Content analysis of living historical memory around the world: Terrorization of the Anglosphere, and national foundations of hope in developing societies

Recently, researchers have endeavored to extend cultural perspectives of collective remembering by examining communicative or living historical memory (collective memories that emerge from informal communication between ordinary people). The current study examined the content and subjective evaluation open-ended nominations events provided samples 39 societies. Results showed Western societies were dominated terrorism, reflecting a distinctly negative climate. By contrast, many developing displayed more positive climate in was rooted related their nation’s foundation. opens up avenues for conceptualizing role shaping emotional climates influence (or may be part of) national political culture.