European historical memory : policies, challenges and perspectives : note

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European historical memory : policies, challenges and perspectives : note

Title remainder

policies, challenges and perspectives : note

Statement of responsibility

European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Culture and education ; author, Markus J. Prutsch

Creator

• European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies | Policy Dept. B. : Structural and Cohesion Policies

Contributor

• Prutsch, Markus Josef, 1981-

Author

• Prutsch, Markus Josef, 1981-

Issuing body

• European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies | Policy Dept. B. : Structural and Cohesion Policies

Subject

• Europe -- Historiography
• Memory -- Social aspects -- Europe
• Collective memory -- Europe

Language

eng

Summary

This note seeks to provide some reflections on the challenges, current policies and possible future prospects of "historical memory" in a European context. Based on acknowledging the complex nature of collective memories in general and shared European historical remembrance in particular, including their susceptibility to political instrumentalisation, it is argued that a critical "culture of remembrance" needs to be developed. Such a culture requires increased efforts for nation states to come to terms with their own respective pasts in an unbiased way, yet at the same time embracing common European principles and values. In this context, the vital role of education as a tool to create an informed historical consciousness is emphasised, which provides the basis for dealing confidently not only with Europe's past, but also present and future.--

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EU Bookshop

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FIE

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international or intergovernmental publication

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

EDC collection