The Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine and Beyond

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This volume explores the political utility and consequences of memory laws with a focus on how militant memory laws frame, underpin and generate international conflicts. Proceeding from Russias ongoing aggression against Ukraine, this examination plots how memory wars 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 neighbouring countries such as Poland and Hungary. Bringing together scholars with diverse perspectives, this book provides both analysis and conceptual reflection for scholars assessing the politics of memory laws.

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Uladzislau Belavusau is Senior Researcher in European law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aleksandra Gliszczynska-Grabias is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland. Maria Mlksoo is Associate Professor at the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Angelika Nuberger is Professor at Cologne University, Germany.