Toward an inclusive memory for peace in the Basque Country

Abstract

The paper presents a study on collective memory in the process of peacebuilding in the Basque Country from a double perspective. On the one hand, the collective memory like shared representation of the happened in the Basque Country during the last decades, and the memory like the victims.’ right to the truth of the human rights violations committed in the basque conflict. The study was carried out from 25 interviews and a dialogue space, counting on the participation of tie people to political parties and social agents actively jeopardize with peace, including all basque sociopolitical field. The results provide different questions to build an inclusive memory, as much in relation to the perception of the past, like with respect to build the truth for repair the victims of ETA and agents of the Spanish state. Finally, a series of final reflections considers on clear up all human rights violations committed during the basque conflict, and on the construction of a common minimum tale in the middle of the plurality of visions on the past in the basque society.