Calling on the Community: Understanding Participation in the Heritage Sector, an Interactive Governance Perspective (Explorations in Heritage Studies #7)

By: Gert-Jan Burgers and Jeroen Rodenberg, Pieter Wagenaar

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Synopsis: There is a call in Heritage Studies to democratize heritage practices and place local communities at the forefront; heritage plays an important role in identity formation, and therefore in social inclusion and exclusion. Public participation is often presented as the primary means to prioritize communities. Studies focusing on public participation are typically descriptive in nature, however these studies lack a strong analytical framework that enables us to understand participation. This series of studies contributes to a better understanding of public participation in the heritage sector by applying Public Administration theory on collaborative governance.