Between ennoblement and exclusion: heritage policies in Kraków

Heritage policies in Kraków reveal hidden hierarchies that shape collective identity and social conflicts. The study contrasts the UNESCO-listed Old Town, ennobled by its heritage status, with Nowa Huta, a socialist realist center excluded from this recognition, exposing the underlying rules of what appears to be a democratic process. Heritage, as a discursive tool, influences perceptions of the past and fuels rivalry over symbolic and economic value, demonstrating its power in modeling collective imagination.

Golonka-Czajkowska, M. (2019). Between ennoblement and exclusion: heritage policies in Kraków. Etnografia Polska, 63, 137–154. https://doi.org/10.23858/ep63.2019.009