"Tango with a paintbrush": Community participation in the drafting of unesco s ich nominations

This article deals with the implications of participatory politics for the drafting of nominations for the Unesco Repre-sentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In recent decades, participation has become a legitimacy hallmark for public governance and has also affected heritage politics. I focus on the filete porteño, a nomination developed in Buenos Aires in 2014 and registered on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015. Building on this case, I will discuss the complex dynamics developing within participatory practices, as well as their implications for governmental politics and their social repercussions.