• DOI:10.1353/JOD.2019.0032
Corpus ID: 159294126

Nationalism, Democracy, and Memory Laws

@article{Soroka2019NationalismDA,
  title={Nationalism, Democracy, and Memory Laws},
  author={G. Soroka and George F{\'e}lix Krawatzek},
  journal={Journal of Democracy},
  year={2019},
  volume={30},
  pages={157 - 171}
}

G. Soroka, George Félix Krawatzek

Published 2019

Economics

Journal of Democracy

Abstract:Controversies over historical interpretation have become a key focus of contemporary politics. Recently, these issues have taken on particular prominence in Europe, where a burgeoning array of "memory laws" has sparked heated debates. While laws prohibiting Holocaust denial are their progenitors, most of the newer laws are intended to shape, rather than simply to reflect, social norms about how the past should be understood and discussed. They also reflect concerns about maintaining… CONTINUE READING

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