Institute for Economic and Social History, Prague
Karlova univerzita
Nám. J. palacha 2
116 38 Prague 1

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for European History and Public Spheres, Vienna
Nussdorfer Strasse 64, 4th floor
1090 Wien

The 1989 revolutions have transformed the political, intellectual and scientific landscape in East Central Europe. Identities, collective memories, and behaviors have evolved and been confronted to new challenges. The social scientists invited to the seminar “Communist and Post-Communist Times in Central Europe” will help making sense of these changes by presenting their latest research and innovative research approaches, and by discussing this region’s recent history and present.

Major themes of interest will be:

How should contemporary history of Europe be researched and written?

Can we still rely on the well-known national narratives of past generations in order to understand present-day Europe and its place in a globalized world?

These are only two among the leading questions motivating the activities of the LBI for European History and Public Spheres (LBI EHP). It aims at contributing to a multi-perspective and transnational historiography of Europe based on empirical, source based, and interdisciplinary research projects.