by JAMES C CARLSON BLUF It is through a shared cultural heritage that people both legitimize and consent to a shared agenda In this way heritage is an influential device in the construction of national states ID: 220328
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NATIONAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL NARRATIVES: THE USES OF CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE STABILIZATION OF TROUBLED STATES
by
JAMES C. CARLSONSlide2
BLUF
It is through a shared cultural heritage that people both legitimize and consent to a shared agenda. In this way, heritage is an influential device in the construction of national states. Slide3
Agenda
BLUF
Archaeological site on a military
installation near Baghdad
Ctesiphon
Nation Building
- identity, economy, and stability
The Way ForwardSlide4
contextualization of interpretations of the past
(Dodd and Boytner 2010: 3)Slide5
contextualization of interpretations of the past (Dodd and Boytner 2010: 3)
contextualization of interpretations
of uses
of the past Slide6
http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq01.htmlSlide7
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide8
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide9
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide10
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide11
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide12
1 hectare of ancient settlement:
Old Babylonian period = 1800-1600 BC
Kassite Period = 1500-1150 BC
Seleucid Dynasty = 305-64 BC
Parthian-Sassanian periods = 538 BC - AD 641
Abbasid period = 750-1258 AD
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide13
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide14
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide15
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide16
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide17
Archaeological site on a military installation near BaghdadSlide18Slide19
CtesiphonSlide20
Taq-I Kisra: Ctesiphon ArchSlide21
soccer field in park at
CtesiphonSlide22
Taq-I Kisra:
1950Slide23
a diverse human population
a rich cultural heritage
Iraq: Two Key TraitsSlide24
state control
- infrastructure, governance, laws, security etc.
a core identity and interests
shared ethnicity
Pillars of National UnitySlide25
state control
- infrastructure, governance, laws, security etc.
a core identity and interests
shared ethnicity
Pillars of National Unity: IraqSlide26
Cultural narratives “are constituted through representation and performance, conveying not only who we are but also who we will come to be.”
Somers (1994) Slide27
C
ultural heritage “provides a rather effective material and symbolic
support” for a society’s narratives.
Anico and Peralta (2009)
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Summary
economic diversity = economic sustainability
unity through a shared cultural heritage
3. cultural resources = a stability "engine" Slide29
The Way Forward
PMESSI
(Political, Military, Economic, Social, Infrastructure and Information
systems)
ASCOPE
(Area, Structures, Capabilities, Organizations, People and Events)
SWEATMS
(sewage, water, electricity, academics, trash, medical and security)
+ cultural resources = SWEATMS-C
incorporate cultural resources into:Slide30
The Way Forward
assess:
views of local populations
past and present uses of cultural resourcesSlide31
The Way Forward
b
enefits to US/USF
efforts:
1. mitigation
of
threats, social frictions, and/or conflicts
regarding
cultural resources
2. enabling of the
handling of dialogue, messaging, and
public
relations
3. avoiding potential negative legal and publicity issuesSlide32
Acknowledgments: Special thanks
to:
Laurie Rush
Diane Siebrandt
Jen Clark
COL Bartholf
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QUESTIONS?