Iuliia Eremenko

Iuliia Eremenko is a sociologist and political scientist. Her work focuses mainly on the development of expertise in the field of World Heritage. She successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Afterwards, she was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw and a Principal Investigator of the MSCA COFUND research project "Local Experts in Polish and German World Heritage Cities: Understanding their Role in Polycentric Governance of Heritage Sites." She has extensive experience presenting her research findings in various countries and has effectively conducted research in Germany, Poland, and Russia.

The project

Title: World Heritage Expertise in Polycentric Governance: Adapting to the Age of Consultocracy

"This project is dedicated to a comprehensive analysis of the diverse qualifications required for the recognition of experts in World Cultural Heritage within polycentric governance systems. The study explores the core principles that underpin the development of expertise in this particular field. The 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is unquestionably one of the most prominent and recognized legal instruments in representing Natural and Cultural Heritage sites worldwide (UNESCO 1972). The World Heritage List it established has become one of UNESCO's most popular programs (Schmitt 2011). The fundamental aim of this Convention is to identify, safeguard, and conserve natural and cultural heritage around the globe (Schmitt & Schweitzer 2007). The Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society in 2005 marked an advancement towards rethinking the roles necessary in heritage preservation to realize the objectives of inclusivity, effective dissemination, and education. Nonetheless, this shift towards participation has yet to be entirely successful in bridging the gap between heritage experts and communities or Indigenous populations from colonized areas of the world."

Hosting institution: Héritages: Culture/s, Patrimoine/s, Création/s

Selective bibliography

• Eremenko I., Kraski T. (2024). Heritage Expertise and Tram Closures in the World Heritage City of Torun, Poland. The Journal of Transport History (SAGE), 45(2), 317-336.
• Eremenko, I., Filimonov, K. (2021). Developing an Expert Community and Defining its Role in the Politics and Decision-Making of a World Heritage City: The Experience of Bamberg. The Journal of Social Policy Studies, 19(2), 327–338.
• Eremenko, I. (2020). World Cultural Heritage in Germany and Russia: The Experience of Wismar, Stralsund, Veliky Novgorod and Pskov (Doctoral dissertation, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Fakultät Sozial-und Wirtschaftswissenschaften).
• Gunko M., Eremenko I., Batunova E. (2020). Planning strategies in the context of urban shrinkage in Russia: evidence from small and medium-sized cities. The World of Russia [Mir Rossii], 29(3): 121–141.