Addressing Multiple Memories of Past Ingroup Transgressions: Psychological Underpinnings of Inclusive and Exclusive Collective Memory Approaches

Addressing Multiple Memories of Past Ingroup Transgressions: Psychological Underpinnings of Inclusive and Exclusive Collective Memory Approaches Carmen Lienen and Fiona Kazarovytska (Philipps-Universität & University of Mainz) Historical perpetrator groups are often implicated in multiple transgressions, yet psychological research on collective memory has predominantly focused on isolated instances of wrongdoing. The present

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10 February 2026 - 12 h 45 min

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10 February 2026 - 14 h 00 min

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Addressing Multiple Memories of Past Ingroup Transgressions: Psychological Underpinnings of Inclusive and Exclusive Collective Memory Approaches

Carmen Lienen and Fiona Kazarovytska (Philipps-Universität & University of Mainz)

Historical perpetrator groups are often implicated in multiple transgressions, yet psychological research on collective memory has predominantly focused on isolated instances of wrongdoing. The present research advances this literature by examining how members of perpetrator groups negotiate different memories of ingroup transgressions. Using Germany as the empirical context, we employed a sequential mixed-methods design across five studies. A qualitative analysis of online discussions (Study 1, N = 458 comments) provided the basis for developing a scale that distinguishes inclusive from exclusive approaches to collective remembering of ingroup perpetration. Inclusive approaches acknowledge the importance of remembering multiple instances of ingroup perpetration, whereas exclusive approaches prioritize one instance of ingroup transgressions. Subsequent quantitative studies evaluated the psychometric properties of the developed scale (Studies 2a, 2b) and investigated the nomological network of the two approaches, exploring their links to historical defensiveness, social identity, and sociopolitical attitudes (Studies 2a, 2c, 3, total N = 1491).

Le séminaire aura lieu dans la salle de réunion du CeSCuP ainsi qu’en ligne, via ce lien : [CeSCuP Seminar – Carmen Lienen & Fiona Kazarovytska] | Réunion-Joindre | Microsoft Teams

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