Do as we say, not as we do! Archaeological heritage protection and the excluded Austrian public. In A. Lagerlöf (ed.), Who cares? Perspectives on Public Awareness, Participation and Protection in Archaeological Heritage Management. EAC Occasional Paper No. 8, Jambes: EAC 2013, 115-22. (original) (raw)
In 1905, Georg Dehio clearly stated that the only way to achieve efficient heritage protection is by means of public participation. Yet, archaeological heritage legislation in Austria almost completely outlaws any active participation by the public in the management and protection of the archaeological heritage. And not just that, our laws and practices tell the public to do as we say, not as we professionals do. The result is a crisis of legitimacy and of information flow: members of the public who want to protect heritage consciously decide to break the law, since they realize it is counter-productive; but simply do not tell professional heritage managers about what they do (and what they find). By wanting the best possible protection for archaeology, we have achieved the worst imaginable situation. Archaeological heritage protection in Austria is regulated and organized, mainly through the provisions of the Denkmalschutzgesetz (DMSG). This law has been made significantly more res...
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