Heritage and dialogue : using heritage conservation to strengthen the defences of peace Logan, William 2010, Heritage and dialogue : using heritage conservation to strengthen the defences of peace, in Proceedings of World Universities Congress, The Conference, [Canakkale, Turkey], pp. 1440-1445. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Heritage and dialogue : using heritage conservation to strengthen the defences of peace Author(s) Logan, William Conference name World Universities Congress (2010 : Canakkale, Turkey) Conference location Canakkale, Turkey Conference dates 20 - 24 Oct. 2010 Title of proceedings Proceedings of World Universities Congress Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2010 Conference series World Universities Congress Start page 1440 End page 1445 Publisher The Conference Place of publication [Canakkale, Turkey] Summary The Preamble to UNESCO's 1945 Constitution asserted that wars are created in the minds of men and that it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be built. Exploring this proposition was vital in the post World-War II years, but it is equally critical in the 21st century when world efforts towards peace continue to be undermined by intense forms of nationalism and ethnic rivalries that commonly use cultural differences as a justification for conflict. However, while strengthening intercultural dialogue underlies the creation of UNESCO, its flagship World Heritage program under the 1972 World Heritage Convention seems to be losing touch with this motivating principle. In this paper I explore the politicization of the program and argue that a re-focus is needed if the program is to serve in improving intercultural dialogue, understanding and tolerance, and ultimately peace. To this end it is suggested that ways in which the World Heritage program might provide a stronger focus on dialogue-creation should be prioritized. These include giving priority to new transnational inscriptions and developing new stratagies for interpreting sites in more cross-culturally sensitive ways. Language eng Field of Research 210202 Heritage and Cultural Conservation Socio Economic Objective 950301 Ahuatanga Maori (Maori Tradition) HERDC Research category E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed Copyright notice ©2010, The Conference Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031238 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of History, Heritage and Society Related Links Link Description Connect to conference website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 13:48:29 EST Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 13:51:47 EST Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 07:33:02 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 07:57:29 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 07:58:52 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010, 08:00:23 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 18:21:53 EST Thu, 31 Jul 2014, 18:54:23 EST Fri, 01 Aug 2014, 08:14:03 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 19:27:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 627 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 13:48:20 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas