This course explores the history of East Central Europe since 1989. Focusing on socio-economic developments, we will compare the transition from central planning to market economy in five countries: Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Germany. In order to better understand the similarities and differences between them, we will deal with large-scale structural changes and micro-scale social practices. The syllabus includes therefore not only some of the key scholarly monographs but also biographies, ego-documents and visual material.
- Teacher: Kornelia Konczal