Jacek Purchla, Introduction
Michael Petzet (ICOMOS)
Tamás Fejérdy (UNESCO)
Daniel Thérond (Council of Europe)
Mounir Bouchenaki (ICCROM)
Sneska Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic (Europa Nostra)

Part I. Culture, Heritage, Identity
Gregory J. Ashworth, Heritage in Fragments: a Fragmented Instrument for Fragmented Policies
Bert van Meggelen, Cultural Heritage, Re-Use and Transformation
Marie-Theres Albert, Culture, Heritage, and Identity
Matthias Theodor Vogt, The Heritage of the Cold War Has Gone and yet Two Concepts of Europe Remain
Tomislav Šola, The Three Faces of Europe, or What Culture and Heritage Can Suggest for Its Future

Part II. Heritage and Transformation. Experiences of Central and Eastern Europe
Péter Erdősi, Navigation towards the Heritage Islands in the Central European Sea
Mykola Riabchuk, Between the 'Wild West’ and 'CIS’: Ukraine’s Ambiguous Transformation
Miroslav Baše, Heritage Management in the Czech Republic. Changes since the Velvet Revolution
Karin Hallas-Murula, A Changing Society, a Changing City. The Building Boom and Heritage Protection in Tallinn, Estonia
Bogusław Szmygin, Heritage in Transformation. Polish Experiences
Monika A. Murzyn, Cultural Heritage in Times of change: Opportunities and Challenges

Part III. Philosophy, Theory and Global Challenges of Contemporary Conservation
Michael Petzet, Towards a Global Philosophy of Conservation. Introduction to the Debate
Andrzej Tomaszewski, Conservation: Its Future as a Discipline and Its Theory
Jukka Jokilehto, Philosophical Challenges in Cultural Heritage Conservation in the 21st Century
Wilfried Lipp, Theory of Preservation and Its Changing Concepts. An Effort to Straighten the Twist
Yukio Nishimura, Authenticity of Wooden Architecture and Enhancement of Its Craftsmanship
Roland Silva, A Charter for the Conservation of the Built Heritage of South and South-East Asia. A Continuum to Traditional Wisdom as Enshrined in Ancient Texts
Mounir Bouchenaki, Conservation in Post-Conflict Situations
Mirosław Olbryś, The Possibilities and Restrictions of the Archeologist’s Work during Open Armed Conflict – Experiences from Iraq 2004/2005

Part IV. Non-Governmental Organizations and New Initiatives in Heritage Management
Denis de Kergorlay, The Role of Associations in the Protection of Europe’s Cultural Heritage
Paolo de Bianco, Recovery and Restoration of the Values of Socialization
Maria Berza, Heritage, Regeneration and Cultural Diversity. A Romanian Experience
Michaela Chalupová, The Civil Society and Heritage Conservation in Slovakia
Sebastain Schröder-Esch, The Value of Heritage and New Media for Regional Development – Experiences from the EU Project HERMES
Jörg Ingo Weber, Developing Appreciation of Cultural Heritage in the Young Generation

Biographical Notes
Index of Personal Names