CfP: From Exile to Diaspora: Southeast European Intellectuals and Political Activists Abroad

Call for Papers for the international conference “From Exile to Diaspora: Southeast European Intellectuals and Political Activists Abroad” (9–10 September 2026) University of Fribourg, Switzerland From Exile to Diaspora: Southeast European Intellectuals and Political Activists Abroad Migrations from Southeast to Western Europe have profoundly shaped societies in both regions during the second half of the twentieth century. Read more

CfP: Health, Fertility and Gender Norms – Times of Crisis, War, and Demographic Change in Central and Eastern Europe

The 18th Joint Summer Academy on Central and Eastern Europe is organized by the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS Regensburg), in cooperation with Leibniz ScienceCampus “Europe and America” and the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES). The academy focuses on the relationship between crises, war, and demographic change, examining their effects on health, fertility, and gender norms in Central and Eastern Europe. Read more

Call for Papers: Experts in Transition: Political Epistemologies of 1980s–2000s East Central Europe

Call for Papers for the Workshop Experts in Transition: Political Epistemologies of 1980s–2000s East Central Europe July 9–10, 2026, Institute of Contemporary History, Ljubljana Deadline: March 15, 2026 Call for Papers (pdf): Experts in Transition Research on experts and expertise in state socialism has developed, in recent years, from national case studies embedded in overarching accounts of “Cold War expertise,” to transnational histories of knowledge production, to a renewed appreciation for thick descriptions of the political, social, and epistemological contexts of expertise as developed in and for the purposes of socialism. Read more
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