Sandrine Lefranc

Beyond Memory

Can We Really Learn From the Past?

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This book provides a fresh perspective on the familiar belief that memory policies are successful in building peaceful societies. Whether in a stable democracy or in the wake of a violent political conflict, this book argues that memory policies are unhelpful in preventing hate, genocide, and mass crimes. Since the 1990s, transmitting the memory of violent pasts has been utilised in attempts to foster tolerance and fight racism, hate and antisemitism. However, countries that invested in memory policies have overseen the rise of hate crimes and populisms instead of growing social cohesion. Breaking with the usual moralistic position, this book… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Gensburger, Sarah

ISBN: 978-3-030-34202-9
EAN: 9783030342029
Produktnummer: 33581114
Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'462 KB

Über den Autor

Sarah Gensburger is a Senior Researcher in Social Sciences at the French National Center for Scientific Research, France. Her work focuses on public policies of memory and social appropriations of the past in Western democracies.Sandrine Lefranc is a Senior Researcher in Social Sciences at the French National Center for Scientific Research, France. Her work focuses on post-conflict societies and transitional justice.