This article examines the theoretical and empirical contributions of the interdisciplinary field of memory studies for a comparative sociology of collective memory and politics. We identify three major empirical foci that have structured the scholarship: the role of collective memory in the creation, legitimation, and maintenance of national identities and nation-states; political reckoning with the memory of difficult and violent pasts; and the ongoing transnationalization of collective memory. We conclude with suggestions for future research on the politics of memory given the rise of populism and so-called fake news.
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Zubrzycki, G., & Woźny, A. (2020). The comparative politics of collective memory. In Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 46, pp. 175–194). Annual Reviews Inc. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-121919-054808
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