Workshop Topics
Topic 1
Where Does Central Europe Begin?
Conceptual history and geopolitics: shifting meanings, borders, and narratives of “Central Europe”
Martin Wihoda
Professor, Institute of History, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
Topic 2
From Baptism to Statecraft
Church–state relations, Christianisation, ecclesiastical structures
Dániel Bagi
Professor, Head of Department of Eastern and Central European History and Historical Russistics, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
Topic 3
One Empire, Many Nations
Empires, ethnicities, and the long-term formation of nations in the region
Filip Wolański
Professor, Institute of History, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
Topic 4
Revolutions, Flags and Reforms
Transformative moments that reshaped Central Europe
Jiří Němec
Associate Professtor, Institute of History, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
Topic 5
Wars, Borders and Mobility
Wars, migration, and changing borders across the centuries
Barbara Techmańska
Professor, Institute of History, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
Topic 6
Cooperation and Division
Alliance systems, regional cooperation, and enduring political fault lines.
Bálint Mezei
Assistant Professor, Department of Eastern and Central European History and Historical Russistics, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
Topic 7
Central Europe Today
Post-1989 transformations: democracy, EU integration, and regional repositioning
Jakub Węglorz
Associate Professtor, Institute of History, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
Topic 8
Frontlines of Memory
Memory politics, contested pasts, and symbolic struggles
Andor Mészáros
Associate Professor, Department of Eastern and Central European History and Historical Russistics, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
Topic 9
Who Will We Be Tomorrow?
Identity, historical responsibility, and future visions of Central Europe
Denisa Nečasová
Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Institute of History, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia