Unpacking the Dynamics of Collective Memory and Universal Values

As we approach the midpoint of the 21st century, East Asia, where democratization began in the 1990s, offers important lessons for a world facing profound transformation. Even where democratization has been successfully achieved through economic development, disputes over historical memory persist both domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, in the Western and transatlantic world, regions from which universal political ideals such as democracy and human rights have historically emerged, concerns about the “decline of democracy” have grown, as evidenced by populist backlashes against immigration and widening social inequality.・・・