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

Matt James gives a keynote on “The Politics of Reconciliation and Hatred in Canadian Memory Controversies”

Professor Matt James
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January 19, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

Happy holidays from the EuropeanMemoryPolitics team

To celebrate the season and promote a different perspective on…
December 18, 2021/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics project featured on UVic news page!

The University of Victoria invited us to put together a story…
December 12, 2021/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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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

Oliver Schmidtke: Exploring the Rise of Populism and the Threat to Liberal Democracy

In this lecture, Oliver Schmidtke conceptualizes the rise of…
January 8, 2021/by Laurence Claussen

Chantal Mouffe: The crisis of democracy – interview at the University of Victoria

Chantal Mouffe, University of Westminster, London, participated…
November 12, 2020/by Laurence Claussen

Robin Celikates: The Futures of Democracies – interview at the University of Victoria

In this video Robin Çelikateş, Professor of Social Philosophy…
August 11, 2020/by Laurence Claussen

Richard Bellamy: Democratic Structures and Populist Movements

Richard Bellamy ( Department of Political Science, University…
May 27, 2020/by Laurence Claussen
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Recent Webinars

Video: Memory Politics through National Lenses

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

Webinar: Contesting National Memory in Canada: The Role of the Right

As recent controversies over the public honouring of historical…
July 22, 2021/by Fazila Mat

Webinar: Collective memory and populism in Central Europe (in Polish)

 

Nationalist-populist movements around the globe…
July 21, 2021/by Fazila Mat

Webinar: European Memory from a Franco-German Perspective: a Memory of War or a Memory of Peace? (in French)

WHEN: Tuesday, May11th, 2021 TIME: 9:00am-11:00am (PST)

DETAILS:…
May 11, 2021/by Fazila Mat
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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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