TY - JOUR KW - Collective identity KW - Culture Ministry KW - Ethnological heritage KW - heritage policy KW - immaterial heritage KW - UNESCO AU - C. Hottin AB - Unesco policy for the preservation of immaterial cultural heritage is contained in a very general text. It is up to each country to implement it according to its needs and already existing institutions. In France this task has been given to the "Mission à l ethnologie" of the Ministry of Culture. It would appear that these concerns are similar to what went under the label of ethnology. This equation does not, however, make the implementation of this policy any easier. This paper examines the implications of the ratification of the text by France for relations with local communities, the role of ethnological research, the choice and follow up of programs and the ways the conserv ation of immaterial heritage can be evaluated. At the present time the emerging picture of the effects of the implementation of the Convention remains somewhat unclear. N1 - Publisher: Maison des Sciences de l Homme N2 - Unesco policy for the preservation of immaterial cultural heritage is contained in a very general text. It is up to each country to implement it according to its needs and already existing institutions. In France this task has been given to the "Mission à l ethnologie" of the Ministry of Culture. It would appear that these concerns are similar to what went under the label of ethnology. This equation does not, however, make the implementation of this policy any easier. This paper examines the implications of the ratification of the text by France for relations with local communities, the role of ethnological research, the choice and follow up of programs and the ways the conserv ation of immaterial heritage can be evaluated. At the present time the emerging picture of the effects of the implementation of the Convention remains somewhat unclear. SP - 144 EP - 157 TI - From ratification to listing: The putting into effect in France of the policy concerning immaterial heritage (2006-2010) UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138209975&partnerID=40&md5=91816524182fd7091b5bdcf94c1675c4 VL - 57 SN - 07605668 (ISSN); 9782735114078 (ISBN) ER -