Europe forum

In the Europe forum, the IEG combines reflection on overarching research perspectives with discussion of topical issues in academia and society. As a space for thought and communication that crosses institutional boundaries, the Europe forum facilitates networking among scholars working at the IEG and conceptualises the transfer of their research findings within the Institute, in the international academic community and in society at large.

Activities

21 October 2025
Helsinki 1975/2025. 50 Jahre KSZE-Schlussakte: Menschenrechte und Sicherheit
Panel discussion as part of the series “Reden wir über Europa!” (Let’s Talk About Europe!) in collaboration with the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz, with Dr Sandra Dahlke, director of Netzwerk Osteuropa der Max Weber Stiftung, Dr Kai Hebel, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, and Prof Dr Katharina Kunter, University of Helsinki. Moderator war Prof Dr Johannes Paulmann, director of the IEG.
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26 June 2025
Viele Vorstellungen von Europa. Geschichte, Zugehörigkeit und das Europäische Projekt in der Krise
Book discussion and panel discussion featuring Gregor Feindt (IEG), a co-author of the book “Shades of Blue”, as part of the series “Reden wir über Europa!” (Let’s Talk About Europe!) in collaboration with the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz.
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10–13 June 2025
The Spirit of Helsinki then and now
Conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki. Organized by Johannes Paulmann and Gregor Feindt (IEG) in collaboration with Katharina Kunter (University of Helsinki). This initiative represents a partnership between IEG, the University of Helsinki, the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship in Berlin, the European Network for Remembrance and Solidarity in Warsaw, Historians Without Borders, and the Aue Foundation in Helsinki.
Programme

14 May 2025
Camps/Prisons, Freedom and States of Exception: Reflections on an Uneasy Relationship
Masterclass with IEG Senior Research Fellow Jasper Heinzen (University of York) and  this year’s IEG fellow Guillaume Minea-Pic (Universität Konstanz).

12 May 2025
Rechte Christen: Religion und Rechtsextremismus in den USA, Deutschland und Polen
Workshop at the IEG with Friedensakademie Rheinland-Pfalz at Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau (RPTU), the Evangelische Akademie der Pfalz, the Arbeitsstelle Frieden und Umwelt der Evangelischen Kirche der Pfalz and the Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt.
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8 May 2025
Geschichte in der postkolonialen Demokratie
Discussion panel as part of the nationwide action week “Demokratie stärken,” initiated by the newly established network “Historiker*innen für eine demokratische Gesellschaft.” The event will feature contributions from Aline Meyenberg (Historisches Seminar JGU Mainz), Anne Brandstetter (Stadtrundgang Mainz-Postkolonial), Kilian Harrer (IEG), Bernhard Gißibl (IEG Mainz; involved in “Mannheim postkolonial”) and FC Ente Bagdad.
Article on the event

IEG contributions to the Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”, including

​2–4 April 2025: Deutsche Geschichte, europäische Zukunft? Vom Wert einer umstrittenen Vergangenheit für die außeruniversitäre Forschung nach 1949 und 1989
Conference in the framework of Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”, organized by Gregor Feindt and Joachim Berger (IEG), in cooperation with Steffen Sammler and Marcus Otto (GEI Braunschweig).
Conference report
Programme

19–21 March 2025
Rewilding in Europe: Genealogies, Imaginaries and Practices of Conservation in the Anthropocene
Interdisciplinary conference at Museum Koenig Bonn, Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse der Biodiversität, co-organized by Bernhard Gißibl (IEG).
A short report
Programme

10–11 February 2025
Dynamische Räume
Bilancing workshop by Lab 2.1 at Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”.