Soft-power and pro-European bias in the UNESCO World Heritage List? A test based on ICOMOS experts’ evaluations of colonial sites
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23 novembre 2024
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- doi: 10.1007/s11127-024-01248-z
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UNESCO World Heritage List International organizations Cultural bias Measurement of quality Textual analysis Cultural capital Colonization D - Microeconomics/D.D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making/D.D7.D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior F - International Economics/F.F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy/F.F5.F53 - International Agreements and Observance • International Organizations H - Public Economics/H.H8 - Miscellaneous Issues/H.H8.H87 - International Fiscal Issues • International Public Goods L - Industrial Organization/L.L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance/L.L1.L15 - Information and Product Quality • Standardization and Compatibility O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth/O.O1 - Economic Development/O.O1.O19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations Z - Other Special Topics/Z.Z1 - Cultural Economics • Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology/Z.Z1.Z11 - Economics of the Arts and LiteratureSujets proches
International governmental organizations International unions Associations, International IGOs (Intergovernmental organizations) United Nations--Specialized agencies International organizations Organizations, International International associations Intergovernmental organizations Institutions, International International administration International institutions Specialized agencies of the United NationsCiter ce document
Martina Dattilo et al., « Soft-power and pro-European bias in the UNESCO World Heritage List? A test based on ICOMOS experts’ evaluations of colonial sites », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10.1007/s11127-024-01248-z
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European sites are said to be overrepresented on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some scholars attribute this phenomenon to Western countries’ influence over international organizations, which results in the adoption of biased, pro-European aesthetic standards by UNESCO’s selection committee. We test this explanation by comparing the International Council on Monuments and Sites’ (ICOMOS) evaluations for sites of European (colonial) and native origins. We rely on two measures of site quality—Outstanding Universal Value and a textual analysis of ICOMOS’ reports. ICOMOS experts produce these evaluations based on UNESCO’s aesthetic standards before lobbying by member countries can take place. Hence, the evaluations reflect the stage of UNESCO’s decision-making process in which European 'soft power' is most likely to appear, if it in fact exists. After controlling for numerous potential confounders, our estimates show no statistical difference in ICOMOS’ evaluations of colonial vs. native sites, suggesting that ICOMOS experts appear impartial.
