Historical Memory And Foreign Policy

Author : Lina Klymenko,Marco Siddi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031151941

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Historical Memory and Foreign Policy by Lina Klymenko,Marco Siddi Pdf

This book explores the uses of the past in foreign policy-making. It outlines why and how political leaders refer to historical events in contemporary foreign policy discourses; the goals they hope to achieve; and the sometimes unintended foreign policy consequences of their (ab)use of historical memory. Furthermore, it looks at how political leaders shape domestic collective memories in pursuit of their international agendas, and highlight historical events leaders forget, reinterpret or obscure through selective narratives. The chapters explore a variety of theoretical concepts that shed light on how memory and foreign policy are linked in a complex and reciprocal way. The following mechanisms are discussed: the application of historical analogies; the construction of historical narratives; the creation of memory sites; the marginalisation and forgetting of the past; and the securitisation of historical memory. Through the use of a number of methodological approaches (such as discourse analysis, narrative analysis and content analysis of securitising moves) and a broad range of qualitative and quantitative data (newspaper articles, policy documents, commemorative speeches, interviews with policymakers and the observation of memory sites), the contributions highlight the interdependence of the international, national, regional and local dimensions of memory practices and history writing. Although they mostly focus on national case studies of foreign policy-making, they also reveal how representations of historical events evolve through interaction between political actors at the international level of analysis. The collection originated in the section entitled ‘Exploring the Link between Historical Memory and Foreign Policy’ at the annual Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) 2018 held in Prague, the Czech Republic.

Author : Zheng Wang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319626215

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Memory Politics, Identity and Conflict by Zheng Wang Pdf

This book focuses on the methodology of research on historical memory and contributes to theoretical discussions concerning the use of historical memory as a variable to explain political action and social movement. The chapters of the book conceptualize the relationship between historical memory and national identity formation, perceptions, and policy-making. The author particularly analyses how contested memory and the related social discourse can lead to nationalism and international conflict. Based on theories and research from multiple fields of studies, this book proposes a series of analytic frameworks for the purpose of conceptualizing the functions of historical memory. These analytic frameworks can help categorize, measure, and subsequently demonstrate the effects of historical memory. This book also discusses how to use public opinion polls, textbooks, important texts and documents, monuments and memory sites for conducting research to examine the functions of historical memory.

Author : Michael J. Hogan,Thomas G. Paterson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521540356

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Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations by Michael J. Hogan,Thomas G. Paterson Pdf

Originally published in 1991, Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations has become an indispensable volume not only for teachers and students in international history and political science, but also for general readers seeking an introduction to American diplomatic history. This collection of essays highlights a variety of newer, innovative, and stimulating conceptual approaches and analytical methods used to study the history of American foreign relations, including bureaucratic, dependency, and world systems theories, corporatist and national security models, psychology, culture, and ideology. Along with substantially revised essays from the first edition, this volume presents entirely new material on postcolonial theory, borderlands history, modernization theory, gender, race, memory, cultural transfer, and critical theory. The book seeks to define the study of American international history, stimulate research in fresh directions, and encourage cross-disciplinary thinking, especially between diplomatic history and other fields of American history, in an increasingly transnational, globalizing world.

Author : Gerrit W. Gong
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0892063998

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Memory and History in East and Southeast Asia by Gerrit W. Gong Pdf

What individuals and countries remember and what they forget, and why, tell much about their current values, perceptions, and even aspirations. In this volume international specialists and practitioners from Europe, Asia, and the United States illuminate through sometimes-conflicting interpretations the issues of "remembering and forgetting" that are shaping today's strategic alignments in East and Southeast Asia. The analysis covers how Japan, South and North Korea, China, Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, and the United States use memory and history to define their national sense of self and structure their international relations.

Author : Erica Resende,Dovile Budryte
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134692880

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Memory and Trauma in International Relations by Erica Resende,Dovile Budryte Pdf

This work seeks to provide a comprehensive and accessible survey of the international dimension of trauma and memory and its manifestations in various cultural contexts. Drawing together contributions and case studies from scholars around the globe, the book explores the international political dimension of feeling, suffering, forgetting, remembering and memorializing traumatic events and to investigate how they function as social practices for overcoming trauma and creating social change. Divided into two sections, the book maps out the different theoretical debates and then moves on to examine emerging themes such as ontological security, social change, gender, religion, foreign policy & natural disasters. Throughout the chapters, the editors consider the social, political and ethical implications of forgetting and remembering traumatic events in world politics Showcasing how trauma and memory deepen our understanding of IR, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations, memory and trauma studies and security studies.

Author : Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi,Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Political and Diplomatic Review Project
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Japan
ISBN : 1626378770

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History, Memory, & Politics in Postwar Japan by Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi,Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Political and Diplomatic Review Project Pdf

Memories can be shared-or contested. Japan and Korea, just one case in point, share centuries of intertwined history, the nature of which continues to be disputed, particularly with regard to World War II. The authors of History, Memory, and Politics in Postwar Japan explore Japan's historical narratives, and their impact on both domestic politics and diplomatic relations, as they have evolved from 1946 to the present. Presenting the results of more than a decade of collaborative research, their book is a rich contribution to our understanding not only of Japanese politics, but also of how the historical narratives that we embrace have far-reaching consequences.

Author : Zheng Wang
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231148917

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Never Forget National Humiliation by Zheng Wang Pdf

How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s? And why has China been more assertive toward the United States and Japan in foreign policy but relatively conciliatory toward smaller countries in conflict? Offering an explanation for these unexpected trends, Zheng Wang follows the Communist governmentÕs ideological reeducation of the public, which relentlessly portrays China as the victim of foreign imperialist bullying during Òone hundred years of humiliation.Ó By concentrating on the telling and teaching of history in todayÕs China, Wang illuminates the thinking of the young patriots who will lead this rising power in the twenty-first century. Wang visits ChinaÕs primary schools and memory sites and reads its history textbooks, arguing that ChinaÕs rise should not be viewed through a single lens, such as economics or military growth, but from a more comprehensive perspective that takes national identity and domestic discourse into account. Since it is the prime raw material for constructing ChinaÕs national identity, historical memory is the key to unlocking the inner mystery of the Chinese. From this vantage point, Wang tracks the CCPÕs use of history education to glorify the party, reestablish its legitimacy, consolidate national identity, and justify one-party rule in the post-Tiananmen and postÐCold War era. The institutionalization of this manipulated historical consciousness now directs political discourse and foreign policy, and Wang demonstrates its important role in ChinaÕs rise.

Author : Anika Leithner
Publisher : Firstforumpress
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015082655864

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Shaping German Foreign Policy by Anika Leithner Pdf

Introduction : historical memory in German foreign policy -- has Germany crossed the Rubicon? : the case of NATO and Kosovo -- A trajectory of change? : the case of Afghanistan -- Defender of peace and of the United Nations: the case of Iraq -- Germany's future in Europe and beyond.

Author : Eric Langenbacher,Yossi Shain
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781589016613

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Power and the Past by Eric Langenbacher,Yossi Shain Pdf

Only recently have international relations scholars started to seriously examine the influence of collective memory on foreign policy formation and relations between states and peoples. The ways in which the memories of past events are interpreted, misinterpreted, or even manipulated in public discourse create the context that shapes international relations. Power and the Past brings together leading history and international relations scholars to provide a groundbreaking examination of the impact of collective memory. This timely study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory’s influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11. Addressing concerns shared by world leaders and international institutions as well as scholars of international studies, this volume illustrates clearly how the memory of past events alters the ways countries interact in the present, how memory shapes public debate and policymaking, and how memory may aid or more frequently impede conflict resolution.

Author : Jan Rydel,Stefan Troebst
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110769821

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Instrumentalizing the Past by Jan Rydel,Stefan Troebst Pdf

In today's world, we can point to many international disputes and interstate conflicts fueled by past events. Historical resentments or memories of past suffering or fame are often used to justify political, economic and even territorial demands. Inter-state disputes and historical conflicts should be understood as evidence of political and social tensions related to active, serious differences in the assessment of the common past. The book explains the role of such conflicts in international relations and suggests ways of classifying them. It presents examples of the internationally relevant instrumentalisation of history from different regions of the world and outlines ways of overcoming them.

Author : Krystof Kozák,György Ferenc Tóth,Allison Wanger,Paul Bauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367661241

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Memory in Transatlantic Relations by Krystof Kozák,György Ferenc Tóth,Allison Wanger,Paul Bauer Pdf

This volume focuses on the uses of collective memory in transatlantic relations between the United States, and Western and Central European nations in the period from the Cold War to the present day. Sitting at the intersection of international relations, history, memory studies and various "area" studies, Memory in Transatlantic Relations examines the role of memory in an international context, including the ways in which policy and decision makers utilize memory; the relationship between trauma, memory and international politics; the multiplicity of actors who shape memory; and the role of memory in the conflicts in post-Cold War Europe. Thematically organized and presenting studies centered on the U.S., Hungary, France, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the authors explore the built environment (memorials) and performances of memory (commemorations), shedding light on the ways in which memories are mobilized to frame relations between the U.S. and nations in Western and Central Europe. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences and historians with interests in memory studies, foreign policy and international relations.

Author : Alexander DeConde
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015020737857

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A History of American Foreign Policy by Alexander DeConde Pdf

Exhaustive examination from colonial times to the present, emphasizing conflicting opinions on foreign policy issues.

Author : Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Japan
ISBN : 1626378851

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History, Memory, and Politics in Postwar Japan by Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi Pdf

"Explores Japan's historical narratives, and their impact on both domestic politics and diplomatic relations, as they have evolved from 1946 to the present"--

Author : Thomas F. Banchoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Europe
ISBN : IND:39000003809808

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Institutions, Historical Memory, and the Enduring Transformation of German Foreign Policy by Thomas F. Banchoff Pdf

Author : Matteo Dian
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0081020279

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Contested Memories in Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policy by Matteo Dian Pdf

Contested Memories in Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policy explores the issue of memory and lack of reconciliation in East Asia. As main East Asian nations have never achieved a common memory of their pasts, in particular, the events of the Second World War and Sino-Japanese War, this book locates the issue of memory within International Relations theory, exploring the theoretical and practical link between the construction of a country's identity and the formation and contestation of its historical memory and foreign policy.