Can cultural economy be social? Discussing about the rural heritage of Greece

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Published: Sep 24, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.24827
Keywords:
cultural economy cultural heritage solidarity economy commons rural heritage
Stelios Lekakis
Newcastle University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-9834
Mina Dragouni
Bournemouth University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0251-9968
Abstract

This article examines the landscape of heritage management in Greece, as shaped by social, political, and economic factors. It deconstructs the emerging state policy rationale and its ambitions for the sectors’ economic role, tuned to the neoliberal agendas of western-type economies. Considering ramifications for the future of cultural heritage, the idea of commons is analyzed as an alternative paradigm-solution. As it is argued, community-led governing models, following social and solidarity economy principles within a commons structure, could suggest a viable heritage management option that is worth exploring. This is further illustrated through the example of Naxos’ rural heritage.



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Author Biographies
Stelios Lekakis, Newcastle University
PhD in Heritage Management, Research Fellow, McCord Centre, Newcastle University
Mina Dragouni, Bournemouth University
PhD in Sustainable Heritage, Post-doctoral Researcher, Bournemouth University, Department of Economics & Finance
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