Title :

Conclusion: Overall findings and implications for the heuristic and normative value of "memory fragmentation"

Author(s) :

Bazin, Anne [Auteur]
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026
Hébert, Emmanuelle [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Rosoux, Valérie [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Sangar, Eric [Auteur]
Centre Marc Bloch [CMB]
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026

Book title :

Memory Fragmentation from Below and Beyond the State: Uses of the Past in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings

Issue number :

Memory Studies: Global Constellations

Pages :

253-259

Publisher :

Routledge

Publication date :

2023-05-23

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

English abstract : [en]

The concluding chapter summarizes the overall findings of this volume. Beyond the analytical value of increased sensitivity to memory discourses of non-state actors and how they may challenge or alter existing national ...
Show more >The concluding chapter summarizes the overall findings of this volume. Beyond the analytical value of increased sensitivity to memory discourses of non-state actors and how they may challenge or alter existing national frameworks of memory, we have identified three main findings. First, while governments should no longer be seen as the only relevant actors in the mobilization of collective memories, non-state actors do not always “challenge” this position but may also “complement” it, or circumvent it for the purposes of particular audiences. Second, the concept of memory fragmentation highlights the necessity to unpack the black box of the state as it allows the detection of the empirical occurrence of competing, sometimes even conflicting memory discourses produced by different agencies of the state, including military organizations. Third, even if the re-emergence of authoritarian regimes is often accompanied by efforts to reinforce state control of memory politics, the changing media systems and the increased involvement of international and transnational actors may continue to providing the basis for memory fragmentation. The chapter ends with a brief discussion of the normative value of “memory fragmentation” and its relevance for understanding memory dynamics as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026

Submission date :

2023-05-03T13:19:09Z
2023-05-11T09:49:52Z