Auch das Projekt „NS-Täter in Italien 1943–45. Die Massaker im besetzten Italien in der Erinnerung der Täter“, an dem unsere Doktorandin Annika Duin mit Dr. Carlo Gentile, Aiko Hillen und Victoria Witt (Uni Köln) arbeitet, ist bei der Posterausstellung des @historikertag.bsky.social zu finden!

@christina-morina.bsky.social moderiert außerdem das Panel „Antinazismus, Demokratie und radikale Rechte in der frühen Bundesrepublik“ am 18.09. um 14:00 Uhr in H7. Teilnehmen werden Dominik Rigoll, Marie Müller-Zetzsche und @ueffesmueller.bsky.social.

Die Zeitgeschichte Bielefeld auf dem 55. Historikertag: Vera Kallenberg und @christina-morina.bsky.social widmen sich mit Helmut Walser Smith und Nikolay Kamenov dem Thema "Geschichtswissenschaft als Machtkritik in transnationaler/transregionaler Perspektive", moderiert von @jschuetz.bsky.social.

Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI

‪Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI

And the recording of the 1st panel "What was, what is, and what can be done?" in the series "Historians on Democracy" can be watched here: shorturl.at/IG7OX #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Link to recordings of previous panels (The Role of Civil Society, Democratic Institutions, On Transatlantic Alliances & The Rule of Law): shorturl.at/IG7OX @maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social

Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI

Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy? Some great answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...

Thanks to the speakers for another highly illuminating panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy! @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social

Reminder! Tomorrow the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” will discuss "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond. Join Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH

Or follow the livestream at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r... @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @aaup.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @ghiwashington.bsky.social

What's the relevance of "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond? Join the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” on June 3, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. With Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH

Christina Morina‬ ‪@christina-morina.bsky.social‬ Funny was when I thought that “the score at the beginning of the ninth” refers the Beethoven’s 9th and the students disagreed: It’s about American baseball, professor! You never stop learning, especially as a teacher.. 😅

Just wrapped up my #HistoryOfDemocracy class @thenewschool.bsky.social and we finished on this beautiful response by American writer E.B. White to the question "What is democracy?". Published in the July 3, 1943 issue of The New Yorker @thenewyorker.bsky.social; @democracyhistory.bsky.social

Previous panels are available here: shorturl.at/IY5TW @maxweberstiftung.de @ghilondon.bsky.social @historians.org @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @kerstinmpahl.bsky.social @democracyhistory.bsky.social @zeitgeschichte-bie.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de

Join "Historians on Democracy"! On Tue, May 20, 11 a.m./17 CET, our 4th panel discusses "Transatlantic Alliances" and democracy, past and present. With Harold James, Kerstin Maria Pahl, Jeffrey Herf, Beatrice de Graaf and Paul Nolte. Chair: Axel Jansen. Reg: shorturl.at/M0EZ9 #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Just wrapped my History of #Democracy in the 20th and 21st Century class @thenewschool.bsky.social and we finished on that beautiful note by writer E.B. White, published in @thenewyorker.bsky.social in July 1943 [!]:

If you missed the 3rd panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy on the role of „Democratic Institutions“ in the US, India and Germany across time, incl. universities, museums and the courts, you can watch the recording here: youtube.com/live/caJgMIw... @historians.org @maxweberstiftung.de

You can follow the panel live now at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=caJg...

Join "Historians on Democracy" today! At 11 a.m./17 CET, the 3rd panel discusses the role of "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. With Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford, chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Reminder! Join us tomorrow, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, for the 3rd panel of "Historians on Democracy". Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford will discuss "Democratic Institutions" in past/present. Chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Join us on Tue, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, for the 3rd panel of "Historians on Democracy"! Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford will discuss "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. Chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Join "Historians on Democracy"! On Tue, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, the 3rd panel discusses the role of "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. With Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford, chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Wie hat sich das Gedenken an den Nationalsozialismus seit 1945 in Dtl. entwickelt? Vor welchen Herausforderungen steht es aktuell? Wie sollte es in Zukunft gestaltet sein? Im Sept. erscheint der Band zur 3. #BielefelderDebatteZurZeitgeschichte! www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde...

Thanks to all who joined to discuss the "Role of Civil Societies" at the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" - esp. to Marion Kaplan, Jeremy Varon, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder who gave inspiring, informative but also unsettling inputs. Here the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaFI...

Heute Nachmittag gehen die "Historians on Democracy" in die zweite Runde. Jetzt noch schnell anmelden und beim Online-Austausch zur Rolle der Zivilgesellschaft dabei sein 👉https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/meeting/register/eRxyhjKHTTiwozAgkcV3nQ#/registration

My suggestions include: Jill Lepore, These Truths. A History of the United States (2018) David Runciman, How Democracy Ends (2018) Jacob Talmon, The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy, Vol. 1 (1952) #HistoriansOnDemocracy

Dear fellow historians! Name three books on the history of democracy that specialists and the wider public should know if they seek to better understand this moment in time. #HistoriansOnDemocracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social; @historians.org; @vhdonline.bsky.social; @rauchway.bsky.social

Register for the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y Speakers info below 👇 @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org #HistoriansOnDemorcracy

Reminder: On Tue, April 22, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" will discuss "The Role of Civil Society". Speakers: Jeremy Varon, Marion Kaplan, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y Please share! @maxweberstiftung.de; @historians.org

‪Coming up: The 2nd panel of our "Historians on Democracy" series: "The Role of Civil Society" - speakers incl. Jeremy Varon, Marion Kaplan, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder. Tue, April 22, 11 am/17 CET. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y Please share! @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org

Coming up: The 2nd panel of our "Historians on Democracy" @democracyhistory.bsky.social series: On "The Role of Civil Society". Speakers include Jeremy Varon, Marion Kaplan, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder. Tue, April 22, 11 am/17 CET. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y And please share!

Das BMBF hat eine Studie zu Antisemitismus und Gaza-Protesten an dt. Hochschulen veröffentlicht. Es ist immer fraglich, was man mit derlei Umfragen wirklich erfasst, aber diese ist Pflichtlektüre, wenn man Antisemitismus in Unis und Gesellschaft wirksam begegnen will. www.bmbf.de/SharedDocs/P...

Join our network of historians and international experts on democracy for our first conversation in our transatlantic virtual series on April 8th @ 11 AM. Register Now! uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi... #Democracy #FreedomfromFear #StandupforScience #StandUpforHistory #HistoriansonDemocracy

Joan W. Scott describes the current policies against history institutions in the US as a "takeover of educational and cultural institutions—schools, museums, public statues, commemorative anniversary events—in the name of an official authoritarian ideology [..]": academeblog.org/2025/04/03/t...

„Es sind außergewöhnlich beunruhigende Zeiten,“ sagt Christina Morina, Historikerin und Preisträgerin des deutschen Sachbuchpreises 2024. Von einer Krise der Demokratie in Deutschland möchte sie trotz aller Herausforderungen nicht sprechen. Die Institutionen sind resilient, die Demokratie stark.

Pünktlich zur #bm25 erscheint die Rezension zur #Geschichte der #Buchmesse in der #DDR 👉https://zeitung.faz.net/faz/feuilleton/2025-03-25/462b530b9522afd4c6d292897a81d393/?GEPC=s9 @faznet.bsky.social Das Buch gibt es @degruyterbrill.bsky.social zum download 👉 www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

Eindrücke von der spannenden Buchpräsentation #Landesjustiz und #NS-Vergangenheit mit Ana Lena Werner und Jan Ruhkopf @heusshaus.bsky.social live aus dem #Justizpalast in München. @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

New Publication Alert 📣: What role did gender play in fascist visions and politics? The contributions in this volume map the category of gender in modern forms of political organisation and mobilisation of women and men; in propaganda and in the disciplining of bodies. brill.com/display/titl...

Join "Historians on Democracy" @democracyhistory.bsky.social - a conversation series on democracy in past and present. Part 1: What was, what is, and what can be done?“, April 8, 11 am EST/17 CET, with: Jim Grossman, Dagmar Herzog, Jürgen Kocka, Colin Berg, Ute Frevert and myself. Reg: rb.gy/q0soa4

Launching "Historians on Democracy", a transatlantic network & conversation series! For inputs by historians working across the Atlantic on the rise and demise of democratic orders join us on April 8, 11-12 a.m. EST/17-18 CET, speakers t.b.a. Reg: uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi... Pls.share!

Launching "Historians on Democracy", a transatlantic network and conversation series! For inputs by historians working across the Atlantic on the rise and demise of democratic orders join us on Tue, April 8, 11-12 a.m. EST/17-18 CET, speakers t.b.a. Register: uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

Habe mit dem Podcast der @koerberhistory.bsky.social über die Geschichte und Gegenwart der Demokratie in Deutschland und den USA gesprochen, wo ich aktuell arbeite. Es gibt keine leichten Antworten oder Lehren, aber historisches Wissen hilft in jedem Fall bei der Einordnung aktueller Entwicklungen.

Only a few days left to apply for our GHIL research scholarships! 📢👇

Again and again in history, students have been crucial in mobilizing against authoritarianism. It is no accident, and certainly no proof of a commitment against antisemitism or for peace in the Middle East, that students are being targeted in such an outrageous way. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...

Snyder, Shore and Stanley are leaving Yale. Depressing news. Even if the reasons are not all entirely political, it is a reminder that we need to stick together and #standupfordemocracy and #standupforscience, across borders. #FreedomfromFear yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...

The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) "condemn recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across [...] government resources [..]." www.historians.org/news/aha-oah...

Call for Applications! 🎓 Each year, the GHIL offers research scholarships for postgraduate students, Habilitanden, and postdocs at German universities, providing an incredible opportunity to conduct research in the UK! Applications for the period from July 2025 are open until 31 March!📥 1/2