This article examines the process of text-based negotiations surrounding the documents of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It focuses on revisions to the Operational Guidelines of the Convention and utilizes ethnographic observation and textual examination to show how alternative, and often the most controversial, proposals are silenced through the practice of consensus. It expands anthropological perspectives on the inner workings of intergovernmental institutions and adds to the literature on heritage regimes by providing examples from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) most prestigious intergovernmental committee. Ultimately, the article enhances our understanding of the political tensions and practical limitations of policymaking within intergovernmental organizations in the United Nations, including UNESCO.

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共识的形成和联合国的形成：联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会的制度惯性

本文考察了围绕 1972 年《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》文件进行的基于文本的谈判过程。它侧重于对《公约》操作指南的修订，并利用人种学观察和文本审查来展示替代方案，通常是最具争议性的提案是如何通过共识实践而被压制的。它通过提供联合国教育、科学及文化组织 (UNESCO) 最负盛名的政府间委员会的例子，扩展了对政府间机构内部运作的人类学观点，并增加了有关遗产制度的文献。最终，