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Historical Justice and Memory, Wisconsin University Press , Jul 2015
“An excellent analysis of the power of nationalist actors in misusing and exploiting the rhetoric... more “An excellent analysis of the power of nationalist actors in misusing and exploiting the rhetoric of victimization for political gain exacerbating sectarian tensions.”
(Monica Ciobanu, State University of New York https://goo.gl/6hmSwF)
“A strong piece by Elazar Barkan and Belma Bećirbašić on the abuses of memory in the Balkans. Their analysis of the dangers of memory and demands for historical justice in the former Yugoslavia, in which “victimization equals virtue,” is an important antidote to the belief that memory is necessarily central to attaining historical justice."
(Amy Sodaro, City University of New York https://goo.gl/Tcf5rn)
Quarterly Review of Biology, 1995
Social Epistemology, 1987
It has often been noted that the moral codes for science, set down by Robert Merton, clash with t... more It has often been noted that the moral codes for science, set down by Robert Merton, clash with the realities of scientific power politics. The Mertonian ideal of science advocates and assumes that the scientific community should treat all researchers and meet all arguments in a fair, democratic and open way. However, dishonesty and lack of responsibility do occur in actual science. Fraud, explicit careerism, strict hierarchic power relations and a heavy reliance on military budgets are among the many factors that seem to imply that the world ...
American Historical Review, 1995
... Colin Essamuah, Wolfgang Splitter, and Jiirgen Wagner all gave editorial advice on various se... more ... Colin Essamuah, Wolfgang Splitter, and Jiirgen Wagner all gave editorial advice on various sections of an early draft. Tanya Kervokian looked over my German translations. Alisa Plant was always a great help in clarifying uncertainties about the use of lan-guage. ...
American Historical Review, 2009
Historical Justice and Memory, Wisconsin University Press , Jul 2015
“An excellent analysis of the power of nationalist actors in misusing and exploiting the rhetoric... more “An excellent analysis of the power of nationalist actors in misusing and exploiting the rhetoric of victimization for political gain exacerbating sectarian tensions.”
(Monica Ciobanu, State University of New York https://goo.gl/6hmSwF)
“A strong piece by Elazar Barkan and Belma Bećirbašić on the abuses of memory in the Balkans. Their analysis of the dangers of memory and demands for historical justice in the former Yugoslavia, in which “victimization equals virtue,” is an important antidote to the belief that memory is necessarily central to attaining historical justice."
(Amy Sodaro, City University of New York https://goo.gl/Tcf5rn)
Quarterly Review of Biology, 1995
Social Epistemology, 1987
It has often been noted that the moral codes for science, set down by Robert Merton, clash with t... more It has often been noted that the moral codes for science, set down by Robert Merton, clash with the realities of scientific power politics. The Mertonian ideal of science advocates and assumes that the scientific community should treat all researchers and meet all arguments in a fair, democratic and open way. However, dishonesty and lack of responsibility do occur in actual science. Fraud, explicit careerism, strict hierarchic power relations and a heavy reliance on military budgets are among the many factors that seem to imply that the world ...
American Historical Review, 1995
... Colin Essamuah, Wolfgang Splitter, and Jiirgen Wagner all gave editorial advice on various se... more ... Colin Essamuah, Wolfgang Splitter, and Jiirgen Wagner all gave editorial advice on various sections of an early draft. Tanya Kervokian looked over my German translations. Alisa Plant was always a great help in clarifying uncertainties about the use of lan-guage. ...
American Historical Review, 2009