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Memory Politics, Identity and Conflict

Historical Memory as a Variable

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Zheng Wang

    1. School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA

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  • Constitutes the first analytic study of research methodologies for conducting research on historical memory and marks a valuable contribution to researchers and students as an easy-to-use short book for doing research in this field
  • Provides a focused discussion on using historical memory as a variable to explain political actions and group conflicts
  • Uses theories and concepts from multiple disciplines and therefore serves as a bridge and contact point for researchers of various backgrounds

Part of the book series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice (MPTJ)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Historical Memory as an Omitted Variable?

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 1-9

  3. Collective Memory and National Identity

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 11-25

  4. Memory, Perception, and Policy Making

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 27-39

  5. Memory, Education, and Textbooks

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 41-55

  6. The Four Dimensions of Historical Memory

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 57-72

  7. Researching Historical Memory

    • Zheng Wang
    Pages 73-92

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 93-102
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About this book

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. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA

    Zheng Wang

About the author

Zheng Wang is the Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and Professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, USA. He is also a Carnegie Fellow at New America and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Wang is the author of Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations, which received the International Studies Association's Yale H. Ferguson Award.

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