Die späte Auseinandersetzung mit der Franco-Vergangenheit

Political Power and Social Inequalities in Memory and Oblivion

“…The Spanish transition from the dictatorship under Francisco Franco to democracy was bought by the renunciation of memory in the form of a pact of silence (pacto de silencio), and in Portugal after the Salazar dictatorship, dealing with the past was not initially on the political priority list either. Looking back was seen not least as a danger to successful democratization (Capdepón, 2018). Similar dynamics can also be observed in parts of Latin America.…”