At its most mundane, the verb ‘belonging’ describes the quality of fitting in, or being a member of a particular group, including family, friends, or community. In recent years the concept has, within a broader framework of the politics of belonging, been increasingly associated with concepts such as identity, recognition, (social) inclusion or (social) exclusion, especially in relationship to ideas about citizenship. The question of what groups can be regarded as belonging to Europe, for example, has become more salient and contested in recent years. In this sense the concept of ‘belonging’ describes a struggle to become part of a group, where the decision to include or exclude rests with an authority more powerful than the individuals who desire inclusion or recognition. It is within this framework that the concept of belonging is relevant for the Cultural Heritage domain. In this stance, Cultural Heritage becomes one of many factors upon which notions of inclusion or exclusion – essentially, questions of belonging – are negotiated and contested, especially under the authority represented by the political community of the nation state or the region.
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- The Summer School will be held in Zlarin, Croatia, on September 20-24, 2024
We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the IN SITU project Summer School “Place-based creative solutions for cultivating caring and sustainable communities”, to be held in the island of Zlarin, Croatia, on 20-24 September 2024. IN … Continue reading →
- Hosted by Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia in June 2024
SECreTOUR is an Horizon Europe project about cultural tourism, to drive sustainable cultural tourism by empowering local communities, shaping a Fair, Creative, and Sustainable Tourism approach, and testing diverse European pilot cases to foster fair development, community engagement, and policy … Continue reading →