Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development

Marlen Meissner is a cultural scientist and music pedagogue with a PhD in Heritage Studies. In 2011, she started to work in international heritage research projects and has continuously focused on intangible cultural heritage. For several years, she was a member of the federal jury of Brandenburg for the selection of applications for the German UNESCO inventory of intangible cultural heritage. Since 2021, she is head of the department 'Heritage, Nature, Society' at German Commission for UNESCO and part of the German expert committee on intangible cultural heritage.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The 2003 Convention in the Context of Sustainable Development .- Chapter 3. Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘Theory of Practice’.- Chapter 4. Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Light of Bourdieu’s ‘Theory of Practice’.- Chapter 5. The Valorisation of Intangible Cultural Heritage.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.