The present two volumes represent a refinement of some of the talks given at the conference “Cultural Heritage and Identities: Normative Perspectives, Sustainability and Global Governance” and the workshop “Cultural heritage: new forms, new actors, new identities - national, European and cosmopolitan visions.” The conference and workshop were centered on the idea of defining cultural heritage. What is cultural heritage? Why do we count intangible heritage as proper heritage? Which concepts are fundamental in defining and shaping our approach to cultural heritage? Interrelated topics such as cultural identity, social groups and communities were discussed either in relation with the topic of cultural heritage, or on their own right, aiming at clarifying, or problematizing some of their essential aspects.

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Bârzu, Stefan, Tomi, Paula and Andreea Popescu. 2020. Introduction: Proceedings of Cultural Heritage and Identities: Normative Perspectives, Sustainability and Global Governance. Public Reason 12 (1): 3-5.