Theme:
4. People of the Present – Peopling the Past
Session format:
Round table (without formal abstracts, only list of confirmed discussants / session co-organisers to be provided)
Title:
There Is More that Unites Us, than Divides Us. Taking Strategic, Collaborative Approaches to Managing and Delivering Archaeology
Content:
We know the results and outputs that we want – can strategic approaches help us get there?
Within the UK, the last decade has seen an increase in nationally co-ordinated archaeology and heritage themed strategies designed to take collaborative approaches to addressing long established pressures or problems. These initiatives have aimed to bring different sub-sectors together to develop innovative approaches to how we deliver archaeology and maximise the potential for public benefit, all while working with limited resources.
This discussion will draw on examples from Scotland, which has had an archaeology strategy in place since 2015, from Ireland where ‘Archaeology 2025’ was launched in 2017, from Northern Ireland, where work has commenced with ‘Archaeology 2030’and the ‘21st Century Challenges’ initiative in England. We welcome other contributors to share additional thoughts or examples.
During this roundtable, we would like to explore
• Successful examples of strategy based archaeological work
• The mechanisms required to make strategic approaches a success
• The challenges of developing and delivering this work
• The sustainability and long-term outcomes of this work
This roundtable invites participants to give a short presentation on examples of strategy-based archaeology work which highlight how collaborative approaches to long term outcomes can enhance the outputs of our work. The presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion which will explore the key questions highlighted above.
Keywords:
Strategy, Resource, Innovation, Collaboration
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
yes
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Cara Jones (United Kingdom) 1
Co-organisers:
Kate Geary (United Kingdom) 1
Rebecca Enlander (United Kingdom) 2
Mary Deevy (Ireland) 3
Maria Taloni (Italy) 4
Affiliations:
1. Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
2. Historic Environment Division | Department for Communities
3. Transport Infrastructure Ireland
4. Ministry of Culture
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