How Do We Remember the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust? A Global View of an Integrated Memory of Perpetrators, Victims and Third-Party Countries

Abstract

While acknow­ledge­ment that the Holo­caust took place has become a distinct aspect of Western culture, the genocide against the Arme­nians is still denied by many states and a culture of memo­rialisation is missing. What drives these diver­gent trends in Holo­caust and Armenian genocide memory? And why is there such a sig­nifi­cant diffe­rence in the way in which these two geno­cides have been re­presented in the public, political and inter­national arena by the perpetrators, victims and third-party countries? The author presents answers and causes and con­cludes with recommen­dations for current domestic and foreign policy.