ABSTRACT

This article will contribute to the existing debates on heritage diplomacy. It will build on an understanding of heritage diplomacy through the lenses of decolonial thinking. The core case study is one of the main policy programmes for culture at the European level, the European Capital of Culture, which contributes to the building of a shared European Heritage. Whereas the opportunities for diplomacy work afforded by the programme itself will be considered, the analysis will mainly focus on the representation of colonial heritage in ECoC programmes. The article draws on work conducted in the EU-funded ECHOES project (European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities). The analysis presented will query why dissonant heritage, such as that of a colonial nature, is often left out of discussions of European heritage more generally. Lessons will be drawn on what the implications might be for advancing European heritage diplomacy and cultural policy.

摘要

本文将为现有的遗产外交辩论做出贡献。它将通过非殖民化思维的视角建立在对遗产外交的理解之上。核心案例研究是欧洲层面的主要文化政策计划之一，即欧洲文化之都，它有助于建立共同的欧洲遗产。尽管将考虑计划本身提供的外交工作机会，但分析将主要集中在 ECoC 计划中殖民遗产的代表性。这篇文章借鉴了欧盟资助的 ECHOES 项目（纠缠城市中的欧洲殖民地遗产模式）中进行的工作。所提出的分析将质疑为什么不和谐的遗产，例如殖民性质的遗产，经常被排除在更普遍的欧洲遗产讨论之外。