Introduction

This thematic volume is a follow-up to a conference panel organised by the editors for the 11th International Convention of Asia Scholars (Leiden, summer 2019), and entitled “Logics, Stakes and Limits of Cultural Heritage Transmission in EurAsia”. The object of the panel was to compare case studies of heritagisation processes among ethnic groups between Russia and the People’s Republic of China. Whether ethnic groups are subject to or take advantage of cultural policies, the purpose was to an...