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The chapter synthesizes insights from the nine empirical case studies presented in the book, highlights recurrent themes and draws thematically ordered conclusions through linking and contrasting comparisons, as well as connection with prominent themes in the memory studies literature. It is structured around Kansteiner’s (History and Theory 41:179–197, 2002) conceptualization of collective memory emanating from three historical factors: the makers or producers of memory; the users or consumers; and the media of memory. Whilst also pointing out limitations, this hermeneutical triangle is explored, with reference to the case studies, in the specific context of migration and connected to concepts around transnational and transcultural memory, notably Rothberg’s theory of multidirectional memory. Lastly, avenues of further enquiry in the triangular relationship between memory, monuments and migration are pointed out.
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Marschall, S. (2020). Synthesis and Conclusions. In: Marschall, S. (eds) Public Memory in the Context of Transnational Migration and Displacement. Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41329-3_11
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