Debating issues of democracy from a transatlantic perspective.

Memory Politics

We need to know the past in order to understand the here and now. Take a look at our current project on European and North American perspectives on commemorating and addressing past injustices.

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Experts Database

Consult our 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? Learn more about our Democracy and Populism project.

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Latest News and Events

“Europeanization as Pragmatic Politics: Italy’s Civil Society Actors in the Face of Right-Wing Populism”

April 16, 2024

New article just published in Social Sciences and available online: Europeanization…

Corrosive Comparisons and the Memory Politics of “Saming”: Threat and Opportunity in the Age of Apology

March 28, 2024

New Article in the Special Issue: Reimagining Political Identity…

Podcast: Collective memory, populism, and the future of democracy

March 8, 2024

Podcast: Collective memory, populism, and the future of democracy In…

Governing Migration and Refugees in Times of Populist Resurgence

March 6, 2024

Governing migration and refugees – towards pragmatic approaches…

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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. Our projects and our network of scholars have produced cutting-edge research resulting in many publications.

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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

Memory Politics in a Regional Perspective: Towards a new East-West Divide?

The Jean Monnet Network European Memory Politics (EuMePo) featured…

October 3, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

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

VIDEO
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

Online Round Table: Round table discussion with the authors of…

November 29, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

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

VIDEO
Russia’s war against Ukraine has extensively been…

April 19, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

Policy Recommendations

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Debating issues of democracy from a transatlantic perspective.

Memory Politics

Experts Database

Populism & Democracy

Latest News and Events

“Europeanization as Pragmatic Politics: Italy’s Civil Society Actors in the Face of Right-Wing Populism”

Corrosive Comparisons and the Memory Politics of “Saming”: Threat and Opportunity in the Age of Apology

Podcast: Collective memory, populism, and the future of democracy

Governing Migration and Refugees in Times of Populist Resurgence

Our Activities

Public Outreach

Scholarly Expertise

Youth Engagement

Learning Tools

Transatlantic Networks

Comparative Analysis & Publications

Expert interviews

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

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

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

Richard Bellamy: Democratic Structures and Populist Movements

Recent Webinars

Memory Politics in a Regional Perspective: Towards a new East-West Divide?

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

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

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

Policy Recommendations

Collective Memory and Democratization – Policy Memo

Strengthening Holocaust Education – Policy Memo

Media and Collective Memory – Policy Memo

Dialogue on Democracy- Four Policy Memos by Young Scholars

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