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In this article, we scrutinize the use and institutionalization of the concept of ‘dialogue’ in the cultural politics of the European Union. Our focus is on how dialogue is understood in the context of the European Union’s flagship... more
In this article, we scrutinize the use and institutionalization of the concept of ‘dialogue’ in the cultural politics of the European Union. Our focus is on how dialogue is understood in the context of the European Union’s flagship heritage action, the European Heritage Label, that aims to strengthen citizens’ sense of belonging to the Union. Since heritage has gained increasing prominence in the European Union international relations, we also discuss how ‘dialogue’ is institutionalized in the European Heritage Label as part of the European Union’s heritage diplomacy. We approach dialogue in the context of the European Heritage Label as a floating signifier; an ideal seldom explicitly defined and never fully achieved but actively used to organize society and power relations. The empirical data consist of official European Heritage Label reports and interviews conducted with European Union officials and members of the European Heritage Label panel in charge of the selection and award...
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Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Heritage Studies, Cultural Heritage Management, and 13 moreCultural Resource Management (Archaeology), Archaeological Heritage Management, Teaching, Patrimonio Cultural, Archaeology and Heritage management studies, Arkeologia, Divulgación de patrimonio arqueológico, Muinaisjäännökset, Conservation Management, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, Kulttuuriperintö, Heritage Management Education, and professionalization of cultural heritage managment
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The paper addresses the issue of multiple belonging and transnational identification for people who have parents of different nationalities and who grew up in multilingual families outside their parents’ countries of origin. Transnational... more
The paper addresses the issue of multiple belonging and transnational identification for people who have parents of different nationalities and who grew up in multilingual families outside their parents’ countries of origin. Transnational bonds are commonly associated with movement that affects individuals’ self-assertion of status and sense of belonging. Although the study’s participants have not necessarily experienced mobility during their childhood, they relate to a persistent experience of otherness in their social relationships, which makes it impossible for them to identify with only a single or dominant cultural, ethnic and national background. Instead they show a preference for identifying as Europeans and their identification with Europe has become part of a self-chosen reality. The paper discusses various functions of their sense of European-ness that relate to different aspects of possessing multiple cultural attachments. I propose that the participants’ intertwined work...
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EU on viime vuosina käynnistänyt monia hankkeita ja toimia yhteisen kulttuuriperinnön vaalimiseksi Euroopassa. Suomi ei ole mukana unionin tuoreimmassa ja sen kulttuuriperinnön lippulaivahankkeeksi kaavaillussa Euroopan... more
EU on viime vuosina käynnistänyt monia hankkeita ja toimia yhteisen kulttuuriperinnön vaalimiseksi Euroopassa. Suomi ei ole mukana unionin tuoreimmassa ja sen kulttuuriperinnön lippulaivahankkeeksi kaavaillussa Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnuksessa. Suomen kannattaisi aktiivisesti hyödyntää kyseistä toimea ja olla mukana keskustelemassa siitä, mitä eurooppalainen kulttuuriperintö voisi olla. Euroopan komissio on jakanut vuodesta 2014 lähtien Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnuksia erilaisille kohteille. Tunnuksen tavoitteena on komission päätöksen mukaan lisätä ”Euroopan kansalaisten tietämystä Euroopan historiasta ja unionin rakentamisesta sekä heidän yhteisestä mutta monimuotoisesta kulttuuriperinnöstään, varsinkin Euroopan yhdentymisen perustana olevien demokraattisten arvojen ja ihmisoikeuksien osalta”. Tunnuksen saaminen ei maksa, eikä myöskään EU maksa valituille kohteille. Tunnuksia on myönnetty tähän mennessä 29 ja vuonna 2018 nimettävät 9 uutta kohdetta on jo valittu. Tunnus on pysyvä, mutta sen säilyttääkseen kohteiden tulee noudattaa tunnuksen myöntämisen edellyttämiä kriteerejä. Kohteiden merkityksiin liittyvän kriteerin mukaan: ”Tunnusta hakevilla kohteilla on oltava symbolista eurooppalaista arvoa ja niillä on täytynyt olla merkittävä asema Euroopan historiassa ja kulttuurissa ja/tai unionin rakentamisessa.” Valinnan komission nimeämistä kohteista tekee asiantuntijoista koostuva eurooppalainen raati. Toimessa mukana olevat maat tekevät hakemusten perusteella kohteista esivalinnan eurooppalaiselle raadille. Kukin maa huolehtii esivalinnasta itsenäisesti. Unionin jäsenmaista neljä – Suomi, Ruotsi, Irlanti ja Iso-Britannia – eivät ole osallistuneet Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnukseen. Osallistuminen avaa monenlaisia mahdollisuuksia yhteistyöhön. Tunnusta voi hyödyntää eri tavoin valittujen kohteiden tunnetuksi tekemisessä ja niiden merkitysten kommunikoinnissa
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EUROHERIT (ERC Starting Grant, 2015–2020) explores EU heritage initiatives and heritage and identity politics. The EUROHERIT research team conducted broad field research at eleven EHL sites in ten countries in the autumn of 2017 and the... more
EUROHERIT (ERC Starting Grant, 2015–2020) explores EU heritage initiatives and heritage and identity politics. The EUROHERIT research team conducted broad field research at eleven EHL sites in ten countries in the autumn of 2017 and the beginning of 2018. The remarks and suggestions provided in this policy brief are based on the team members’ observations and information gathered during the field research.
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The European Heritage Label (EHL) is a recent flagship heritage action of the European Union and focuses on the European dimension of Europe’s histo- ry and heritage as part of the Union’s cultural policy. One of the central con- cerns of... more
The European Heritage Label (EHL) is a recent flagship heritage action of the European Union and focuses on the European dimension of Europe’s histo- ry and heritage as part of the Union’s cultural policy. One of the central con- cerns of the EU’s cultural policy is to generate a sense of belonging and iden- tity among European citizens. While efficient promotion of the visibility of the EHL among European audiences could be expected corresponding to the political objectives, the EHL continues to struggle with broader public recog- nition. Based on fieldwork findings, the article discusses the visibility of the EHL action as a network of heritage sites that challenges national narratives by promoting a European dimension of heritage. The article identifies diverse shortcomings in creating public visibility, such as the missed opportunity of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 for creating useful synergies. The findings suggest that the EHL has potential to initiate public de...
Dorothea Breier 2017. The Vague Feeling of Belonging of a Transcultural Generation. An Ethnographic Study on Germans and their Descendants in Contemporary Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 250 pp. Diss. ISBN... more
Dorothea Breier 2017. The Vague Feeling of Belonging of a Transcultural Generation. An Ethnographic Study on Germans and their Descendants in Contemporary Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 250 pp. Diss. ISBN 978-951-51-3811-8 (paperback). ISBN 978-951-51-3812-5 (PDF).