Ethics of Political Commemoration

Towards a New Paradigm

David Wood author Hans Gutbrod author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:15th Aug '23

Should be back in stock very soon

Ethics of Political Commemoration cover

This book proposes a new Ethics of Political Commemoration adapted from the Just War tradition, reflecting that remembrance is often conducted with political – and even coercive – intent. With its Ius ad Memoriam (what to commemorate) and Ius in Memoria (how to commemorate) criteria, the framework looks to guide debates that are currently inchoate so that remembrance of the past can transform relationships in the present and build a shared future. Offering a moral argument with memorable illustrations, Gutbrod and Wood draw on experiences from Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Lebanon, and Libya, while connecting to mainstream debates in Western Europe and the United States. Bringing together an ethical tradition with the practice of conflict transformation, the framework fuses two perspectives that enrich each other. The book, in providing a first systematic presentation of the ethics, seeks to engage citizens and scholars, and help those who work to transform conflicts.

 

ISBN: 9783031315930

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

161 pages

1st ed. 2023