Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Cultural Studies & Communication 2008-5575 Articles in Press 2026 02 17 A Conceptual Model of Resilient Policy-Making in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage A Conceptual Model of Resilient Policy-Making in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage 734342 10.22034/jcsc.2026.2067654.2845 FA Hossein Esmaeili Sangari Assistant Professor, Department of Building and Structure Research Institute, National Cultural Heritage Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0001-8464-9648 Raheleh Parvin Ph.D. Student, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran 0000-0001-5784-4288 Journal Article 2025 08 19 In the accelerated changes in the cultural and social sphere of the contemporary era, rethinking the policy-making mechanisms of intangible cultural heritage becomes an inevitable necessity. Therefore, the present study, in response to the central question of "Resilient policy-making in the field of intangible cultural heritage, based on the GALLDS model, what components does it require?" has been organized with a qualitative-conceptual approach and based on the method of inductive theme analysis. The research data were collected through a systematic review of 43 sources, including scientific research articles, international documents, and case studies, and were analyzed using MAXQDA software in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The result of this analysis was the extraction of three conceptual, strategic, and consequential layers, each of which observes an area of resilient policy-making in the context of intangible heritage. As in the conceptual layer, themes such as living heritage, dynamic collective memory, and intergenerational interaction depict the theoretical basis for a fluid understanding of cultural dynamics. In the strategic layer, multi-level policy-making, the role of intermediary institutions, and the redistribution of cultural power were identified as mechanisms for the realization of context-based policies. Also, in the consequential layer, concepts such as social resilience, cultural empowerment, and institutional trust reconstruction reveal the multi-layered functions of participatory policy-making. Thus, these findings suggest a coherent, multi-level, and contextual framework based on cultural memory, local capacities, and flexible institutional architecture to provide a platform for promoting cultural governance, social resilience, and participatory development. In the accelerated changes in the cultural and social sphere of the contemporary era, rethinking the policy-making mechanisms of intangible cultural heritage becomes an inevitable necessity. Therefore, the present study, in response to the central question of "Resilient policy-making in the field of intangible cultural heritage, based on the GALLDS model, what components does it require?" has been organized with a qualitative-conceptual approach and based on the method of inductive theme analysis. The research data were collected through a systematic review of 43 sources, including scientific research articles, international documents, and case studies, and were analyzed using MAXQDA software in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The result of this analysis was the extraction of three conceptual, strategic, and consequential layers, each of which observes an area of resilient policy-making in the context of intangible heritage. As in the conceptual layer, themes such as living heritage, dynamic collective memory, and intergenerational interaction depict the theoretical basis for a fluid understanding of cultural dynamics. In the strategic layer, multi-level policy-making, the role of intermediary institutions, and the redistribution of cultural power were identified as mechanisms for the realization of context-based policies. Also, in the consequential layer, concepts such as social resilience, cultural empowerment, and institutional trust reconstruction reveal the multi-layered functions of participatory policy-making. Thus, these findings suggest a coherent, multi-level, and contextual framework based on cultural memory, local capacities, and flexible institutional architecture to provide a platform for promoting cultural governance, social resilience, and participatory development.