@article{2698, keywords = {Candidature files 2011, Community involvement, documentation, Free, Grass-roots initiatives, Human rights, Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, Prior and informed consent, Tenth anniversary}, author = {Britta Rudolff and Susanne Raymond}, title = {A Community Convention? An analysis of Free, Prior and Informed Consent given under the 2003 Convention}, abstract = {When the 2003 Convention was drafted a decade ago, one of its aims was to overcome the perceived exclusions and shortcomings of the earlier UNESCO heritage conventions, perceived as not community-driven and often Eurocentric in approach. The intention was to adopt a legally binding instrument, which allowed for stronger representation of heritage expressions of the South, which placed communities and grass-roots initiatives at the centre of its activities, and which would strengthen the recognition of, and support for, heritage practitioners. On the occasion of the Convention s tenth anniversary, this paper offers a review of the Convention s success rate in community involvement by focusing on two aspects: the degree to which communities were the driving forces or strongly involved partners in the preparation of candidature files for the Convention s Intangible Heritage Lists and the way in which their free, prior and informed consent was documented. Based on these findings the paper reflects on potential further improvements towards the Convention s aims within the forthcoming nomination cycles.}, year = {2013}, journal = {International Journal of Intangible Heritage}, volume = {8}, pages = {153-164}, issn = {1975-3586}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84891107885&partnerID=40&md5=0ffb4a9305788623cf0ed3fd2f8aa844}, language = {English}, }