Conclusion : Civil Defence Futures (Re)imagined

Summary, in English

Reflecting on the individual studies of civil defence during the Cold War provided in this volume, this brief, concluding chapter performs three tasks. First, against the backdrop of the empirical analyses and the collective exploration of the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries, we reflect on the potential and limitations of this concept in historical scholarship. Second, we sum up the findings of the book by drawing attention to some of the most striking similarities and differences that emerge from the empirical chapters. Finally, we briefly make a case for the value and relevance of civil defence history for current imaginaries of security for civil society in Europe in the face of a highly diverse range of potential threats.

• Författare: Marie Cronqvist; Casper Sylvest; Rosanna Farbøl
• Redaktör: Marie Cronqvist; Rosanna Farbøl; Casper Sylvest
• Avdelning/ar: Mediehistoria
• Publiceringsår: 2021
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 233-245
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Cold War Civil Defence in Western Europe : Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Survival and Preparedness
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84281-9_10
• Dokumenttyp: Del av eller Kapitel i bok
• Förlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Ämne: History; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
• Conference name: New Directions in Civil Defence History
• Conference date: 2019-08-28 - 2019-08-29
• Conference place: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Status: Published
• Projekt: Media knowledge and Cold War preparedness: Mass communication theories and media practices in the service of the Swedish psychological defence, 1953–1985; Transnational histories of civil defence
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISBN: 978-3-030-84280-2; ISBN: 978-3-030-84281-9