Youth participation in cultural heritage management: a conceptual framework

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The management of cultural heritage is no longer exclusive to heritage professionals. The engagement of various stakeholders, particularly underrepresented groups in communities, is crucial to promote inclusiveness in heritage management practices. As future decision-makers, youth are vital to be engaged, yet their participation remains at a low level due to the underestimation of youth capacities and a lack of motivation among youth. Little research has been done to comprehensively conceptualise youth participation and frame it in the context of cultural heritage management. To fill this gap, an integrative literature review was conducted using academic and grey literature from participatory urban planning, design, governance, and heritage management fields. The results show that existing theories have made valuable insights into approaching youth participation by identifying the definition and roles of youth, levels of participation, and methods of engagement. However, they have so far failed to fully address the fluid nature of youth engagement and lack reflections from youth perspectives towards their initiatives to participatory practices. Drawing on the results, we propose a new conceptual framework consisting of four dimensions: purpose, positioning, perspectives, and power relations, which define youth participation theoretically and methodologically in cultural heritage management.
Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)56-80
Aantal pagina's25
TijdschriftInternational Journal of Heritage Studies
Volume30
Nummer van het tijdschrift1
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 8 jan. 2024

Financiering

This work was supported by China Scholarship Council under Grant [202207720106].

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China Scholarship Council202207720106

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