The struggle for European memory – New contributions to an emerging field

For many years, the legacies of Europe's fraught twentieth century have been conjured up as impetus for political action. And yet, it is only relatively recently that scholars of collective memory have made a concerted effort to examine the politics of remembrance in the context of European int...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Comparative European politics (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) Basingstoke, England), 2016-04, Vol.14 (3), p.376-389
1. Verfasser: Wüstenberg, Jenny
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:For many years, the legacies of Europe's fraught twentieth century have been conjured up as impetus for political action. And yet, it is only relatively recently that scholars of collective memory have made a concerted effort to examine the politics of remembrance in the context of European integration. Opinion leaders in Europe have now grasped the need to address overtly the divisive and joint past(s) - particularly in the face of economic crisis and Euroskepticism. As political scientist Leggewie (2009) has argued, 'anyone who wishes to give a European society a political identity will rate the discussion and recognition of disputed memories just as highly as treaties, a common currency and open borders'. In this essay, I discuss three contributions to a burgeoning research area that is situated at the intersection of European studies, integration research and memory studies with its many component schools of thought. These edited volumes reflect that this specialized field is as multidisciplinary and wide-ranging in theoretical and methodological inspiration as its overarching disciplines. The scholarship reviewed here is remarkable in scope, diversity and sophistication. However, it is also marked by the difficulty of rigorous comparison and European or supranational-level analysis in memory research - a field that has commonly been specialized and national in focus.
ISSN:1472-4790
1740-388X
DOI:10.1057/cep.2014.33