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Interconceptualizing Europe and Peace : Identity Building Under the European Heritage Label (2019)

Mäkinen, K. (2019). Interconceptualizing Europe and Peace : Identity Building Under the European Heritage Label. In T. Lähdesmäki, L. Passerini, S. Kaasik-Krogerus, & I. van Huis (Eds.), Dissonant Heritages and Memories in Contemporary Europe (pp. 51-78). Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11464-0_3

JYU authors or editors

Mäkinen, Katja

Publication details

All authors or editors: Mäkinen, Katja

Parent publication: Dissonant Heritages and Memories in Contemporary Europe

Parent publication editors: Lähdesmäki, Tuuli; Passerini, Luisa; Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid; van Huis, Iris

ISBN: 978-3-030-11463-3

eISBN: 978-3-030-11464-0

Journal or series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict

Publication year: 2019

Pages range: 51-78

Number of pages in the book: 294

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11464-0_3

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65329

Abstract

This chapter investigates how peace is used in attempts to build a collective identity for the European Union in the context of the European Heritage Label (EHL), a central instrument in the EU’s cultural heritage policy. The official EHL documents and the websites of the EHL sites are analysed using a conceptual approach that particularly focuses on the interconceptualizations between peace and Europe. The ways peace is discussed can be divided into four thematic categories: treaties, institutions, practices, and symbols related to peace. The chapter concludes that heritage related to peace is mainly discussed in a non-contradictory manner, with little space for dissonance.

Keywords: cultural heritage; cultural policy; EU policy; European integration; regional identity; European identity; peace