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The Ethics of Cultural Heritage pp 53–67Cite as

Heritage and Community Engagement

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Part of the book series: Ethical Archaeologies: The Politics of Social Justice ((ETHARCHAEOL,volume 4))

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This chapter surveys the term ‘community’ in relation to heritage management practices. It begins by offering an historical overview of the term before turning to assess methods of engagement. The chapter concludes by offering an exploration of the wider ethical implications tangled up with community engagement projects within the field of heritage studies. Overall, it aims to advance theoretical, methodological and political reflections upon community engagement, placing such considerations within the wider turn towards conceiving of critical heritage studies.

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    http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm, page consulted 11 August 2012.

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    http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm, page consulted 11 August 2012.

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Waterton, E. (2015). Heritage and Community Engagement. In: Ireland, T., Schofield, J. (eds) The Ethics of Cultural Heritage. Ethical Archaeologies: The Politics of Social Justice, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1649-8_4

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