National Identity as a Historical Narrative

The author of the article notes that the political use of the past is important for the construction of all types of collective identity. However, the past and the historical memory have special significance for the “imagined nations”. In point of fact, the historical narratives of national unity fu...

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Auteur principal:	V. A. Achkasov
Format:	article
Langue:	EN RU
Publié:	North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 2018
Sujets:	national identity political use of the past historical narrative political elites Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6a6a3f59ea614bacbb2e752040ea44a72021-11-12T10:46:08ZNational Identity as a Historical Narrative1726-11391816-859010.22394/1726-1139-2018-10-19-26https://doaj.org/article/6a6a3f59ea614bacbb2e752040ea44a72018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/833https://doaj.org/toc/1726-1139https://doaj.org/toc/1816-8590The author of the article notes that the political use of the past is important for the construction of all types of collective identity. However, the past and the historical memory have special significance for the “imagined nations”. In point of fact, the historical narratives of national unity fulfill an integrative function, that reduces the level of existing differences. Consequently, this function is allowed the members of the nation to comprehend themselves as belonging to the “collective identity”. Hereby, political elites play a special role in the process of the national identity formation, as they have access to the most influential forms of public discourse, such as mass media, politics, science, education and state bureaucracy. And this means that they have “access to the consciousness” of the masses.V. A. AchkasovNorth-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration articlenational identitypolitical use of the pasthistorical narrativepolitical elitesPolitical institutions and public administration (General)JF20-2112ENRUУправленческое консультирование, Vol 0, Iss 10, Pp 19-26 (2018)
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description	The author of the article notes that the political use of the past is important for the construction of all types of collective identity. However, the past and the historical memory have special significance for the “imagined nations”. In point of fact, the historical narratives of national unity fulfill an integrative function, that reduces the level of existing differences. Consequently, this function is allowed the members of the nation to comprehend themselves as belonging to the “collective identity”. Hereby, political elites play a special role in the process of the national identity formation, as they have access to the most influential forms of public discourse, such as mass media, politics, science, education and state bureaucracy. And this means that they have “access to the consciousness” of the masses.
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National Identity as a Historical Narrative

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