Collective Memory in International Relations

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-19-289536-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Collective memory carries the past into the present. This book traces the influence of collective memory in international relations (IR). It locates the origins of a country's memory within the international environment and inquires how memory guides states through time in world politics. Collective memory, as such, not only shapes countries and their international interactions, but the international sphere also plays an essential role in how countries approach the
past.

Through in-depth examinations of both domestic and international landscapes in empirical cases, the book explores four ways in which collective memory can manifest in IR: as a country's political strategy; as its public identity; as its international state behaviour; and finally, as a source for its national values. A comparative case study of (West) Germany and Austria illustrates how significantly differing interpretations of the Nazi legacy impacted their respective international policies
over time. Taken together, this book investigates whether collective memory influences global outcomes and how and why it matters for IR.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bachleitner, Kathrin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte Deutsche Geschichte: Holocaust
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Über Autor(innen)

Kathrin Bachleitner is the IKEA Foundation Research Fellow in International Relations, Oxford University's Department of International Development (Refugee Studies Centre). Her research focuses on collective identity, memory, and values within International Relations.