The Politics of Memory Laws HARDBACK 9781509975303

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Politics of Memory LawsRussia, Ukraine and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Uladzislau Belavusau, Aleksandra Gliszczynska-Grabias, Maria Mlksoo, Angelika Nuberger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509975303, 978-1509975303\nSynopsis\nThis open access book explores the political utility and consequences of memory laws with a focus on how militant memory laws frame, underpin and generate international conflicts.\n\nProceeding from Russias ongoing aggression against Ukraine, this examination plots how memory laws have preceded, partially led to, and encouraged the outbreak of the war itself via Russian propaganda. It also offers a broader perspective looking at developments in the Baltic States, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, and Poland, as well as in European (Council of Europe and European Union) law. Bringing together scholars with diverse perspectives, this book provides both analysis and conceptual reflection .