World heritage and the scientific consecration of ‘outstanding universal value’

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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.accessioned2021-09-13T15:55:15Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T15:55:15Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-25
dc.description.abstractSince World War II, the world heritage movement generated widespread support for preserving various sites of natural and cultural significance deemed to have outstanding universal value (OUV) for humanity. While the designation and evaluation of OUV were initially ambiguous, this process underwent expansive rationalization over time. Building on world society scholarship, we argue that specialized international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) played a particularly prominent role in defining OUV, formalizing the process of evaluation, and reinforcing the legitimacy of world heritage by promoting scientific standards and techniques. To support these claims, we systematically examine 811 ‘advisory body’ evaluations produced by associated INGOs from 1980 to 2010 to illustrate (a) the expansive rationalization of evaluative procedures related to world heritage and (b) the increasing reliance on scientific legitimacy to define and validate OUV, particularly for cultural sites. Overall, our findings lend support to institutional theories of globalization.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0020715217703778en_US
dc.format.extent24 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ocy1-6h2z
dc.identifier.citationSchmutz, Vaughn and Michael A. Elliott. 2017. "World heritage and the scientific consecration of ‘outstanding universal value’." International Journal of Comparative Sociology 58(2). Retrieved September 13, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715217703778).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1745-2554
dc.identifier.issn0020-7152
dc.identifier.uridoi.org/10.1177/0020715217703778
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22982
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Comparative Sociology;volume 58, number 2
dc.subjectCultural wealthen_US
dc.subjectNon-governmental organizationsen_US
dc.subjectINGOen_US
dc.subjectRationalizationen_US
dc.subjectStandardizationen_US
dc.subjectWorld heritageen_US
dc.subjectWorld society theoryen_US
dc.titleWorld heritage and the scientific consecration of ‘outstanding universal value’en_US
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