CfP: Post-Memories of Communism: Genealogy, Knowledge, and Significance in Southeast Europe
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has revitalized a re-exploration and rediscovery of the socialist past among the youngest generations. The current turmoil in Eastern Europe has taken its toll on the Southeast European societies, showing how specific legacies play a significant role in the political landscape. Memories of socialism are currently being re-discussed, shedding light on new nuances and distinctions of historical...
Historical Legacies of Communism
Alexander Libman , Anastassia V. Obydenkova Libman and Obydenkova reveal how legacies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) have survived in the politics, economic development, culture, and society of post-Communist regions in the 21st Century. The authors show how this impact is not driven by Communist ideology but by the clientelistic practices, opportunism and cynicism prevalent in the CPSU. Their study is built on a...
War Children in the Post-war
War Children in the Post-war: A West-East perspective on child policies, child experiences and war childhood remembrance cultures in Europe since 1945 13 December at 09:00 until 15 December at 13:00 Polish Academy of Sciences, Boerhaavegasse 25,1030 Vienna Conference organizers: Dr. Machteld Venken, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for European History and Public Spheres and Dr. Maren Röger, German Historical Institute Warsaw Please...
