A3: Memory and the Politics of History Using the Example of Historical Conflicts (Workshop)

Dr. Félix Krawatzek (ZOiS)
Foto: Monument to Lenin at the time of the fall, Khmelnytsky, Ukraine, 2014 © Volodymyr D-k, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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Historical narratives are among the most important resource for the formation of collective identities. How a group – a family, a region or a nation – tells its own story contributes to shaping that group’s self-perceptions and plays a part in determining which political and social actions are considers appropriate. Authority figures in politics and society therefore have an interest in conveying images of history that prompt support for the chosen political course. Historical narratives and the way they are conveyed, might change drastically during conflictual situations. During an academic workshop, such moments of crisis are analysed to identify trends in post-Soviet (collective) memories and politics of history.

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Dr. Félix Krawatzek

Félix Krawatzek is a political scientist and, since September 2018, a senior researcher at ZOiS, where he coordinates the research cluster Youth and Generational Change.

Félix Krawatzek has received his Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Oxford, Nuffield College.  Before joining ZOiS, he held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations and was a visiting fellow at Sciences Po Paris (Centre d’études et de recherches internationales) and at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Félix Krawatzek is an Associate Member of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and, since September 2022, he heads the ERC-funded project Moving Russia(ns): Intergenerational Transmission of Memories Abroad and at Home (MoveMeRU) at ZOiS.

CV Félix Krawatzek

Dr. Félix Krawatzek

Félix Krawatzek is a political scientist and, since September 2018, a senior researcher at ZOiS, where he coordinates the research cluster Youth and Generational Change.

Félix Krawatzek has received his Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Oxford, Nuffield College.  Before joining ZOiS, he held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations and was a visiting fellow at Sciences Po Paris (Centre d’études et de recherches internationales) and at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Félix Krawatzek is an Associate Member of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and, since September 2022, he heads the ERC-funded project Moving Russia(ns): Intergenerational Transmission of Memories Abroad and at Home (MoveMeRU) at ZOiS.

CV Félix Krawatzek

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