memoirepolitiek
Memoirepolitiek is a term used in memory studies and political science to describe how societies remember, interpret, and mobilize the past in the service of present political agendas. It focuses on the politics of memory—the processes by which memories are produced, contested, and used to shape identity, legitimacy, policy choices, and intergroup relations.
The field examines institutions, practices, and cultural productions that encode memory, including museums and memorials, education
Memories are often contested. Debates center on who has the right to remember, which events are commemorated,
Approaches combine history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology, using discourse analysis, policy analysis, and fieldwork. Case
See also: collective memory, memory politics, transitional justice, public history.