📚 Dear friends in Prague and MSA attendees, join us for a double book launch at the Institute of Ethnology CAS on Sunday at 5PM! @johanawyss.bsky.social (PI of our #ERC #MEMPOP) and Jan Ort present their newest books 👇 www.linkedin.com/events/73487...

Our paper on "Populist Truth-Making" is out! This has been 4 years in the making and reflects our project's ongoing discussions about the concept. #openaccess (thanks HU!) here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just one week ago, our kick-off conference Memory and Populism from the Margins took place in Prague. I am still reflecting on all the presentations and conversations we had. If you'd like to see the program, you can take a look here: www.mempop.org/output/annou...

Excited to kick off the first day of our conference, Memory and Populism from the Margins!

Why do young adults join far-right movements? Agnieszka Pasieka delivered a great lecture on this topic on Friday at Oxford’s Anthropology seminar.

Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉 The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run. 📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf] See thread below:

I am very excited about this!

Please share this fully-funded PhD opportunity with anyone interested in Memory Studies & Psychology. I am one of the supervisors, so happy to answer any questions 🔽 @memorystudies.bsky.social @slowmemo.bsky.social www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

According to a recent survey, about 75% of Czechs believe the societal changes of November 1989 were "worth it"—the highest approval since 1999. Yet, this optimism contrasts with rising populist and illiberal sentiments in Czech society. A paradox worth reflecting on.