Posted: November 9th, 2016
German Historical Memory: How to Become the most Popular Nation in the World
Successful Public Diplomacy is about rehabilitating a nation from its past transgressions and making it the most popular nation in the world. In May, 2013, the BBC reported that a recent poll showed that Germany was the most popular nation in the world. Considering its past, perhaps no state has been more successful at coming to terms with aggression and presenting a memory narrative that makes it particularly attractive. So we will end with the German case and explore how the nation has been so successful, and how it might continue to do so (with potential pitfalls).
Readings:
Maja Zehfuss, Wounds of Memory, pgs 1-33. 76-220
Elazar Barkan, The Guilt of Nations pgs 1-29; 88-111
Outline:
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