01754nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001500081653002700096653005900123653004100182653005500223653004000278653007000318100002200388245014800410856004300558300000900601520093800610                                       d10aCommunity participation (THE\_204)10aJapan (JP)10aRepublic of Korea (KR)10aSDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (ICH\_1389)10aSDG 4: Quality Education (ICH\_1382)10aSDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (ICH\_1386)10aSustainable development (THE\_7357)10areferences illustrating linkages between SDGs and ICH (ICH\_1440)1 aSteven Van Uytsel00aPhilosophies behind the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention : Equality in Heritage Protection, Community Recognition and Cultural Diversity  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2001835  a1-233 aThe view of several countries that intangible cultural heritage should have a position equal to monuments and sites can be seen as the major philosophy behind the eventual adoption of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003 (hereinafter ICH Convention). However, a deeper analysis of the events and documents leading up to the ICH Convention reveals that the ICH Convention has a much broader philosophical basis. These broader philosophies focus on the content of the legal instrument, rather than on the choice of form of the legal instrument. This paper will argue that these content influencing philosophies behind the ICH Convention are community empowerment , to which sustainable development in all its aspects belongs, and the assurance of cultural diversity. For each of these philosophies, the paper will further describe how these philosophies have been reflected in the ICH Convention.