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Naji, Nora Nadja (2019)

Moves of Innocence in Post-empires. Emmanuel Macron's Politics of Reconciliation and the Return of Cultural Objects to Africa.

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)
This study looks at the paradoxical interplay of decolonization and reconciliation in IR, bringing attention to the continuities of empire in international politics. I aim to show that Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to return cultural artifacts to Africa is part of a reconciliation strategy aiming to reaffirm French symbolic power in Africa and beyond. Moreover, the French state can re-center itself on the moral grounds of its republican values, which reinforce the unitary state narrative. The overarching questions which drive this research include whether or not the former colonizer is able to sincerely relate to the Other and when an apology is genuine.
decolonization
cultural restitution
reconciliation
Author
Naji, Nora Nadja
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Culture and Politics
Supervisors
Koyama, Hitomi
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en