La educación de la memoria en la formación del ciudadano: el caso del curriculum greco-chipriota

Abstract

I don't forget and I struggle is a phrase that decorates all Greek Cypriot classrooms. Since 1974 the phrase has become the symbol of an educational system that has fostered the collective memory of new generations of Greek Cypriots who were born in conditions of semi-occupation, under the weight of an unresolved political problem. In this paper we review the Greek Cypriot educational context in the period since the 1974 Turkish invasion and we argue that the kind of collective memory it has fostered contradicts the declared curricular goals of citizenship for a pluralistic and democratic society. We argue that European citizenship education, with its emphasis on overcoming past conflicts through shared political values, could be the key for a new citizenship ideal both for Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. (English) ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; El lema "Yo no olvido y lucho" decora todas las aulas greco-chipriotas. Desde 1974 se ha convertido en el símbolo de la preservación de la memoria colectiva en la escuela, donde es transmitida a las nuevas generaciones que nacieron bajo un régimen de semi-ocupación y crecieron bajo el peso de un problema político sin resolver. Este trabajo somete a examen la contradicción entre el principio de ciudadanía para una sociedad pluralista y democrática como objetivo curricular y el tipo de memoria colectiva promovida en el contexto educativo greco-chipriota durante el período posterior a la invasión turca de 1974. Se sostiene, así mismo, que la educación para la ciudadanía europea, que enfatiza el papel de los valores comunes en la resolución de conflictos, podría ser la clave de un nuevo ideal de ciudadanía, tanto para la comunidad greco-chipriota como para la turco-chipriota. (Spanish) ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Politica y Sociedad is the property of Universidad Complutense de Madrid and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)