Projects

In the field of research, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law Department is based on current international and national research projects implemented by the Latvian Academy of Culture in cooperation with various partner institutions.

Tracks4Crafts. Transforming crafts knowledge for a sustainable, inclusive and economically viable heritage in Europe

Call: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01 (Grant agreement No. 101094507)

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Project implementation period: 01.03.2023.-28.02.2027.

Project duration: 48 months

Total budget: 3 984 711.25 EUR

Project coordinator: Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium)

Web page: https://tracks4crafts.eu/

View more: https://lka.edu.lv/en/research/research-projects/international-research-projects/tracks4crafts/

Creative and living cultural heritage as a resource for the Northern Dimension region

Project leader: Anita Vaivade

Project implementation: 01.09.2021. – 31.05.2024.

Project funding: 463 000 EUR

Funded by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, co-financed by the Northern Dimension Cultural Partnership and the Finnish Cultural Heritage Agency

Partners: Cultural heritage management authorities and organisations from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Åland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Sami Region, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia (until 24 February 2022). The research was carried out by the University of Tartu and the Latvian Academy of Culture, UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law.

Contacts: Anita Vaivade, anita.vaivade@lka.edu.lv

View more: https://www.lka.edu.lv/en/research/research-projects/international-research-projects/archive/livind/

Osmose. Intangible Cultural Heritage & Comparative Law

Project Co-director, assistant professor, Dr. Anita Vaivade

dpc.hypotheses.org/le-projet-osmose

2014-2018

The aim of ‘Osmose’ research project is to analyze the diversity of ways for interpreting international agreements on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and adjusting them into national laws. It provides tools for comparison and reflection on the legal instruments adopted in different countries for the safeguarding of ICH.

Habitus. Sustainability of Latvian Cultural Traditions in an Innovative Environment.

Program Director, prof., Dr. Rūta Muktupāvela

Project Leader, prof., Dr. Anda Laķe

2014-2017

The aim of the program ‘Habitus’ and the project ‘Sustainability of Latvian Cultural Traditions in an Innovative Environment’ is to define preconditions and criteria for the transmission of cultural traditions, which characterise national identity, in the changing environment of nowadays. It also aims to research the cultural, social, economic, technological and political aspects of the Song and Dance Celebration tradition and to compare it in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

CoHERE. Critical Heritages: Performing and Representing Identities in Europe

Principal Researcher: prof., Dr. Rūta Muktupāvela

research.ncl.ac.uk/cohere

2016-2019

The ‘CoHERE’ project seeks to identify, understand and valorize the cultural heritage of Europe, looking at its socio-political and cultural significance and its potential for developing communitarian identities. ‘CoHERE’ also addresses the increasing crisis of the EU through a study of relations between identities, representations and performances of history.