Modern Central European History
Deputy Director of the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective Rights
The recitation explores the history of the Bohemian Lands in the 19th and 20th centuries, spanning from the 1848 Spring of Nations to the aftermath of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. It focuses on political, social, and cultural developments, with particular emphasis on the interactions between local Czechs, Germans, and Jews.
This course, which includes an excursion, provides an overview of the history of Moravia - a geographical region in the southeastern part of the contemporary Czech Republic - from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The course presents Moravia as a case study of a Central European territory marked by numerous political vicissitudes and upheavals, both during the imperial regime and in the era of the nation-state.
This introductory course provides an overview of key events in 20th-century history, focusing on Europe and beyond. The course spans from the outbreak of the First World War to the period following the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.
The recitation examines the history of the late Habsburg Monarchy – from the 1848 Spring of Nations to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. In doing so, special attention is given to political, social and cultural developments.
Which aspects of its tremendous rich history does Prague try to conceal? Which past events, persons, places and objects does the metropolis disclose and stage? How and why are some parts of the city’s history disguised, while others are accentuated and even celebrated? These are the key questions that will guide this seminar and the week-long stay in the capital of the Czech Republic.
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The recitation examines the history of the Bohemians Lands in the 19th and 20th centuries – from the 1848 Spring of Nations to the aftermath of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. In doing so, special attention is given to political, social and cultural developments as well as to the relationships between local Czechs, Germans, and Jews.
The seminar examines the historical development of key political theories in modern Europe. In doing so, special attention is given to social contract theory, liberalism, individualism, and socialism. The seminar’s approach is multidisciplinary, combining elements from history, political science, philosophy, and law.
The seminar aims to provide a historical overview of various modern European thinkers and their respective contributions to key political theories.
The seminar examines the history of the Habsburg Monarchy in the long 19th century– from the enlightened reforms of Joseph II. to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. In doing so, special attention is given to political, social and cultural developments.
Instead of studying the Habsburg Empire in the long 19th century as a textbook example of state failure and empire collapse, the purpose of the recitation is to highlight the monarchy’s intriguing attempts to face and solve the diverse challenges of a multinational society.
The seminar examines the historical development of key political concepts and ideas. In doing so, special attention is given to the changing meanings of “justice”, “freedom”, “equality”, and other major terms of Western thought. The seminar’s approach is multidisciplinary, combining elements from history, political science, philosophy, and law.
The seminar aims to provide a historical overview of various thinkers and their respective understandings of key political terms and ideas.
The recitation examines the history of the late Habsburg Monarchy – from the 1848 Spring of Nations to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. In doing so, special attention is given to political, social and cultural developments.
Instead of studying the last turbulent decades of the Habsburg Monarchy as textbook examples of state failure and empire collapse, the purpose of the recitation is to highlight the monarchy’s intriguing attempts to face and solve the diverse challenges of a multinational society.