Norm Violations and Public Memory

dc.contributor.advisor	Plowright, Will
dc.contributor.author	Kerkhof, Laura
dc.date.issued	2021-06-24
dc.description.abstract	The use of torture by democratic states remains a practice that is seemingly hard to get rid of despite it being a universally condemned practice that is restricted by international law. Several explanations have been provided by past research, they can however not fully clarify why some democratic states continue to use torture. This study aims to provide an explanation that can add to the existing explanation of torture by democratic states by applying the theory of public memory. This theory holds that the creation of a public memory on past violence can prevent the reoccurrence of violence later on. The thesis uses a comparative case study to apply the theory of public memory to Spain and France. The findings suggest that while the theory of public memory cannot fully account for the continued use of torture, efforts to suppress discussions and reflections on the past through a state issued silence hinders the creation of a public memory and as such brings risk of continued use of torture.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/12875
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen	en_US
dc.thesis.specialisation	Conflict, Power, and Politics	en_US
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	Master Political Science	en_US
dc.thesis.type	Master	en_US
dc.title	Norm Violations and Public Memory	en_US

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