%T International regulation of historic buildings and nationalism: the role of Unesco
%A Lorenzo Casini
%X This article focuses on the (ambiguous) relations between nationalism and international
regulation of historic buildings. There are several tensions and reciprocal influences in this
field: nationalistic policies operate sometimes nudged by, sometimes against international
regulation, as well as sometimes in favour of, sometimes diminishing the protection of
historic buildings. The analysis deals with what is usually considered the most suitable
standpoint to unpack such problems: the activity of UNESCO. From this perspective, two
different forms of intervention can be distinguished. The first one is the creation of a world
heritage of outstanding universal value. The second one relates to the UNESCO
recommendations aimed at protecting historic urban landscape. The article shows that
UNESCO seems to favour both political and cultural forms of nationalism: this could
significantly affect the nationalistic use of historic buildings, and, on a broader level,
produce relevant effects on the very idea of Nation.
%L eprints3049
%D 2015
%I ICON?S Working Paper ? Conference Proceedings Series 1
%N 2