Founding Myths in Europe and the Role of the Holocaust
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7931992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lothar Probst (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Issue | 90 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New German Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-033X • E-ISSN: 1558-1462 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3211107 |
| OpenAlex | W2332948814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
The following contribution starts with some theoretical reflections on the question of how polities gain legitimacy, and how we can value the role of founding acts or founding myths in this context. Secondly it takes a closer look at the history of the EU. What were the forming and uniting elements of the EU's development, and what made the EU such a successful story? Finally, it moves to some of the current dilemmas of the European Union in creating political identity. Here it focuses particularly on the attempt to declare the Holocaust a founding event that would help to create an overarching political identity beyond the institutional framework of the EU
Art · Literature · Mythology · The Holocaust · Theology · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
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Postnational Relations to the Past
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The anti-communist moment
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Symbolic Capital of the Memory of communism. The quest for international recognition in Kazakhstan
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Activating the socialist past for a nativist future
Acknowledging pain
The EU Politics of Remembrance
Authority without Foundations
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Memory Wars and Emotional Politics
Politics of Memory and Nationalism
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Rhetoric and audience reception
(Re)imagining Magna Carta
Another Language
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The Holocaust
Violence and Political Myth
Digital Holocaust memory on social media
Contested Memories and the Shifting Cognitive Maps of Europe
| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |