Historical and Cultural European Studies
Speakers:
"Vienna is certainly a good place to surpass the occidentalist and integrationist “Euro-history” once mocked by Norman Davies (in his book Europe. A History). The research focus attempts to combine eastern and western European history by taking the mental mapping and constructions of Europe as one of its points of departure. That also implies that our research into the past of Europe is not guided by a specific model of development or path of history that has shaped Marxist and other schools of historiography. In is also our endeavor to develop the ways how to approach the multi-facetted histories of Europe and in particular their entangled (or at times dis-integrating) character. The research focus is interested in methods and theory, in particular comparative history, cultural transfers, translations and other relational approaches.
The research focus runs on a regular basis small meetings and workshops, international conferences and the Graduate Conference in European History (GRACEH is carried out in cooperation with the EUI in Florence and the CEU in Budapest). It is also involved in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Network for European Studies (GRAINES is organized in cooperation with Sciences Po Paris and the universities of Basel, Cologne, Prague and St. Andrews).
The research is also supposed to foster the teaching at the University of Vienna, especially the specializations of European History and East European History in the framework of the MA program in history. It is supported by the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna."