Research project Focus area: “Historical memory and cultural heritage: displaced persons and ethnic German repatriates in Hesse since 1945” Justus Liebig University Giessen and the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe are collaborating on a joint project to conduct academic research into the culture and history of displaced persons and ethnic German repatriates. The focus area “Historical Memory and Cultural...
Background Article Migration to Southeast Europe in the 18th Century Migration stories can be success stories. Migration is often associated with people’s desire to improve their living situation. However, this wish does not always come true, and so migration stories are often marked by disappointments and failures – like that of Michael Kreutzer.
