Introduction: Managing Archaeological Sites in Greece

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Notes

1 A notable initiative that strives to mobilize both the state authorities and the citizens towards a sustainable re-use of ancient theatres is the ‘Diazoma’ association (Diazoma, 2012).

2 The existing literature that demonstrates the general trends in cultural heritage management is vast, but interesting summaries that highlight specific changes of perceptions and good practice can be found in Lee et al. (2007: 9–13, figure 1·1, tables 1·1 and 1·2) and Willems (2010: 217, table 16·1).

3 Positive exceptions to these tendencies do exist, although they are quite few. The TEMPER Project that has strived to involve local communities and facilitate public participation in the management of Mediterranean prehistoric heritage (Conti, 2007) and the resulting management plan compiled for the archaeological site of Paliambela (Kotsakis et al., 2003) is a case in point.

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Georgios Alexopoulos

Georgios Alexopoulos is a Research Associate at the Initiative for Heritage Conservancy, Greece. He holds a BA in archaeology and art history and an MA in cultural heritage studies from the University of Athens and the University College London respectively. His PhD thesis at the UCL Institute of Archaeology dealt with the management of cultural heritage in the monastic community of Mount Athos. He has been employed as a Research Associate for the University of York (Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past) and as Visiting Research Fellow for the Initiative for Heritage Conservancy.

Correspondence to: Georgios Alexopoulos. Email: [email protected]

Kalliopi Fouseki

Dr Kalliopi Fouseki is a Lecturer at the Centre for Sustainable Heritage of the University College London. She has previously worked at several museums in Greece and England and has also taught at the Open Universities of Greece, Cyprus and UK. She holds a PhD in Heritage Management and an MA in Cultural Heritage Studies, both awarded from the UCL Institute of Archaeology. She also holds a BA degree in Archaeology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Correspondence to: Dr Kalliopi Fouseki. Email: [email protected]