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The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics: Examining the Role of Politics and Diplomacy in Cultural Property Disputes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2016

Maria Shehade  and
Kalliopi Fouseki
Maria Shehade
Affiliation:
Institute for Sustainable Heritage, University College London, United Kingdom; Email: maria.shehade.09@ucl.ac.uk (corresponding author)
Kalliopi Fouseki
Affiliation:
Institute for Sustainable Heritage, University College London, UK; Email: kalliopi.fouseki@ucl.ac.uk
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Abstract:

This article constitutes the first systematic attempt to synthesize the role of politics as an affecting dynamic during the negotiation of cultural property disputes. The article limits its scope to disputes concerning the ownership of cultural artifacts between states and museums settled through negotiation and to the subsequent claims for the return of the contested objects. The discussion focuses on four ways in which the negotiation process is affected when states act as claimants, including the discourse and argumentation used, the available means to pressure the other party to negotiate, the possible political interventions, and the international political scene and its effect on the development of the dispute. Through the examination of multiple case studies, it is argued that in such disputes, several elements related to the role of politics are at interplay affecting the evolution of the negotiation process. Finally, it is also argued that the role of politics as an affecting dynamic during the negotiation process is multi-dimensional, consisting of many different interrelated dynamics that can potentially alter the course of the process.

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International Journal of Cultural Property , Volume 23 , Special Issue 4: SPECIAL ISSUE: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Cultural Property Disputes: Merging Theory and Practice , November 2016 , pp. 357 - 383
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Copyright © International Cultural Property Society 2016 

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