Conference Paper

Terrorism, memory and dealing with a trauma. Spontaneous memorialization of the 2016 Brussels attacks

April 2017

Conference: « L’État face à ses transformations », SEPTIÈME CONGRÈS TRIENNAL DE L’ASSOCIATION BELGE FRANCOPHONE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
At: Mons, Belgium

Project: Dealing with the memories of terrorism: Understanding the social meanings of spontaneous memorials

Authors:

Ana Milosevic

KU Leuven

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