GCRF Development Award: Heritage Borders of Engagement Network (ENGAGE)

ENGAGE网络旨在通过文化生产、教育、旅游、相互依存的经济和社会正义的创造性模式，对遗产遗址、实践和社区在在容易发生冲突的边境地区发展长期可持续和包容性和平方面的作用和潜力进行基于证据的理解。该网络围绕着“人道主义遗产”这一人类不分种族、文化、民族或宗教的共同努力的概念而设计，预计将发展可转让的“人道主义遗产伙伴关系”模式和论坛，作为在脆弱和被忽视的边境地区预防冲突和反恐战略的长期反向机制。它将超越政治和文化障碍，推动文化遗产作为经济繁荣源泉的话语和政策。它将研究通过包容性教育、以遗产为中心的增长、农村发展和和平基础设施来应对文化冲突言论的战略。ENGAGE网络的目的是将遗产重新置于语境中，以调动对其共同要素的讨论——作为会议场所、贸易点、共享享受的场所——并作为急需的经济和社会发展以及社会正义的催化剂。该网络的研究方案围绕五个主题设计：促进包容性增长的基础设施和区域伙伴关系模式；跨越国界的可持续好客遗产；创意艺术、工艺及文化联产；文物教育的包容性和多样性；以及在边境冲突中对流离失所、奴役和共同不满的叙述。ENGAGE网络将在两个地区开展工作：中东和北非（埃及、利比亚、突尼斯、约旦、黎巴嫩、巴勒斯坦、伊拉克和伊朗）和南亚（包括孟加拉国、缅甸、斯里兰卡、尼泊尔、巴基斯坦和印度）。选择这些地区/国家是由于持续和反复发生的武装、文化或意识形态冲突。网络活动将通过指定地区的5个区域伙伴关系中心运作：塔塔乌因（突尼斯）、巴格达-埃尔比勒（伊拉克/库尔德斯坦）、乌姆-凯伊斯（约旦）；贾夫纳（斯里兰卡）；和大蓝毗尼地区（尼泊尔），通过网络能力建设资助项目方案向所有受惠国的社区伸出援助之手。该GCRF发展奖项目将采取一项试点研究的形式，通过发展拟议的5个区域研究伙伴关系中心中的3个——伊拉克、突尼斯和尼泊尔南部——来测试ENGAGE网络的研究框架和方法。该项目将发展和增加ENGAGE网络的国际合作伙伴、PI和英国及海外合作研究人员之间的联系和知识转移。该奖项还将使来自各区域的利益攸关方、研究伙伴和社区代表能够举办3个合作讲习班。这些研讨会将探讨伙伴关系中心模式的研究方法、方法和挑战。会议将在塔塔乌因（突尼斯）、巴格达-埃尔比勒（伊拉克/库尔德斯坦）和大蓝毗尼地区（尼泊尔）举行。这些讲习班旨在开展一系列活动、会议和焦点小组访谈，以在参与网络的研究议程、方法和交付计划的共同设计和共同制作中绘制地方和区域视角。该发展奖将支持并促进与全球南方的合作伙伴和利益攸关方的合作研究，研究通过包容性教育、以遗产为中心的增长、农村发展和和平基础设施来应对文化冲突言论的战略。这个多学科团队包括来自政治、社会科学、人权、遗产、旅游、考古、建筑、经济、博物馆和教育领域的专家。

The ENGAGE Network aims to develop an evidence-based understanding of the role and potential of heritage sites, practices and communities in developing long-term sustainable and inclusive peace across conflict-prone border regions through creative modes of cultural productions, education, tourism, interdependent economy and social justice. Designed around the notion of 'humanitarian heritage' as common endeavour of humanity that is indiscriminate about human race, culture, ethnicity or religion, the Network anticipates developing transferable models and forums of 'humanitarian heritage partnerships' as a long-term reverse mechanism for conflict prevention and counter-terrorism strategy in vulnerable and neglected border regions. It will advance discourse and policy on cultural heritage as a source of economic prosperity,transcending political and cultural barriers. It will investigate strategies to counter cultural conflict rhetoric through inclusive education, heritage-centred growth, rural development and infrastructures of peace. The purpose of ENGAGE Network is to re-contextualise heritage to mobilise discussion regarding its common elements - as meeting places, trading points, sites of shared enjoyment - and as a catalyst for much needed economic and social development and Social Justice. The Network's research programme is designed around five themes: Infrastructures and Models of Regional Partnerships for Inclusive Growth; Sustainable Heritage of Hospitality Across Borders; Creative Art, Craft and Cultural Co-production; Heritage Education for Inclusiveness and Diversity; and Navigating Narratives of Displacement, Slavery and Shared Grievances in Border Conflicts. The ENGAGE Network will work within 2 areas - The Middle East and North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Iran) and Southern Asia (including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, and India). These regions/countries have been chosen due to sustained and recurring armed, cultural, or ideological conflicts. The Network activities will operate via 5 Regional Partnership Hubs in the designated areas: Tataouine (Tunisia), Baghdad-Erbil (Iraq/ Kurdistan), Umm-Qais (Jordan); Jaffna (Sri Lanka); and the Greater Lumbini Area (Nepal), reaching out to communities in all beneficiary countries through the Network capacity-building funded projects programme.This GCRF Development Award project will take the form of a pilot study to test the ENGAGE Network's research framework and methodology through the development of 3 of the 5 the proposed Regional Research Partnership Hubs - Iraq, Tunisia and Southern Nepal. The project will develop and increase links and knowledge transfer between the ENGAGE Network's international partners, PI and UK and overseas co-investigators. The award will also enable 3 collaborative workshops with stakeholders, research partners and community representatives from the regions. These workshops will explore research methodologies, approaches and challenges to the models of partnership hubs. They will take place in Tataouine (Tunisia), Baghdad-Erbil (Iraq/ Kurdistan), and the Greater Lumbini Area (Nepal). The workshops are designed to operate a number of engagements, meetings and focus group interviews to map local and regional perspectives in the co-design and co-production of the ENGAGE Network's research agenda, methodology and delivery plan. This Development Award will enable and facilitate collaborative research with partners and stakeholders in the global south to investigate strategies to counter cultural conflict rhetoric through inclusive education, heritage-centred growth, rural development and infrastructures of peace. The multi-disciplinary team includes specialists from politics, social sciences, human rights, heritage, tourism, archaeology, architecture, economics, museums and education.