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Albania\u2019s violent twentieth century was shaped by two dictatorships although most people only talk about one. The communist period (1944-1991) was arguably more brutal than the soft and even incompetent one of King Zog (1928-1939) but both periods warranted a national conversation. After the collapse of Albanian communist rule in 1991, Albania charted an uneven course towards transitional justice that focused exclusively on the communist period. But what else happened?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert C Austin<\/strong> is a professor and Associate Director at the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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08.04.2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13:00 – 14:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zentrum f\u00fcr S\u00fcdosteuropastudien & SEEHA & S\u00fcdosteuropa-Gesellschaft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LS 15.03 Universit\u00e4tsstra\u00dfe 15 Bauteil C, 8010 Graz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/suedosteuropa.uni-graz.at\/de\/veranstaltungen\/bb-competing-pasts-in-albania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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