Research project Nuclear modernity. Nuclear cities, nuclear work and reactor safety in Eastern and Western Europe 1966-2021 The project is located at the intersection between urban, technological and environmental history. It deals with “nuclear modernity” as a central experience in industrial societies of the 20th century.
Interview (video) Pandemic and Migration in Eastern Europe Copernico asked: What role have epidemics and pandemics actually played in history, especially in Eastern Europe? How were they combated in the past? What impact did they have on the course of history? What role do they play, for example, in the context of human migration movements?
Series Publications of the Nordost-Institut The series "Publications of the Northeast Institute" focuses primarily on outstanding dissertations and postdoctoral theses as well as translations on all aspects of the history of Northeastern Europe.
Editing project Societies under German Occupation Thus far, the history of the Second World War has been written predominantly as a history of Nazi aggression and its perpetrators. The Holocaust and the crimes of the Wehrmacht have been the particular focus of historical research, as have resistance movements in the occupied countries. In contrast,...
Research network The Securitization of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities and the Rise of Xenophobia in the EU (SECUREU) European Integration and the European Union’s (EU) stability have been challenged by far-right populism, the deliberate violation of EU refugee and asylum legislation, and outright discrimination and violence against “migrants” and “ethnic minorities”
Why a New Thematic Portal on Eastern Europe? What are the goals of the new Copernico online portal? What is it supposed to convey? Prof. Dr. Peter Haslinger, Director of the Herder Institute for Historical Research on Eastern Central Europe in Marburg, explains the idea behind the portal.
