Networks or Structures? Organizing Cultural Routes Around Heritage Values. Case Studies from Poland

Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska () and Anna Góral ()
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Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska: Jagiellonian University
Anna Góral: Jagiellonian University

Humanistic Management Journal, 2018, vol. 3, issue 2, No 8, 253-277

Abstract: Abstract The most common way of managing cultural heritage recently takes form of cultural routes as they seem to offer a new model of participation in culture to their recipients; they are often a peculiar anchor point for inhabitants to let them understand their identity and form the future; they offer actual tours to enter into interaction with culture and history, to build together that creation of the heritage, which so is becoming not only a touristic product, but, first of all, the space for cultural, social and civic activity. Yet, so far, according to what we know, the research problem concerning the method of cultural route organization (points on the route) into solid structures or more of the networked nature, has not been deliberated. A question arises, what values are brought by routes and how to organize routes to be the carriers of the values important for communities, where routes are functioning. And, as a consequence, if, from the point of view of the values of local communities, organizing solid route structures or organizing more widely-spaced, network-based routes would bring effects and what those effects would be. Thus, the posed question is of course scientifically imprecise because a network is a type of structure but presents a given direction for the development of cultural route structures. Our objective here is to present a certain solidity and rigidity of structure with dynamic and smooth understanding of the network. The research presented in the article is based on 3 case studies. We have selected for this purpose the three largest cultural routes in Poland, organized to various degrees. The outcome of the research was referred also to other cultural route organization research.

Keywords: Organization networks; Heritage management; Cultural routes; Cultural routes organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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