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The paper is aimed at critically approaching key theoretical contributions, research insights, academic commentary and debates in Latvia in relation to cultural literacy, cultural identities and cultural interactions in the context of cultural policies of Latvia. The article analyses the studies on the importance of cultural literacy for the transmission of the traditional cultural heritage and discusses the issue of people’s national and cultural identity, national self-respect, and sense of belonging to the Latv...

The cultural heritage of the Romanians has often been highlighted internationally, being part of the country's brand, regardless if it's about traditions, crafts or built heritage. At the same time, Romania is an important tourist destination although it is difficult to say whether the long-term development strategy will ever make tourism a national priority. However, and in the absence of an integrated strategy, the country has several strong tourist destinations, and Bucovina region is one of them, but that is r...

Statistical data on involvement in cultural heritage in the European Union countries illustrates a moderate or fairly modest level. Europeans tend to be less interested in discovering and enjoying cultural heritage, as well as in participating in cultural events and activities, purchasing cultural goods or services, and, in overall terms, having a cultural experience. Public opinion polls have already identified several barriers that affect involvement in cultural heritage such as lack of interest and time, costs ...

In the context of the global crisis (linked to rapid depletion of natural resources, climate change, polarisation of living standards, an increase in inequalities, etc.) experienced in the early 21st century, culture is considered a resource of unlimited sustainability potential. Therefore, the policy documents of Latvia state that the future of Latvia should be based on a core of values that do not require intense utilisation of physical resources. In such a situation, the value of human capital is at the forefro...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the cultural heritage in order to promote and develop cultural tourism in Transylvania. An important region of Romania with a population of different ethnic groups (Romanians, Hungarians, Germans, Slovaks, Armenians, Roma) had a continuous multicultural background and history. Known as Transilvania (in Romanian language), Transylvania (English), Erdely (Hungarian), Siebenburgen (German), this region holds a cultural heritage of inestimable value. Starting with fortified chur...