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id	eprints-26345
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	Originating from within the UNESCO, narratives on ‘heritage under threat’ tell the story of how and why intangible cultural heritage (ICH) practices are valuable, why are they disappearing, and how they can be protected from destruction. Focusing on PR China, this paper conducts a frame analysis to identify narratives on ‘heritage under threat’ as employed by the UNESCO, the Chinese party-state, and academics. The study argues that while policy narratives in any country undergo a process of congruence-building, circulation, and implementation, these processes take distinctive forms in authoritarian countries due to the states’ discursive and political monopoly: While non-state actors are involved, the state primarily steers the appropriation process. Nevertheless, once established, the policy narrative transforms across time and space, enabling local actors to use it to pursue their own interests.
format	Journal Article
author	Maags, Christina
author_facet	Maags, Christina
authorStr	Maags, Christina
author_letter	Maags, Christina
title	Disseminating the Policy Narrative of ‘Heritage under Threat’ in China
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2020
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26345/