Reconciliation, Civil Society, and the Politics of Memory Transnational Initiatives in the 20th and 21st Century

Reconciliation, Civil Society, and the Politics of Memory Transnational Initiatives in the 20th and 21st Century

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How did civil society function as a locus for reconciliation initiatives since the beginning of the 20th century? The essays in this volume challenge the conventional understanding of reconciliation as a benign state-driven process. They explore how a range of civil society actors - from Turkish int...

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Other Authors: Schwelling, Birgit (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2012
Series:Erinnerungskulturen / Memory Cultures
Subjects:
Cultural studies
History
History and Memory
War and Society
Reconciliation
Armenian Genocide
Franco-German Relations
Human Rights
Contemporary History
Memory Culture
Politics
Globalization
Civil Society
Political Science
Cultural Studies
Israel
Truth and reconciliation commission
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Summary:How did civil society function as a locus for reconciliation initiatives since the beginning of the 20th century? The essays in this volume challenge the conventional understanding of reconciliation as a benign state-driven process. They explore how a range of civil society actors - from Turkish intellectuals apologizing for the Armenian Genocide to religious organizations working towards the improvement of Franco-German relations - have confronted and coped with the past. These studies offer a critical perspective on local and transnational reconciliation acts by questioning the extent to which speech became an alternative to silence, remembrance to forgetting, engagement to oblivion.
ISBN:transcript.9783839419311
9783837619317
Access:Open Access

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