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    Conclusion : old and new paths of resilience

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    The conclusions challenge the prevailing neoliberal view of resilience as an individual responsibility, highlighting instead how Poland, Germany, and Ukraine have embraced predominantly state-centred approaches, attempting to influence civil engagement and bottom-up initiatives during crises. The analysis reveals a complex interplay between state-led initiatives and citizen agency, with the Ukrainian case showcasing resilience as essential self-defence against aggression, contrasting with the more preparatory, risk-management approaches of Germany and Poland. The points of departure for analysed courtiers are indeed very different. While Ukraine is threatened in its very existence by the Russian attack, Poland and Germany have developed their resilience strategies under the impression of different subsequent and overlapping crises and what seems to be an increasingly uncertain future. Ultimately, the chapter argues for a nuanced understanding of resilience, acknowledging its potential for emancipation, not only empowerment but also constraint, and advocating for a critical examination of its underlying governmental practices, values, and ethical implications within varying socio-political contexts

    Reconceptualising counter-heritage : dynamics of emancipation at KL Plaszow Memorial Museum in Poland

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    Many WWII camps and killing sites in Poland were memorialised in the1960s without public consultation. However, some camps, includingKrakow’s KL Plaszow (featured in the film Schindler’s List), remained non-sites of memory , or spaces embodying sociologically significant gaps incollective memory: non-memory (Hirszowicz and Neyman 2001,Hirszorowicz and Neyman 2007). This article examines the conflict overestablishing The KL Plaszow Memorial Museum and engages ina discussion of the concept of counter-heritage. Using Interviews, thestudy reveals how divergent stakeholders, including survivors’ descen-dants, museum representatives, local residents, and activists, navigate theintricate web of commemoration. Our analysis identifies the tensions andtransformative potential within these commemorative conflicts acrossthree interconnected time frames: the past’s tendency towards oblivion,the current role and significance, and future challenges. We argue thatpublic consultations triggered the empowerment of various stakeholdergroups, fostering a new vision for the institution. This vision broadens themuseum’s mission from solely commemorating a difficult past to alsofacilitating present-day engagement. Adopting this vision could be parti-cularly effective in promoting the emancipation of counter-heritage andin empowering local communities

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