Diffusion and decoupling in the world heritage movement: exploring global/local tensions in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorElliott, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorSchmutz, Vaughn
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Anthropology, Sociology & Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T17:21:14Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T17:21:14Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-16
dc.description.abstractA common critique of world society theory is that it overemphasises processes of institutional expansion and isomorphism, and underemphasises instances of decoupling and local variation. We address this concern head-on through an analysis of the world heritage movement. On the one hand, we detail how this movement has expanded into a global institution with highly standardised procedures for evaluating the ‘outstanding universal value’ of cultural and natural sites around the world. On the other hand, we detail how these procedures involve rational-scientific assumptions about evaluation that lead to regional inequality, hindering the ability of less developed countries to successfully nominate, inscribe and manage world heritage sites. With a specific focus on African countries, we identify how decoupling occurs in two distinct ways that hamper their participation in the world heritage movement: (1) a lack of scientific and technical expertise and (2) a cultural mismatch between local and global conceptions of universal value.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23254823.2016.1194767en_US
dc.format.extent25 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m240tq-lbid
dc.identifier.citationElliott, Michael A. and Vaughn Schmutz. 2016. "Diffusion and decoupling in the world heritage movement: exploring global/local tensions in Africa." European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology (3)2-3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1080/23254823.2016.1194767).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2325-4815
dc.identifier.uri10.1080/23254823.2016.1194767
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/23019
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology;volume 3, issue 2-3
dc.subjectWorld societyen_US
dc.subjectWorld heritageen_US
dc.subjectCultural valueen_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.subjectDecouplingen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleDiffusion and decoupling in the world heritage movement: exploring global/local tensions in Africaen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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