The Memory Politics of Becoming European
The East European Subalterns and the Collective Memory of Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7770967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Mälksoo (0000-0002-7110-2050, University of Tartu, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 653-680 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354066109345049 |
| OpenAlex | W2140333103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 150 |
| References cited | 40 |
The situation in collective memory studies that share a nexus with the discipline of International Relations (IR) is currently reflective of the traditionally West-centric writing of European history. This order of things has become increasingly challenged after the eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU). This article examines Poland’s and the Baltics’ recent attempts to enlarge the mnemonic vision of ‘the united Europe’ by placing their ‘subaltern pasts’ in contest with the conventionally Western European-bent understanding of the consequences of World War II in Europe. I argue that their endeavours to wrench the ‘European mnemonical map’ apart in order to become more congruent with the different historical experiences within the enlarged EU encapsulate the curious trademark of Polish and Baltic post-Cold War politics of becoming European: their combination of simultaneously seeking recognition from and resisting the hegemonic ‘core European’ narrative of what ‘Europe’ is all about
Collective memory · European integration · European studies · European union · Europeanisation · Hegemony · International trade · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of memory · Resizing · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
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| Unique citing works | 150 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,82 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 145 |