Gender and Political Violence by Candice D. Ortbals & Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger

Author:Candice D. Ortbals & Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

International Relations Theory and Political Memory

The politics of memory is the political means by which events are remembered and recorded, or discarded. The terminology addresses the role of politics in shaping collective memory and how remembrances can differ markedly from the objective truth of the events as they happened. Thus, political memory is top-down and can be used (or abused) for political action and formation of group identity (Assmann 2006). It is important to keep in mind that states or political entities do not “have memory” as an individual might, they “make” memory and, as such, political memory is always a social construct (Assmann 2006) (Fig. 7.1).

Fig. 7.1Robert the Bruce, King of Scots (Photo Courtesy of the Authors. Bruce won Scotland from England, pictured here as a strong warrior on a large horse. In actuality, he was likely petite and rode a horse the size of a modern-day pony)

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