Debating the reconciliatory use of heritage. European post-monumentalism versus regional national-monumentalism

Vos, Claske

doi:10.1080/13527258.2014.1001424

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“…These efforts culminated in the designation by UNESCO of the reconstructed bridge in Mostar as world cultural heritage in 2004. (Vos 2015) CHwB worked to finish its projects in an orderly fashion and according to Sida aims. By the end of 2008 the exit plan had to have been carried through.…”

Section: Phase 2 (1999-2004): Towards a Focus On Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Powerful stakeholders in the region were however not convinced that their attitude towards the past had to change. (Vos 2015) The regional programme was launched in BiH in 2003. (Vos 2015 p. 719;Council of Europe 2003) Even though CHwB was not involved in this programme in BiH it shows that the Swedish interventions were part of a bigger process transforming the whole region.…”

Section: Phase 2 (1999-2004): Towards a Focus On Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Funder and facilitator: Swedish development aid aimed at cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2008

Stengård

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2019

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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The paper investigates the relationship between the Swedish development agency Sida and Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB), a facilitating organisation in the field of cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) following the Bosnia War. From 1995 to 2008 CHwB was the only NGO in BiH working to preserve cultural heritage, and was almost exclusively funded by Sida. From having been an organisation focusing on the restoration of historic monuments, CHwB transformed into becoming an NGO facilitating social and economic development. The paper suggests that CHwB gradually changed from having a very particular position of working with the preservation of an ethnically diverse cultural heritage with the aim of promoting reconciliation, to one where it needed to focus on reconstruction and its implications for economic development. By analysing a large number of key documents using Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis this change is interpreted in relation to changes taking place within the landscape of international aid and post-conflict recovery. ARTICLE HISTORY AimCultural heritage was frequently targeted in the Yugoslavian Wars of the 1990s. (Vos 2015) One reason was that historical sites and buildings such as mosques, churches and old residential houses represented ethnic and religious communities. (Bevan 2006; Coward 2009) Since then heritage sites have been restored or even reconstructed for a number of reasons. There is still today a lack of knowledge on the wider implications of architectural interventions in conflict areas, and with what purpose they have been carried out. (Charlesworth 2006; Viejo-Rose 2013) The reconstruction of cultural heritage is a particular branch of post-conflict reconstruction and has been a stage for international actors such as UNESCO, the EU and major aid funders to display and carry through their agendas. Often it has been thought that reconciliation can be reached by working physically with the conservation or even construction of cultural heritage, but today we know it is not so easy to turn former targets of violence into symbols of peaceFurthermore, recent research has argued that cultural heritage should not be understood firstly as a collection of material objects, but as a celebration of cultural memories and identities. (Kalman 2017) There is a need to further scrutinize the reasons, choices, and ethics behind international interventions in heritage reconstruction following armed conflicts, in order to better understand the dynamics of the landscape involving aid agencies, organisations carrying out the projects and the receiving communities. In this article, we examine the relationship between a funder, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the receiving NGO, Cultural CONTACT Malin Stengård

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Section: Phase 2 (1999-2004): Towards a Focus On Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Phase 2 (1999-2004): Towards a Focus On Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Funder and facilitator: Swedish development aid aimed at cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2008

Stengård

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2019

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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“…In the context of this political environment the Council of Europe rolled out the 2003 Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in SEE (Rikalović and Mikić, 2014). Participating countries committed to a Priority Intervention List meant to reflect the “fundamental values of European heritage.” This process was to be achieved by establishing “unity through diversity.” The objective was to foster capacity-building initiatives with a strong European identity (Republic of Serbia, 2012; Vos, 2011, 2015, 2017). Yet, in the region of Novi Pazar, policies regarding interreligious dialogue and places of heritage have led to more tensions than solutions.…”

Section: Fracturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This process was to be achieved by establishing ''unity through diversity.'' The objective was to foster capacity-building initiatives with a strong European identity (Republic of Serbia, 2012;Vos, 2011Vos, , 2015Vos, , 2017). Yet, in the region of Novi Pazar, policies regarding interreligious dialogue and places of heritage have led to more tensions than solutions.…”

Section: Fracturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heritage interests: Americanism, Europeanism and Neo-Ottomanism

Luke

2018

Journal of Social Archaeology

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The district of Novi Pazar in southwestern Serbia offers an ideal case study to explore heritage and diplomacy. By analyzing processes of Europeanization and perceptions of Neo-Ottomanism in heritage practices, the article demonstrates how past, present, and future plans for South East Europe are embroiled in development trajectories that encompass partners from not only Europe and Turkey but also the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. The World Heritage Center at UNESCO and its partner organization, International Council on Monuments and Sites, hold firm commitments to the Christian identities of Stari Ras and Sopoćani and legacies of medieval Raška as well as the legacies of Imperial Rome. Yet, they operate in a vacuum, neglecting to consider the hyper-connectivity that is transforming not only the physical landscapes of the region and the revitalization of Sandžak and Islamic identities but also the corporate and diplomatic spheres of transnational and multidimensional interests.

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Beyond Yugoslavia: Reshaping Heritage in Belgrade

Bădescu

2021

Transforming Heritage in the Former Yugoslavia

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Debating the reconciliatory use of heritage. European post-monumentalism versus regional national-monumentalism

Cited by 5 publications

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Funder and facilitator: Swedish development aid aimed at cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2008

Funder and facilitator: Swedish development aid aimed at cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2008

Heritage interests: Americanism, Europeanism and Neo-Ottomanism

Beyond Yugoslavia: Reshaping Heritage in Belgrade

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