01108nas a2200205 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001200043653001100055653003300066653001200099653001100111100001800122245007800140856015100218300001200369490000700381520049400388022002000882 d10aEconomy10aFrance10aIntangible cultural heritage10aTourism10aUNESCO1 aL.S. Fournier00aThe impacts of the intangible cultural heritage unesco policies in France uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876775725&doi=10.3986%2fTraditio2012410214&partnerID=40&md5=87ef870400355c872f9e3c618c46ce17 a193-2060 v413 aThe article focuses on the "Processional Giants and Dragons in Belgium and France" which were first introduced as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" in 2005. This case study documents the implementation of the UNESCO policies in France, analysing the differences between the initial project and its transformations a few years after the nomination. Different French candidatures are examined to understand the impacts of intangible cultural policies in France. a03520447 (ISSN)