In the exploration phase of Uganda’s oil project, controversy arose regarding the drilling of wells on the grounds of important shrines of spirits of the adjacent Lake Albert. While the oil companies and the state looked at the market value of the land, the claimants emphasised its cultural heritage value, building a link to an international heritage discussion. This article argues that, while they have been barred from political influence on the oil project, cultural institutions such as the Bunyoro Kingdom and the claimants in the village near the controversial well used cultural heritage as a vantage point to get their voices heard and to gain negotiating power in the project. The article shows how widening of the definition of cultural heritage – which means dropping a bias for built infrastructure – has put culture alongside politics, economics, and the environment as an important factor to consider in extractive projects.

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在有利可图的土地上申请文化遗产：乌干达石油区的 Ngassa Wells 案例：Kontroverse um kulturelles Erbe auf lukrativem 土地：Der Fall der Ngassa-Bohrlöcher in Ugandas Ölregion

在乌干达石油项目的勘探阶段，就在邻近的艾伯特湖重要的神灵圣地进行钻井的问题出现了争议。虽然石油公司和国家关注土地的市场价值，但索赔人强调其文化遗产价值，与国际遗产讨论建立联系。这篇文章认为，虽然他们被禁止对石油项目施加政治影响，但文约洛王国等文化机构和有争议的良好使用的文化遗产附近村庄的索赔人作为一个有利位置，可以让他们的声音被听到并获得项目中的谈判权。这篇文章展示了文化遗产定义的扩大——这意味着放弃对建筑基础设施的偏见——如何将文化与政治并驾齐驱，