Troubled Pasts in Europe: Strategies and Recommendations for Overcoming Challenging Historic Legacies 9781529233643
Based on the findings of a major research project, this book investigates how European societies confront their troubled
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Table of contents :
Front Cover
Troubled Pasts in Europe: Strategies and Recommendations for Overcoming Challenging Historic Legacies
Copyright information
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Table
List of Abbreviations
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Theoretical background
Conceptual approach – memory and conflict: the past in the present
Multidisciplinarity
Troubled pasts in official and oral history
Troubled pasts in journalistic and citizen- led media
Troubled pasts in political discourses, attitudes and policies
Troubled pasts in arts and culture
A multi- level design for cross- country comparative analysis
Brief description of troubled pasts in country cases
Zeroing in on policy recommendations
2 Methodology: From Research Results to Recommendations
Drafting the first version of the policy recommendations
Identifying and engaging relevant interlocutors
Merging the perspectives of policy makers, stakeholders (and some others) with the research findings
PART I Non-EU Member States
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: From Coexistence to Unresolvable Past?
Introduction
Methodological approach to writing the recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Background: the European Union’s changing approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s troubled past
First phase: the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–5)
Second phase: the European Union’s enhanced role in the post-war period (1995–2008)
Third phase: from the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement until today (2008–)
Policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
4 Kosovo: Troubled Past and Its Path to Moving On
Introduction
Methodology and data collection
Background: the European Union’s approach to the troubled past of Kosovo
Policy recommendations for Kosovo
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
PART II EU Member States
5 Germany: The Wall is Dead, Long Live the Wall!?
Introduction
Methodological background
East Germany in the European Union and the European Union’s approach to Germany’s (post-)socialist legacy
Policy recommendations for Germany
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
6 Ireland beyond Ethnopolitics: Recommendations for All-Island Integration
Introduction
Methodology and data collection
Background: the European Union and the Troubles
Constitutional approach from 1973 to 1998
Peacebuilding approach from 1998 to 2016
European Union policies after Brexit
Policy recommendations for Ireland
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
7 Spain: How to Overcome the Polarization about the Conflicts of the Past?
Introduction
Methodology
The European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Spain
Policy recommendations for Spain
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
8 Cyprus: The EU’s Role in Europe’s Last Divided Country
Introduction
Methodology
The European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Cyprus
The European Union pre-accession period (1973–97)
The European Union accession talks period until the 2004 Annan plan referendum (1998–2004)
The post-accession period (2004–)
Policy recommendations for Cyprus
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
9 Poland: Strategies for Challenging the Growing Dominance of Right-wing Memory Politics
Introduction
Methodological approach
Background: the European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Poland
The 1990s: from the end of the Cold War until joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The period 2000–4: entering the European Union
The period 2005–15: Law and Justice Party takes over the power
The post-2015 period
Policy recommendations for Poland
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
10 The European Union
Introduction
Methodological approach to writing the recommendations for the European Union
The evolution of the European Union’s approach for addressing the troubled pasts in the ‘RePAST countries’
Reflections from the policy makers and stakeholders on the European Union’s approach to troubled pasts in the RePAST countries: analysis of interviews
Policy recommendations for the European Union
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
11 Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 10
References
Index
Front Cover
Troubled Pasts in Europe: Strategies and Recommendations for Overcoming Challenging Historic Legacies
Copyright information
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Table
List of Abbreviations
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Theoretical background
Conceptual approach – memory and conflict: the past in the present
Multidisciplinarity
Troubled pasts in official and oral history
Troubled pasts in journalistic and citizen- led media
Troubled pasts in political discourses, attitudes and policies
Troubled pasts in arts and culture
A multi- level design for cross- country comparative analysis
Brief description of troubled pasts in country cases
Zeroing in on policy recommendations
2 Methodology: From Research Results to Recommendations
Drafting the first version of the policy recommendations
Identifying and engaging relevant interlocutors
Merging the perspectives of policy makers, stakeholders (and some others) with the research findings
PART I Non-EU Member States
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: From Coexistence to Unresolvable Past?
Introduction
Methodological approach to writing the recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Background: the European Union’s changing approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s troubled past
First phase: the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–5)
Second phase: the European Union’s enhanced role in the post-war period (1995–2008)
Third phase: from the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement until today (2008–)
Policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
4 Kosovo: Troubled Past and Its Path to Moving On
Introduction
Methodology and data collection
Background: the European Union’s approach to the troubled past of Kosovo
Policy recommendations for Kosovo
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
PART II EU Member States
5 Germany: The Wall is Dead, Long Live the Wall!?
Introduction
Methodological background
East Germany in the European Union and the European Union’s approach to Germany’s (post-)socialist legacy
Policy recommendations for Germany
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
6 Ireland beyond Ethnopolitics: Recommendations for All-Island Integration
Introduction
Methodology and data collection
Background: the European Union and the Troubles
Constitutional approach from 1973 to 1998
Peacebuilding approach from 1998 to 2016
European Union policies after Brexit
Policy recommendations for Ireland
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
7 Spain: How to Overcome the Polarization about the Conflicts of the Past?
Introduction
Methodology
The European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Spain
Policy recommendations for Spain
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
8 Cyprus: The EU’s Role in Europe’s Last Divided Country
Introduction
Methodology
The European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Cyprus
The European Union pre-accession period (1973–97)
The European Union accession talks period until the 2004 Annan plan referendum (1998–2004)
The post-accession period (2004–)
Policy recommendations for Cyprus
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
9 Poland: Strategies for Challenging the Growing Dominance of Right-wing Memory Politics
Introduction
Methodological approach
Background: the European Union’s approach to the troubled past in Poland
The 1990s: from the end of the Cold War until joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The period 2000–4: entering the European Union
The period 2005–15: Law and Justice Party takes over the power
The post-2015 period
Policy recommendations for Poland
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
10 The European Union
Introduction
Methodological approach to writing the recommendations for the European Union
The evolution of the European Union’s approach for addressing the troubled pasts in the ‘RePAST countries’
Reflections from the policy makers and stakeholders on the European Union’s approach to troubled pasts in the RePAST countries: analysis of interviews
Policy recommendations for the European Union
History
Media
Politics
Arts and culture
Conclusion
11 Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 10
References
Index
