Debating Issues of Democracy from a Transatlantic Perspective

Memory Politics

We need to know the past in order to understand the here and now.  European and North American perspectives on commemorating and addressing past injustices.

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Experts Database

Comprehensive database of scholars and practitioners working on issues of Democracy and Memory Politics as well as other EU and European-related issues (primarily) in Canada

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Populism & Democracy

Is populism a corrective or a threat to democracy? What impact do populist actors have on democracy, minority rights, and freedom of speech?

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Latest News and Events

Special issue of the journal Social & Legal Studies:  ‘Democratic Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism’

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Special issue of the journal Social & Legal…
September 11, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Special Issue of the Journal of European Integration History

 

This special issue explores current memory politics…
July 25, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

BLOG: Exploring European Memory Politics in Europe on a Study Tour with 18 students from Canada

Undergraduate and graduate students were exposed to experiential…
July 3, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Some Aesthetic Aspects of Holocaust Memorialization

This post began on the train from Budapest, Hungary to Klagenfurt,…
June 21, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke
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Public Outreach

We connect scholars with wider public audiences through public events, video interviews, media alerts, blogs, policy memos, and an open access database.

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Scholarly Expertise

Our scholars share their knowledge in debates, conferences, interviews, blog posts, and media engagements.

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Youth Engagement

Students have opportunities to write blog posts, interview scholars, write policy recommendations, participate in workshops, field schools, and more.

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Learning Tools

In collaboration with schools, we develop new tools for teaching students in the field of democracy, populism, and memory politics.

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Transatlantic Networks

Through the transatlantic collaboration we intend to establish lasting networks between Canada and Europe.

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Comparative Analysis & Publications

Our scholars provide comparative transatlantic perspectives and contribute to scholarly debates in Canada and Europe.

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Expert interviews

Memory Politics and Democracy- Interview with Dr. Peter J. Verovšek

Dr. Peter J. Verovšek is assistant professor at the  University…
January 2, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics in Liberal and Illiberal Democracies – Interview with Dr. George Soroka

Dr. George Soroka is Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies…
January 1, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics in Poland – Interview with Dr. Beata Halicka

Dr. Beata Halicka is professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University…
January 1, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics and Democracy – Interview with Dr. Oliver Schmidtke

 
Dr. Oliver Schmidtke, University of Victoria


 

 

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December 19, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke
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Recent Webinars

Webinar Jan 12th 2023 : Beyond Anti-fascism? The rise of Giorgia Meloni and the transformation of national memory in Italy

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In late 2022, Giorgia Meloni emerged as Italy’s new…
January 4, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Dec 14th – Online Round Table – Launch of the Digital Booklet on Memory Politics

Link to the video: Online Round Table - Launch of the digital…
November 29, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

May 2nd 2022: Justifying War Through History: Memory Politics and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Russia’s war against Ukraine has extensively been…
April 19, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

Video: Memory Politics through National Lenses

Video : Re-nationalizing the commemoration of the past? Memory…
November 23, 2021/by Beate Schmidtke
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Policy Recommendations

Dialogue on Democracy- Four Policy Memos by Young Scholars

October 28, 2020/by Beate Schmidtke

COVID-19, International Travel Restrictions and the Future of Schengen Visa Policy, by Juliette Dupont

August 1, 2020/by Svetlin Dimitriev

British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Impact on Industrial Sector Emissions: Comparing Policy Effectiveness with the EU Emissions Trading System, by Simon Dessureault

August 1, 2020/by Svetlin Dimitriev

Energy policy in the European Union: Sovereignty, Interdependence, and the implications of Nordstream II in a multi-polar world, by Alina Sayfutdinova

July 1, 2020/by Svetlin Dimitriev
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