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Using the case study of the Council of Europe’s European Cultural Routes Project, this article examines if and how far supra-national rhetorics of cultural openness, inclusivity, and diversity become reality in terms of actual cultural heritage projects. Against this background, it conducts a critical examination of what is considered one of the flagships of European supranational cultural heritage projects, the Council of Europe’s Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes. It focuses on the specific implementation of the Council of Europe’s supra-national message of cultural heritage in this project and in its accompanying guidebook. By placing the project in its historical context and comparing it to later additions to the European Cultural Routes Project, this article reflects on the development of a pan-European cultural identity paradigm over the last two decades.

Les routes de pèlerinage de Saint -Jacques -de -Compostelle : vue critique du développement de la politique et pratique européennes du patrimoine culturel Sven Grabow

Se fondant sur l’exemple du projet des Itinéraires Culturels Européens du Conseil de l’Europe, cet article analyse si et à quel degré les rhétoriques supranationales d’ouverture culturelle, d’inclusivité et de diversité sont réalisées dans le sens de projets réels de patrimoine culturel. Dans ce contexte on examine de façon critique ce qui est considéré comme un des projets phares de patrimoine culturel européen supranational du Conseil de l’Europe, à savoir les chemins de pèlerinage de Saint-Jacques-de- Compostelle. L’attention est surtout portée sur l’implémentation spécifique du message supranational d’héritage culturel du Conseil de l’Europe dans ce projet et dans le guide l’accompagnant. En plaçant le projet dans son contexte historique et en le comparant à des adjonctions ultérieures du projet des Itinéraires Culturelles Européens, cet article réfléchit sur le développement d’un paradigme d’identité culturelle paneuropéenne au cours des deux dernières décennies.

Die Pilgerrouten nach Santiago de Compostela: Die Entwicklung europäischer Kulturerbestrategie und -praxis aus einer kritischen Perspektive Sven Grabow

Der folgende Beitrag analysiert am Beispiel des „Europäische Kulturstraßen Projektes“ des Europarates ob und inwiefern supra-nationale Rhetorik der kulturellen Offenheit, Inklusivität und Vielfalt im Sinne von konkreten Kulturerbeprojekten in die Realität umgesetzt werden. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird eines der Flaggschiffe eurokratischer supra-nationaler Kulturerbeprojekte — das der Pilgerrouten nach Santiago de Compostela — kritisch untersucht. Der spezielle Fokus liegt in der konkreten Implementierung der kulturellen Botschaft im Sinne von Kulturdenkmälern, als auch im Zusammenhang der begleitenden Publikation in der Gestalt des projektspezifischen Reiseführers. Durch die Präsentation des Projektes im historischen Kontext und im Vergleich mit späteren Erweiterungen des Projektes, reflektiert dieser Beitrag über die Entwicklung pan-europäischer Identitätskonzepte während der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte.

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Council of Europe cultural heritage cultural identity culture policy European Institute of Cultural Routes pilgrim routes St James Santiago de Compostela

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