المجلة الجزائرية للأمن والتنمية

The Inclusion Of Algeria’s Intangible Cultural Heritage On Unesco Lists: Between Treaty Obligations And The Use Of Cultural Heritage For Identity And Sovereignty.

Auteurs : Khaldi Mokhtar .

Résumé

study aims to analyze Algeria’s policy regarding the inclusion of intangible cultural heritage on UNESCO lists, viewing it as a shift from treaty-based obligations to a tool for asserting identity and sovereignty. The same study highlights how Algeria has utilized the mechanisms of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to strengthen its international cultural presence and manage regional competition over shared elements, It demonstrates how this success has been stronger at the symbolic level than at the institutional level, as Algeria continues to face challenges related to the need to decentralize decision-making as well as weak community participation. The study concludes that the real challenge lies in transitioning from a logic of inscription to a logic of effective safeguarding through the re-institutionalization of cultural governance.

Mots clés

intangible cultural heritage; Algeria; UNESCO; 2003 Convention; identity; cultural sovereignty.