7818652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Viktorija L A Čeginskas (0000-0002-5794-9503, University of Jyväskylä, corresponding author), Sigrid Kaasik-Krogeru (0000-0002-6424-5520, University of Jyväskylä) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 998-1012 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1080/13527258.2019.1663235 |
| OpenAlex | W2972533579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article explores the politics of solidarity in the framework of constructing a common cultural heritage of the European Union. The politics of solidarity stems from the notion of solidarity embedded to European heritage. We use critical heritage studies as a theoretical approach that understands heritage as an inherently dissonant social construct, produced by various actors according to political, economic and social interests. The study analyses empirical data from the European Heritage Label (EHL), a flagship heritage action of the EU that communicates shared values and a sense of identification to European citizens. Our empirical data includes ethnographic observation as well as interviews with experts and visitors at two EHL sites, the Hambach Castle (Germany) and the European Solidarity Centre (Poland). The sites specifically mediate the notion of solidarity to the visitors as a bottom-up process that has a strong potential to produce societal change. Our analysis shows how the EHL conducts twofold politics of solidarity. First, by designating the label to this kind of site, solidarity is embedded into European heritage. Second, by heritagising solidarity, the EHL endeavours to evoke a sense of solidarity among contemporary Europeans
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · European union · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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Monumental Ambivalence
Solidarity
Archaeological Theory and the Politics of Cultural Heritage
Uses of Heritage
Heritage
Understanding Central Europe
The EU'S Explicit and Implicit Heritage Politics
The Polish Solidarity Movement in Retrospect
Encoding and Decoding the People
Let Them Talk
Creating and Governing Cultural Heritage in the European Union
Solidarity and sharing in the Common European Asylum System
The Janus-face of European heritage
Identity politics of the promotional videos of the European Heritage Label
The Scandinavian far-right and the new politicisation of heritage
The grounds of solidarity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |