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Notice (permalien)

Réf.

43107

Type

working paper

Titre

European historical memory : policies, challenges and perspectives - study

Langues

English

Auteurs

Prutsch, Markus J.

Auteurs institutionnels

Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies, European Parliament

Lieu de publication

Brussels

Pays de publication

Belgium

Maison d'édition

European Parliament

Date

04/2015

Pages

52 p.

ISBN

978-92-823-7003-2

Mots-clés

Europe / cultural heritage / theory of conservation / cultural significance / memory / public awareness / values / presentation / philosophy of conservation / education / cultural policy / European Union / memorials

Résumé en anglais

This note seeks to provide some reflections on thechallenges, 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 remembering needs to be developed. Such a culture requires increased efforts for nation states to come to terms with the ir 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.

Ressource intégrale

yes

Document joint

IPOL_STU(2015)540364_EN.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike (BY-NC-SA)