DrLuke James

I am a critical heritage studies scholar, lawyer and heritage practitioner specialising in UNESCO World Heritage and international conservation governance. I am Lecturer in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University, and have previously worked in the International Heritage Section of the Australian Government, for UNESCO, and as Principal Heritage Advisor at Extent Heritage. I have lived and worked in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands.

My publications include 'Experts in the World Heritage regime: Between protection and prestige' (2024, Palgrave Macmillan, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55497-1), 'Expertise and the making of World Heritage policy' (International Journal of Cultural Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2015.1035267) and 'The symbolic value of expertise in international heritage diplomacy' (Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism, https://doi.org/10.5749/futuante.13.1.0083)'. My publications can be found via Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EidAWdwAAAAJ&hl=en) and Academia (https://deakin.academia.edu/LJames).