{"title":"Collective memory and nostalgia","authors":"Eemeli Hakoköngäs","doi":"10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102102","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review delves into the intricate relationship between collective memory and nostalgia, particularly emphasising their embodied and spatial aspect and their role in influencing political landscapes. Collective nostalgia not only revisits the past but actively participates in social identity construction and political mobilization. This does not necessarily lead to negative outcomes such as polarization. Instead, it can contribute to a constructive re-engagement with the past, facilitating a more inclusive national identity and fostering resilience against hegemonic narratives. While nostalgia has often been dismissed as merely reactionary, this review shows its potential as a dynamic agent, capable of fostering critical engagement with the past and inspiring future-oriented collective action.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48279,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Psychology","volume":"65 ","pages":"Article 102102"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X25001150","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This review delves into the intricate relationship between collective memory and nostalgia, particularly emphasising their embodied and spatial aspect and their role in influencing political landscapes. Collective nostalgia not only revisits the past but actively participates in social identity construction and political mobilization. This does not necessarily lead to negative outcomes such as polarization. Instead, it can contribute to a constructive re-engagement with the past, facilitating a more inclusive national identity and fostering resilience against hegemonic narratives. While nostalgia has often been dismissed as merely reactionary, this review shows its potential as a dynamic agent, capable of fostering critical engagement with the past and inspiring future-oriented collective action.
期刊介绍:
Current Opinion in Psychology is part of the Current Opinion and Research (CO+RE) suite of journals and is a companion to the primary research, open access journal, Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. CO+RE journals leverage the Current Opinion legacy of editorial excellence, high-impact, and global reach to ensure they are a widely-read resource that is integral to scientists' workflows.
Current Opinion in Psychology is divided into themed sections, some of which may be reviewed on an annual basis if appropriate. The amount of space devoted to each section is related to its importance. The topics covered will include:
* Biological psychology
* Clinical psychology
* Cognitive psychology
* Community psychology
* Comparative psychology
* Developmental psychology
* Educational psychology
* Environmental psychology
* Evolutionary psychology
* Health psychology
* Neuropsychology
* Personality psychology
* Social psychology