Geschichtspolitik im europäischen Vergleich. Eine Bilanz

Abstract
The article surveys the politics of history, i.e. political intervention in and exploitation of historiography, history teaching, and historical commemoration and anniversaries, in Europe from World War I onward. The author discusses such themes as the collective memory of National Socialism, Stalinism, and the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, Kemalism in Turkey, and the constraints of political correctness and a culture of public apology for past injustices in Western Europe. He also considers the impact of political and historiographical controversy on nationalism and national identity.