Doctoral Dissertation Research: Irish Neutrality in World War II

博士论文研究：二战中的爱尔兰中立

• 批准号: 1131566
• 负责人: Jeffrey Olick
• 金额: $ 0.61万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1131566&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Irish; Neutrality

SES - 1131566Jeffrey Olick (PI)Tara Tober (co-PI)University of VirginiaDoctoral Dissertation Research: Irish Neutrality in World War IIAbstractOn September 2nd, 1939, independent Ireland officially declared its neutrality during the Second World War. This period is known as "the Emergency." How and why has public memory and commemoration of this period changed over time? This dissertation traces the causes and consequences of social, political, and cultural shifts in how the Emergency has been officially and publicly remembered in Ireland since 1945. Ireland's neutrality during the deadliest and most widespread war in history, during which it abandoned allies and neighbors and failed to defend democracy against fascism, created difficulties in a post-World War II European context. As such, the Emergency presents a unique case to examine how nations construct and reconstruct particular unpleasant or embarrassing aspects of their past. This project involves analysis of archival data (political speeches, government documents), survey data (Irish opinion polls), and interview data (interviews of Irish soldiers who fought in WWII despite neutrality). Broader ImpactsFindings from this research may be of interest to a broad set of stakeholders, including policy makers, and the general public. Many states and nations periodically face a situation in which part of their past requires interpretation, and re-interpretation. Public memory and efforts to memorialize the past plays an important role in enabling countries to promote national cultures, legitimate the state, and address both positive and negative events of the past. Findings from this research may improve our understanding of how shifts in public memory and commemoration contribute to political stability over time, and to the development of more democratic societies.

jeffrey Olick (PI)Tara Tober （co-PI）弗吉尼亚大学博士学位论文研究：爱尔兰在第二次世界大战中的中立摘要1939年9月2日，独立的爱尔兰正式宣布其在第二次世界大战期间的中立。这一时期被称为“紧急时期”。公众对这一时期的记忆和纪念是如何以及为什么随着时间的推移而改变的？这篇论文追溯了自1945年以来，爱尔兰官方和公众如何记住紧急情况的社会、政治和文化转变的原因和后果。在这场历史上伤亡最惨重、波及范围最广的战争中，爱尔兰抛弃了盟友和邻国，未能捍卫民主对抗法西斯主义，在二战后的欧洲背景下，爱尔兰保持中立，给欧洲带来了困难。因此，紧急情况提供了一个独特的案例，可以研究各国如何构建和重建其过去某些令人不快或尴尬的方面。该项目涉及档案数据（政治演讲、政府文件）、调查数据（爱尔兰民意调查）和访谈数据（对二战中尽管中立但仍参加战斗的爱尔兰士兵的访谈）的分析。更广泛的影响本研究的结果可能会引起包括政策制定者和公众在内的广泛利益相关者的兴趣。许多国家和民族周期性地面临这样一种情况，即它们的一部分历史需要解释和重新解释。公共记忆和纪念过去的努力在使各国能够促进民族文化，使国家合法化以及解决过去的积极和消极事件方面发挥着重要作用。这项研究的发现可能会提高我们对公众记忆和纪念活动的转变如何随着时间的推移对政治稳定和更民主社会的发展做出贡献的理解。