The Failed Quest to Civilize Russia
Thursday, 01 October, 2026 19:00 - 21:00 CEST
Common wisdom has it that neoliberal advisors and organizations imposed harmful reforms on Russia after the collapse of Communism. Going against this dominant narrative, Tobias Rupprecht offers a revisionist account of Russia’s post-Soviet marketisation.
Conference "Exit–Voice–Labour"
Monday, 16 November, 2026 10:00 - 18 Nov, 16:00 CEST
Building on (and critically updating) Albert O. Hirschman’s classic exit–voice–loyalty framework, the conference invites contributions that explore how migration relates to political circumstances, labour, and agency—across contemporary as well as historical perspectives, and across multiple migration routes (not only “East–West”).
Workshop "War Veterans in Socialist Yugoslavia: Local, National, and Global Dimensions"
Thursday, 19 November, 2026 08:00 - 21 Nov, 18:00 CEST
The characteristics and international position of socialist Yugoslavia have been the subject of intense and ongoing scholarly debate. But to date, there has been no systematic study of one of the most significant specificities of the Yugoslav state after 1945: the prominence and position of Second World War veterans.
CENTRAL Workshop "Labour in Times of Transformation: Social Relations"
Wednesday, 02 December, 2026 10:00 - 03 Dec, 18:00 CEST
Labour history has undergone significant renewal, moving beyond institutional and economic narratives to analyse labour as a social relation embedded in changing political, social, and spatial contexts. Periods of transformation in politics, the economy, technology, and shifting social orders have reshaped working conditions while opening new arenas of…
CENTRAL Workshop "Labour in Times of Transformation: Spatial Scales"
Thursday, 08 April, 2027 10:00 - 09 Apr, 18:00 CEST
Labour history has undergone significant renewal, moving beyond institutional and economic narratives to analyse labour as a social relation embedded in changing political, social, and spatial contexts. Periods of transformation in politics, the economy, technology, and shifting social orders have reshaped working conditions while opening new arenas of…