A1 Journal article (refereed)
Dialogue in and as European heritage (2022)

Čeginskas, V. L. A., & Kaasik-Krogerus, S. (2022). Dialogue in and as European heritage. Journal of European Studies, 52(3-4), 187-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472441221115568

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All authors or editors: Čeginskas, Viktorija L. A.; Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid

Journal or series: Journal of European Studies

ISSN: 0047-2441

eISSN: 1740-2379

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 11/10/2022

Volume: 52

Issue number: 3-4

Pages range: 187-203

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00472441221115568

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85981

Abstract

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 awarding of European Heritage Label sites.

Keywords: EU policy; cultural policy; cultural heritage; interculturalism; European identity; diplomacy; dialogicality

Free keywords: dialogue; diplomacy; EU; European Heritage Label; floating signifier

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Reporting Year: 2022

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