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The aim is to analyze how the European Cultural Routes program implements sustainability within territorial heritage governance.

April 22, 2026Open Access

European Cultural Routes and Sustainability: From Policy Frames to Measurable Practice

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This article examines how sustainability is implemented in European Cultural Routes, suggesting implications for governance.

The aim is to analyze how the European Cultural Routes program implements sustainability within territorial heritage governance.
Analyzed secondary documents from 2010 to 2025 using critical discourse analysis.
Utilized a policy-instrumentation lens to examine sustainability narratives across transnational networks.
Identified strategies such as intertextual alignment and community co-creation.
Identified uneven translation from sustainability rhetoric to enforceable instruments.
More consistent operationalization occurs when tools are made mandatory through certification and funding.
Concluded that ECR sustainability functions as a selectively institutionalized governance constellation rather than an integrated regime.

Yi-De Liu (2026) studied this question.

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