Participation at the Nordic Conference on Sámi Intangible Cultural Heritage in Trondheim, Norway on November 2 to 4, 2022, as a networking activity.

A repeated research visit was carried out from November 17 to 23, 2022 at the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Turku, Finland. The visit was organized under the supervision of doc. Katriina Siivonen, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, to discuss the finalization of the research project and sustainable development issues, with an emphasis on heritage safeguarding. A joint research seminar at the FFRC Helsinki office was organized, and a meeting took place with Leena Marsio, representative of the Finnish Heritage Agency and member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project.

Participation at the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Rabat, Morocco from November 27 to 30, 2022. During this part of the session, periodic reports from European countries were examined regarding the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, along with periodic reports on the elements inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List, including on the safeguarding of the Suiti Cultural Space in Latvia. Furthermore, among other events, a roundtable was organized on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding and intellectual property protection. Participation carried out as a networking activity. 

Participation at the international congress “Interculturalities” of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) from December 4 to 7, 2022 in Santiago, Chile. Presentation “Protecting Language Rights of an Indigenous People in the Framework of Intangible Heritage Law” given at the panel “Processes of legitimation and safeguard in the patrimonial policies”, addressing the protection of Livonian language in Latvia in relation to the national policy on implementation of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding. Program of the congress and abstracts published at https://www.achs2022santiago.com.

Participation at an international scholarly conference “Law as Heritage” (Le droit comme patrimoine), which took place in Bordeaux, France on December 1 and 2, 2022. Latvian Academy of Culture was a co-organizer of the conference. In co-authorship with Marie Cornu a presentation was given on “Law as Intangible Cultural Heritage”, based on observations and conclusions regarding examples from UNESCO lists and national inventories of intangible cultural heritage, where law-related elements have been inscribed (such as customary law, traditional water tribunals, rituals regarding contracts on territorial borders, traditions of democracy etc.)

Manuscripts of several scholarly articles submitted for publication, reflecting the results of the research project.

International cooperation and networking project LIVIND –Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 has been continued, and a virtual meeting held on January 31, 2023.

Latvian National Centre for Culture in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair at the Latvian Academy of Culture organized on October 8, 2022 a webinar Intangible Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainable Development in Latvian Historical Lands, which took place in the framework of LIVIND project Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023, as a nationally organized event. Participation at the webinar with a presentation European Union Geographical Indications in Perspective: Craft Products.

Webinar programme and recording –

https://www.lnkc.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/tiesraide-vebinars-nematerialais-kulturas-mantojums-un-ilgtspejiga-ekonomiska-attistiba-latviesu-vesturiskajas-zemes

In the framework of LIVIND cooperation and networking project Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023, a webinar Living Heritage and Cultural Sustainability – Cultural Rights and Values was organized. Participation at the webinar with a presentation Rights-based approach to living heritage and sustainability – what would that mean?

Recordings of LIVIND webinars – https://www.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/en/livind/livind-webinars

Research on scholarly literature relevant to the project was continued with regard to the aspects of interest and topicality concerning national legislative and policy developments in Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden and Norway) and in Latvia.

Participation at a UNESCO webinar on October 17 to 19, 2022 – training of trainers, devoted to the theme Living Heritage and Education, organized by the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO, in coordination with UNESCO’s Living Heritage Entity and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe.

International cooperation and networking project LIVIND – Creative and living cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 has been continued, and virtual meetings held on September 15 and October 5, 2022.

A research visit was carried out from October 24 to 28, 2022 at the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Turku, Finland. The visit was organized under the supervision of doc. Katriina Siivonen, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, and involved meetings with researchers and PhD students, and a presentation of the Latvian Academy of Culture, UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law, and research project at the FFRC Development Days.

Research on scholarly literature relevant to the project was continued with regard to the aspects of interest and topicality concerning national legislative and policy developments both in Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden and Norway), as well as in Latvia.

A repeated research visit was undertaken on April 4, 2022 at the Department of cultural and media studies, Umeå University, Sweden, and it continued till May 20, 2022. The visit was organized under the supervision of prof. Alf Arvidsson and involved meetings with researchers, PhD students, participation at ethnology seminars, and also making several interviews as part of the fieldwork of the project.

On May 6, 2022 training “Open science and science communication” provided by the National Library of Latvia was terminated. It encompassed, among other issues, questions on data management in research project implementation and communication of research results.

A research visit started on May 23, 2022 at the Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, and continued till June 3, 2022. The visit was organized under the supervision of prof. Øyvind Ravna and involved meetings with researchers, PhD students, presentation of the research project at the seminar of the Sami and Indigenous Peoples Law research group and making several interviews as part of the fieldwork of the project.

On June 6 and 7, 2022 a networking seminar of the international project Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 (LIVIND) was organized. The research project was briefly introduced to the participants of the seminar, as part of the discussion on the role of research for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage and for sustainable development.

On June 7, 2022 a public seminarSámi Rights’ Jurisprudence: Shifting Trends in the Nordic Countries was attended at Helsinki University, Finland, discussing judgements of the supreme courts of Sweden, Norway and Finland made respectfully in 2020, 2021 and 2022, where Sámi rights were decided upon.

Paper titled (Re)imagining a Nation through Legal Narrative on Land and Heritage (with focus on the Historical Latvian Lands Law adapted in 2021) was presented at the panel Minority Memories and Heritages in (Re)imagining Nations and Multinational Communities at the RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference in Reykjavik, Island, on June 13 to 16, 2022. Abstract of the paper published at  –https://www.ethnofolk.org/programme#10988.

Research on scholarly literature relevant to the project was continued with regard to the aspects of interest and topicality concerning national legislative and policy developments both in Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden and Norway), as well as in Latvia.

Participation at training “Open science and science communication” provided by the National Library of Latvia. It encompassed, among other issues, questions on data management in research project implementation and communication of research results.

A repeated research visit took place starting from April 4, 2022 at the Department of cultural and media studies, Umeå University, Sweden. The visit was organized under the supervision of prof. Alf Arvidsson and involved meetings with researchers, PhD students, participation at ethnology seminars, and also making several interviews as part of the fieldwork of the project.

On April 25, 2022 the 21^st session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues started, and was observed online, including with regard to the debates on topical issues related to the defence of the rights of Sami indigenous people. The work of the session continued until May 6, 2022.

The international project of the Northern Dimension region Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 (LIVIND) is being continued with webinars and other networking activities organised.

A special issue of Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology was published in December 2021 (guest editors Kristin Kuutma and Anita Vaivade). It was devoted to the theme of academic, professional and public engagement of researchers in the field of intangible cultural heritage. The special issue includes six scholarly articles that reflect upon the experiences of researchers that have been acquired in the United States of America, Czechia, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Latvia, Romania and Spain. This issue is an output of the Working Group ‘Cultural Heritage and Property’ of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF). A research article co-authored with prof. Kristin Kuutma is part of the special issue, as well as a co-authored introduction. For full issue see: https://www.sav.sk/?lang=en&doc=journal-list&part=list_articles&journal_issue_no=11116492. 

Kuutma, Kristin, Anita Vaivade (2021). Academic and Research Engagements alongside Professional or Public Entanglements in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, 69(4): 466–472. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/se-2021-0027.

Kuutma, Kristin, Anita Vaivade (2021). Political Imperatives in the Heritage Regime and the Emergent Collaborative Scenarios on the Ground: Case Studies from the Baltics. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology. 69(4): 519–533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/se-2021-0031.

Research on the sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the project was continued with regard to the aspects of interest concerning national legislative and policy developments in Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden and Norway).

Participation at the scholarly conference Culture Crossroads of the Latvian Academy of Culture, in its section on November 2, 2021 devoted to ongoing research projects; presentation of the postdoctoral research project in a paper titled Postdoctoral research project / Policies for intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in Nordic Countries: approaches to enhancing social inclusiveness.

International webinar Intellectual property protection and the safeguarding of Nordic indigenous traditional knowledge took place on November 9, 2021 and was attended. It brought together professionals of memory institutions, experts and researchers. It served as an introductory event prior to an upcoming international conference devoted to this same issue.

On November 11, 2012 Conference on protection of Nordic Indigenous traditional knowledge and intellectual property was held in Inari, Finland and online, and attended. This international conference enhanced dialogue among the representatives of governments and of Sami Parliaments, experts in intellectual property law, and others, to debate the perspectives of the protection of Sami traditional knowledge.

The international project Creative and living cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 is continued. On November 29, 2021 its first open webinar was organized as a networking event, and on January 17, 2022 a regular meeting of its research team was held.

On November 25 and 26, 2021 an international conference was held in Paris, France in person and online, titled Nommer/Normer. Approches pluridisciplinaires du patrimoine culturel immatériel. Together with Dr. Harriet Deacon a co-authored paper Foregrounding the present over the past in ICH identification and safeguarding: rationales and unintended effects was presented, exploring, among other, examples from the Nordic countries and Sami culture with regard to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. Summary of the presentation and its recording published at – Referāta abstrakts publicēts – https://item.hypotheses.org/7413.

Prior to the conference, on November 24, 2021 a research meeting with colleagues was held at the Institute of Social Sciences in Politics (fr. Institut des sciences sociales du politique, ISP) in Paris, France, on further collaboration initiatives, in connection to the bilateral cooperation project Qualification and Disqualification of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Places of Decision Making, funded by the Latvian-French research cooperation programme Osmose.

On December 13, 2021 participation at online regional consultations of Europe and North America, which were held in preparation for the upcoming world congress Mondiacult planned in Mexico on September 28-30, 2022 on the global developments of cultural policies (https://www.unesco.org/en/mondiacult2022). The intervention during consultations was based on the research work carried out at the Latvian Academy of Culture.

On 14 to 18 December, 2021 participation at the 16^th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, as member of the Latvian delegation, observer to the present session.

Paper titled (Re)imagining a Nation through Legal Narrative on Land and Heritage (with focus on the Historical Latvian Lands Law adapted in 2021) was accepted to the panel Minority Memories and Heritages in (Re)imagining Nations and Multinational Communities planned for the RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference in Reykjavik, Island, on June 13 to 16, 2022. Abstract of the paper published at –https://www.ethnofolk.org/programme#10988.

Research on the sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the project was continued with regard to the aspects of interest concerning national legislative and policy developments in Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden and Norway).

Based on the Nordic-Baltic ICH Network the regional project Creative and living cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 is undertaken, with Finland as the leading country and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the main funder, involving other countries from the European Northern Dimension geographic area. Project is planned for a two-year period, starting from September 2021. On August 17, September 27 and October 26, 2021 meetings were held on the research component of the project.

On September 8 and October 15, 2021 research meetings were held with Dr. Marie Cornu, Research director at the Institute of Social Sciences in Politics (fr. Institut des sciences sociales du politique, ISP) in Paris, France, and with other colleagues regarding further research cooperation in the field of intangible cultural heritage law and concerning the upcoming international scholarly conference on the role of researchers in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (in synergy with the bilateral cooperation project Qualification and Disqualification of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Places of Decision Making, funded by the Latvian-French research cooperation programme Osmose).

On September 10, 2021 a meeting of UNESCO Chairs network active in the field of intangible cultural heritage was held. At that occasion, the research and educational activities of the UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law at the Latvian Academy of Culture were presented, including the postdoctoral research project.

Research visit took place from September 31 to October 30, 2021 at the Department of cultural and media studies, Umeå University, Sweden. The visit was organized under the supervision of prof. Alf Arvidsson and involved meetings with researchers, PhD students, participation at ethnology seminars, including the presentation of the postdoctoral research on October 21, and also making several interviews as part of the fieldwork of the project.

Proceedings of an international conference that took place in Bordeaux, France in the field of legal sciences were published on July 15, 2021, addressing the concept of property in the 21st century and covering such themes as land, human body, vital goods (water, housing etc.), cultural goods, know-how and personal data. A research article on the linkages between intangible cultural heritage safeguarding and property rights was published in this volume – Vaivade, Anita (2021). La protection du patrimoine culturel immatériel en droit international : un parcours propriétaire en continu. En : Malabat, Valérie, Alexandre Zabalza (sous la dir. de). La propriété au 21e siècle. Un modèle ancestral toujours adapté aux grands enjeux de notre environnement ? Collection "Thèmes et Commentaires". Paris, Éditions Dalloz, pp. 79–92. (https://www.boutique-dalloz.fr/la-propriete-du-21e-siecle-p.html)

Sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the research project were studied, and several planned as well as additional activities have been implemented.

Participation at the UNESCO meeting of experts in the framework of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the 2003 Convention, that took place from May 7 to 27, 2021 (https://ich.unesco.org/en/online-meeting-of-experts-category-vi-01165). The meeting consisted of 6 virtual plenary working sessions and several additional breakout groups’ working sessions. The responsibilities of rapporteur of the breakout group 2 were carried out at the meeting and after it. The outcomes of the meeting were discussed at the open-ended intergovernmental working group convened on July 8 and 9, 2021 (https://ich.unesco.org/en/open-ended-intergovernmental-working-group-01167).

Insights into the postdoctoral research project were communicated internationally on May 11, 2021, at the occasion of a virtual visiting lecture presented at the National Heritage Institute (fr. Institut national du patrimoine, INP) in France, in the framework of the series of seminars titled Ce que patrimoine veut dire (http://www.inp.fr/Recherche-colloques-et-editions/Actualites/Lettonie-la-tradition-des-celebrations-de-chants-et-ses-encadrements-politiques). This webinar was organized for the INP students and open to all interested.

Participation at an online research seminar on May 18, 2021 convened by ethnology prof. Alf Arvidsson, Umeå University, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, and on May 31, 2021 at a webinar of Umeå University on research ethics for research on indigenous peoples (FAIR and CARE protocols); networking with seminar participants – professors and doctoral students.

Participation on May 25, 2021 at a virtual meetingof the network of the European focal points for the UNESCO 2003 Convention. This network was established on the initiative of Finland and Italy. European members of the global network of the facilitators of the Convention were invited to participate, and there were presentations given on the network of UNESCO Chairs in the field of intangible cultural heritage, the Nordic Baltic ICH Network, and other.

On May 28, 2021 participation at the UNESCO networking webinar for the members of the global network of facilitators of the 2003 Convention, for an exchange of experiences on applying digital format for the capacity-building in the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding.

Participation at the networkingwebinar organized by the Nordic Baltic ICH Network on June 16, 2021 regarding sustainable development goals. Harriet Deacon, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, gave presentation, and a discussion took place on the aspects topical for the region.

Participation at the Congress of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) on June 22, 2021 with a paper titled ‘Inappropriate Vocabulary’: Practices of Patterning the Discourse on Intangible Cultural Heritage. The abstract of the paper is published online (https://www.siefhome.org/congresses/sief2021/panels#all). The Congress encompassed various events and discussions. It was initially planned to be hosted in Helsinki, Finland, but took place virtually from June 19 to 24, 2021.

International cooperation project titled Creative andliving cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region 2021-2023 was prepared in the framework of the European Union Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture, with partners participating from 11 countries, including UNESCO Chairs in the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding at the University of Tartu and Latvian Academy of Culture respectively. Finland is the leading country, and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – the major funder. Funding was confirmed on June 24, 2021 and the project is planned to be undertaken in August, 2021, for a two-year period.

Virtual mobility at the University of Tartu was completed after a four months’ time period of March – June 2021, under the supervision of cultural research prof. Kristin Kuutma, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project. As part of the mobility, several initiatives for research cooperation were implemented as well as undertaken.

Participation at a virtual follow-up meeting organized by UNESCO on July 2, 2021 for enhancing networking and exchange of experiences among the European focal points for the periodic reporting on the implementation of the 2003 Convention, with participation of a group of European members of the global network of facilitators of the Convention (https://ich.unesco.org/en/facilitator).

Together with the editors of the scholarly journalSlovak Ethnology, a selection of article abstract proposals was made on July 13, 2021 for a special issue announced earlier on the topic of Professional, Academic, or Public Engagements and Entanglements of Intangible Cultural Heritage Research, co-edited together with prof. Kristin Kuutma (https://uesa.sav.sk/?q=sk/node/2881). This special issue is upcoming online by the end of this year.

Sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the research project were studied, and several planned as well as additional activities have been implemented.

Participation at UNESCO capacity building training on the periodic reporting mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2021 periodic reporting is undertaken in Europe, and such initial training was provided for a group of European facilitators from the global network of facilitators (https://ich.unesco.org/en/facilitator). Online training was undertaken on January 25 and continued until February 24, 2021.

Participation at online research seminars on February 4, March 4 and 16, and April 15 and 20, 2021 convened by ethnology prof. Alf Arvidsson, Umeå University, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, as well as on April 28, 2021 – at the seminar organized by the Várdduo-Centre for Sámi research at the Umeå University; and networking with seminar participants – professors and doctoral students.

Participation at the networking webinar organized by the Nordic Baltic ICH Network on February 16, 2021 regarding intangible cultural heritage inventories within the region, including in the countries studied within the postdoctoral research project – Latvia, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

An interview was given to the portal lvportals.lv, journalist Vineta Vilcāne, on the advancements within the field of intangible cultural heritage law research and the questions addressed in the postdoctoral research project. The interview was published on February 23, 2021 (https://lvportals.lv/viedokli/325132-ka-tiesibu-jedzienos-ietvert-netveramo-2021).

Virtual mobility at the University of Tartu was undertaken for the time period of March – June, 2021, under the supervision of cultural research prof. Kristin Kuutma, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project. As part of the mobility, regular meetings take place with prof. Kristin Kuutma on research advancements and cooperation topicalities.

Participation at the networking webinar organized by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) for the Regional Dialogue on Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia. It took place on March 3 and 4, 2021, on the priorities of indigenous peoples. Also, observant participation at the 20^th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from April 19 to 30, 2021, that addressed topical issues for indigenous peoples worldwide, in particular for reaching sustainable development goals.

Report on the four years of activities of the UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law at the Latvian Academy of Culture was prepared and submitted on March 31, 2021 to UNESCO, together with a work plan for the upcoming four years, asking to renew the UNESCO Chair agreement and to continue research, education and training activities in the named field.

Sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the research project were studied, and several planned as well as additional activities have been implemented.

Paper “‘Inappropriate Vocabulary’: Practices of Patterning the Discourse on Intangible Cultural Heritage” has been accepted for the biannual international conference of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF). The conference will take place online on June 19–24, 2021 under theme ‘Breaking the rules? Power, participation and transgression’, and paper’s abstract is published at https://www.siefhome.org/congresses/sief2021/panels#9679.

Participation at online research seminars on November 26 and December 10, 2020 convened by ethnology prof. Alf Arvidsson, Umeå University, member of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project, and networking with seminar participants – professors and doctoral students.

Exchanges in November, 2020 with Nordic Baltic ICH Network members on further development of the online platform www.safeguardingpractices.com, in order to enhance enriching its content, including with good practices from Latvia, and in particular from the non-governmental sector.

Participant observation at the 15^th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that took place online on December 14–18, 2020. Latvian delegation observed session’s work, and a jointly prepared position of Latvia and Estonia was expressed during debates. Audio and video recordings of the session are available at https://ich.unesco.org/en/15com.

Participation at UNESCO capacity building training on the periodic reporting mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2021 periodic reporting is undertaken in Europe, and such initial training is provided for a group of European facilitators from the global network of facilitators (https://ich.unesco.org/en/facilitator). Online training takes place in January and February, 2021 and will be followed by the training for national focal points in March and April.

Research process encompassed identifying and studying the sources of national law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the research project, and several planned, as well as additional activities have been implemented.

Participation at the 5th Association of Critical Heritage Studies Biennial Conference – ACHS 2020: FUTURES as an online networking event took place in the period from August 12 to 8 September, with particular interest in themes related to cultural heritage law, intellectual property law and sustainable development.

Participation at the "Virtual Expertseminar on Intellectual Property and the Protection of Sámi Traditional Knowledge" organized by the Copyright Association in Finland, the Sami Parliament in Finland, the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland on October 22. Participation was carried out for both gaining knowledge and networking. This discussion was ahead of a broader intergovernmental event planned to take place during Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. Webinar materials are published at – https://minedu.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM057:00/2020. Several members of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project participated at the webinar.

In synergy with the implementation of the Latvia-France research partnership project “Qualification and Disqualification of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Places of Decision Making” (fr. Qualifications et disqualifications du patrimoine culturel immatériel : les lieux de décisions, 2020–2021), and in cooperation with the members of the organizing committee, the planning of the international research conference “To name / to norm: pluridisciplinary approaches to intangible cultural heritage” (fr. Nommer / normer : approches pluridisciplinaires du patrimoine culturel immatériel) was continued. The conference was planned to take place at the National Institute of Art History (fr. Institut national d’histoire de l’art, INHA) and at the National Heritage Institute (fr. Institut national du patrimoine, INP) in Paris, France, on November 9 and 10. However, due to the global pandemic it was decided on October 30 to postpone the conference till autumn 2021.

Certificate received for the accomplished online training on “Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions” [DL203E20S1] provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO.

Participation at the training Intensive Course in Human Rights 2020 organized by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo. The training took place online from August 31 to September 4 and it included inter alia a part dealing with cultural rights. 26 participants from various regions and countries of the world took part in the training, which allowed for having enriching debates based on different personal experiences.

International communication on the postdoctoral research took place in a presentation given at the occasion of the "2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage: Human, Nature, and Intangible Cultural Heritage" organized by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, ICHCAP, founded at the Republic of Korea. The forum took place online from September 23 to 25, and its programme and video recordings are published at http://ichworldforum.org/en/.

Research process encompassed identifying and studying scholarly literature relevant to the research project, and several planned, as well as additional activities have been implemented, in particular regarding training on intellectual property rights, sustainable development goals and human rights.

Participation at international scholarly conference “Fostering heritage communities” on the involvement of communities in heritage interpretation. The conference was hosted online by non-governmental organization “Interpret Europe” from May 8 to 11 (https://interpreteuropeconference.net/). Participation in the audience of at this networking event was selected in particular in connection to its workshop “Empowering heritage communities: Rights-based approaches – Principles and practice” devoted to the issues of cultural rights.

Participation in the audience at international scholarly conference “UNESCO and Cultural Heritage” organized by the Saint Petersburg State University on May 18. This networking event was informativ in particular in connection to presentations dealing with intellectual property issues in relation to intangible cultural heritage safeguarding, including experiences coming from Sami communities in Norway. Several members of the Global network of facilitators of the UNESCO 2003 Convention (https://ich.unesco.org/en/facilitator) were presenting at the conference.

Participation at international webinar organized by the Nordic-Baltic Intangible Cultural Heritage Network on June 11. This networking event allowed learning about Nordic experiences of cooperation on elaborating joint multinational nominations on intangible cultural heritage. Particular attention was paid to the nomination “Nordic Clinker Boat Traditions and Coastal Culture” (https://www.kysten.no/unesco-ich-nordic-clinker-boat-nomination) prepared over a period of several years. Several members of the Consultative Board of the postdoctoral research project participated at the webinar.

Research article has been drafted on conceptual links between intangible cultural heritage and property, based on a presentation given at an international scholarly conference – Vaivade, Anita. Les biens culturels : patrimoine culturel immatériel et propriété. In : La propriété au 21ème siècle : un modèle ancestral toujours adapté aux grands enjeux de notre environnement ? Bordeaux, France, on September 26, 2019 (https://univ-droit.fr/actualites-de-la-recherche/manifestations/32665-la-propriete-au-21eme-siecle). The article is drafted in French and accepted for publication at conference proceedings planned to be published at the publishing house Dalloz specialised in legal studies and based in Paris, France, in its collection Thèmes et Commentaires.

Training on “Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions” [DL203E20S1] provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO has been continued until July 12, with a final written exam.

Participation at UNESCO organized online training on Culture|2030 Indicators, on the basis of invitation received. These indicators are developed for measuring the contribution of culture sector to reaching sustainable development goals. The application of these indicators is in pilot phase, with intention to reach their global application in different countries worldwide. The training took place from June 1 to 26 and altogether 45 persons from different regions of the world were invited and took part in it (https://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1527/).

Application submitted to an open call, and affirmative response received for participation at the training – Intensive Course in Human Rights 2020 organized by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo (https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/id/news/intensive-course-in-human-rights-2020.html). Training is planned to take place online from August 31 to September 4.

Initial period of research implementation encompassed identifying and studying the sources of international law and policy, as well as scholarly literature relevant to the research project. In addition, several planned activities have been implemented.

In the framework of the postdoctoral research project, networking was carried out while participating at the international scholarly conference "No Such Thing As Heritage?" – From Basic Assumptions and Constructs to Reconceptualizations at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, in Helsinki, Finland on March 4 to 6. The programme of the conference included presentations on a variety of heritage related issues, both with theoretical interest as well as providing insights into case studies. The conference provided also opportunity to meet with colleagues and discuss intangible cultural heritage policy making and implementation in Finland, as well as research interests related to the postdoctoral project.

In synergy with the implementation of the Latvia-France research partnership project “Qualification and Disqualification of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Places of Decision Making” (fr. Qualifications et disqualifications du patrimoine culturel immatériel : les lieux de décisions, 2020–2021), and in cooperation with the members of the organizing committee, the planning of the international research conference “To name / to norm: pluridisciplinary approaches to intangible cultural heritage” (fr. Nommer / normer : approches pluridisciplinaires du patrimoine culturel immatériel) was implemented. The conference is planned to take place at the National Institute of Art History (fr. Institut national d’histoire de l’art, INHA) and at the National Heritage Institute (fr. Institut national du patrimoine, INP) in Paris, France, on November 9 and 10.

Training on “Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions” [DL203E20S1] provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO has been undertaken on April 8, and is planned until July 12.

Consultative Board has been established for the postdoctoral research project – intangible cultural heritage policy experts in the countries studied: Gita Lancere (Latvia), Leena Marsio (Finland), Annika Nordström (Sweden) and Hildegunn Bjørgen (Norway); researchers in the field of intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development policies: Harriet Deacon (Coventry University, Great Britain), Kristin Kuutma (University of Tartu, Estonia), Katriina Siivonen (University of Turku, Finland) and Alf Arvidsson (Umeå University, Sweden).