Memory politics and the study of crises in international relations: insights from Ukraine and Lithuania
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Ukraina (Ukraine); Tarptautiniai santykiai; Atminties politika; International relations; Memory politics.
ENHow could research on memory politics in Eastern Europe speak to the wider concerns of International Relations (IR)? This article argues that research on historical memory (politics) that is common in area studies could help to rethink the study of crises in IR by demonstrating how crises change discourses and yield opportunities for memories to be challenged and defended – not only by the ‘strong’, but also by the ‘weak’ (or ‘peripheral’) actors. It further shows how conflicts over memory can become new crises. To illustrate this argument, the paper presents a comparative study of memory politics in Ukraine and Lithuania, tracing major discursive changes, their domestic and international impact, and offering a depiction of how hegemonic historical accounts were created before and during the 2013/2014 crisis in Ukraine and how they were contested in the aftermath of the crisis. By linking the study of international crises to memory politics of ‘weak’ actors, this paper attempts to develop a ‘provincialising’ platform for global IR. [From the publication]
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