processes of value ascription and value production in heritage discourses, and the conservation of historic cities and their structures.

The holder of the Chair is responsible for the Master's programme in "Denkmalpflege / Heritage Conservation", which is conducted in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Coburg. International partnerships, currently with the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies (SCCS) at the University of Edinburgh and the programme in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, as well as regular guest lectures by scholars from around the world, contribute to the international character of the Master's programme in "Denkmalpflege / Heritage Conservation".