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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Be there tomorrow! Link in bio
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today? You don’t want to miss our final event: Liberal Democracy & Capitalism 📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register via link in bio! #Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What can Weimar teach us about democracy under pressure? David Abraham (University of Miami) brings deep insight into the collapse of social democracy, citizenship, and the legal challenges of capitalist states. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What happens when the left runs out of time? Daniel Judt (Yale) studies how intellectuals responded to neoliberalism’s collapse of historical possibility, bridging labor history and political theory. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What do white supremacist women reveal about U.S. political culture? Rebecca Brückmann (Carleton College) examines segregationist activism and its entanglement with race, gender, and the transnational Black diaspora. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
How can we critique capitalism without losing sight of transformation? Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt University), a leading figure in critical theory, explores alienation, freedom, and the normative foundations of social critique. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What happens when liberalism loses its hope? Samuel Moyn (Yale) confronts the legacy of Cold War liberalism and calls for a more ambitious, justice-driven future in Liberalism Against Itself. June 17 | 11AM ET | Zoom Register via link in bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What does history tell us about the relationship between capitalism and liberal democracy today? You don’t want to miss our final event: Liberal Democracy & Capitalism 📅 June 17 | 🕚 11AM ET / 17:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register via link in bio! #Democracy #Capitalism #Liberalism #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
‪Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Join us for the 6th panel of "Historians on Democracy"! David Abraham, Rebecca Brueckmann, Rahel Jaeggi, Daniel Judt and Samuel Moyn will discuss "Liberal Democracy and Capitalism" - in the past, present and future. Tue, June 17, 11 a.m. EST/17 o'clock CET. Registration: shorturl.at/ZVgGI
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Link to recordings of previous panels (The Role of Civil Society, Democratic Institutions, On Transatlantic Alliances & The Rule of Law): shorturl.at/IG7OX @maxweberstiftung.de @ghiwashington.bsky.social @historians.org @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @rahelj.bsky.social
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
And the recording of the 1st panel "What was, what is, and what can be done?" in the series "Historians on Democracy" can be watched here: shorturl.at/IG7OX #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Does a constitution matter as text or as a culture? Is the German legal system more resilient against authoritarianism than the one in the US? What happens if elites don't abide by court rulings? And can constitutional emotions save democracy? Some great answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r...
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Historians on Democracy #5: The Rule of Law
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Thanks to the speakers for another highly illuminating panel of #HistoriansOnDemocracy! @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @ghiwashington.bsky.social
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Join us tomorrow!! Tues, June 3 | 11AM EST / 17 CET 🎙️ Part 5 of Historians on Democracy: The Rule of Law Join top scholars for a transatlantic convo on democracy, justice & power. 🔗 Register: Link in Bio #HistoriansOnDemocracy #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyNow
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Or follow the livestream at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-r... @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org @aaup.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @ghiwashington.bsky.social
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Historians on Democracy #5: The Rule of Law
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Reminder! Tomorrow the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” will discuss "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond. Join Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Introducing our next speaker this upcoming Tuesday- Samuel Miner is a historian of democracy and law. His work tackles how legal systems face political crisis, and how democracies survive—or don’t—in polarized societies. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We are excited to hear from Mohamed Camara (Columbia Law) this upcoming Tuesday. He explores law, justice, and power across African and diasporic contexts. His work critiques human rights courts and mass incarceration with sharp legal insight. #HistoriansOnDemo
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Meet Deborah Gonzalez, Director of the Immigration Clinic at Roger Williams Univ. School of Law. A fierce advocate for immigrants’ rights, she brings decades of legal experience in removal defense, asylum, and humanitarian relief. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
This Tuesday, we are excited to hear from- Benjamin Hett, Prof. of History at Hunter College & CUNY Grad Center, is a leading expert on the Weimar Republic. Author of The Death of Democracy, he explores how democracies fall and authoritarian regimes rise. #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
What’s the relevance of the rule of law in the past and present of democracy? Reminder: Join the 5th panel in the Historians on Democracy series: June 3 11 AM EST / 17 CET 🎙 Featuring: Deborah Gonzalez Benjamin C. Hett Mohamed Camara Samuel Miner Ute Frevert
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
What's the relevance of "The Rule of Law" in the past and present of democracy, in the US and beyond? Join the 5th panel of “Historians on Democracy” on June 3, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET. With Deborah S. Gonzalez, Benjamin C. Hett, Mohamed Camara, Samuel Miner and Ute Frevert. Registr.: shorturl.at/YnnlH
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“The Iraq War did not end because someone realized that the moral case against it was powerful, but when it collapsed into a maelstrom of chaos and death that the administration could not manage. Realistically, we are waiting for a major blunder to delegitimize the Trump presidency.” – Jeremy Varon
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“We have been living through a deliberate disorientation of morality to indoctrinate a group feeling of superiority to vulnerable others… To fulfill that theft and confuse others, there has been an aggressive attempt to rehierarchialize human value.” – Dagmar Herzog
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“I look at this moment not through the prism of 1933, but of 1776… This republic, however flawed, is built on centuries of democratic traditions, a commitment to the rule of law and a lived concept of citizenship based not on race or self-interest..” – CM @christina-morina.bsky.social
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“If one wants to explain what occurs in the US right, one needs to recognize that the rise of Trumpism is just a part, though a very dramatic, influential, and perhaps decisive part, of a broader bundle of global trends, which need to be analyzed in transnational categories.” - Jürgen Kocka
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Democracy is being assaulted along transatlantic lines, and its protection has always relied on transatlantic solidarity. Reminder to sign up for our talk this following Tuesday. Link in bio. Today, I will be continuing to share recaps of the insights shared by our renowned panelists.
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Democracy is being assaulted along transatlantic lines, and its protection has always relied on transatlantic partnerships and alliances. Reminder to sign up for our talk this following Tuesday. Today, I will be continuing to share recaps of the insights shared by our renowned panelists.
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Previous panels are available here: shorturl.at/IY5TW @maxweberstiftung.de @ghilondon.bsky.social @historians.org @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @kerstinmpahl.bsky.social @democracyhistory.bsky.social @zeitgeschichte-bie.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social @lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Join "Historians on Democracy"! On Tue, May 20, 11 a.m./17 CET, our 4th panel discusses "Transatlantic Alliances" and democracy, past and present. With Harold James, Kerstin Maria Pahl, Jeffrey Herf, Beatrice de Graaf and Paul Nolte. Chair: Axel Jansen. Reg: shorturl.at/M0EZ9 #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
You can follow the panel live now at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=caJg...
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Historians on Democracy #3: Democratic Institutions
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Join "Historians on Democracy" today! At 11 a.m./17 CET, the 3rd panel discusses the role of "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. With Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford, chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Reminder! Join us tomorrow, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, for the 3rd panel of "Historians on Democracy". Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford will discuss "Democratic Institutions" in past/present. Chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Join us on Tue, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, for the 3rd panel of "Historians on Democracy"! Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford will discuss "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. Chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Join "Historians on Democracy"! On Tue, May 6, 11 a.m./17 CET, the 3rd panel discusses the role of "Democratic Institutions" in the past and present. With Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi and Kenneth Ledford, chair: Sarah Weicksel (AHA). Reg: shorturl.at/TUDjS #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Thanks to all who joined to discuss the "Role of Civil Societies" at the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" - esp. to Marion Kaplan, Jeremy Varon, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder who gave inspiring, informative but also unsettling inputs. Here the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaFI...
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Historians on Democracy #2: The Role of Civil Society
YouTube video by Max Weber Stiftung
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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 22/04/2025
Heute Nachmittag gehen die "Historians on Democracy" in die zweite Runde. Jetzt noch schnell anmelden und beim Online-Austausch zur Rolle der Zivilgesellschaft dabei sein 👉https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/meeting/register/eRxyhjKHTTiwozAgkcV3nQ#/registration
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join us today at 11 a.m. EST/17 CET for the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy". We will discuss "The Role of Civil Society" with Jeremy Varon, Marion Kaplan, Till van Rahden, Stephen Milder and all who'll join us! Registration: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y. @maxweberstiftung.de; @historians.org
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
My suggestions include: Jill Lepore, These Truths. A History of the United States (2018) David Runciman, How Democracy Ends (2018) Jacob Talmon, The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy, Vol. 1 (1952) #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Christina Morina @christina-morina.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Dear fellow historians! Name three books on the history of democracy that specialists and the wider public should know if they seek to better understand this moment in time. #HistoriansOnDemocracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social; @historians.org; @vhdonline.bsky.social; @rauchway.bsky.social
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Register for the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y Speakers info below 👇 @maxweberstiftung.de @historians.org #HistoriansOnDemorcracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Joining us Tuesday, we are excited to announce speaker Jeremy Varon, a historian of radical politics, protest, and human rights. He’s the author of Bringing the War Home, a groundbreaking study of militant movements in the U.S. and Germany and co-founded The Sixties journal! #HOD #Varonstyle
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I am getting my popcorn ready in anticipation of speaker Marion Kaplan, a leading historians of Jewish life and gender in modern Europe. Her work uncovers the everyday experiences of women during the Holocaust and beyond. #genderhistory #civilsociety #historiansondemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Till van Rahden brings deep insight into the fragile roots of democracy and pluralism in modern Europe. From moral conflict to civic equality, his work reminds us why democracy must be defended. Join him on the panel this Tuesday. #TillVanRahden #GermanHistory #HistoriansOnDemocracy #TuesdayPanel
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Climate, democracy, and grassroots power—Stephen Milder shows how radical environmentalists transformed politics in Europe. Author of Greening Democracy, he connects past activism to our climate future. Hear him speak this Tuesday! #GreeningDemocracy #StephenMilder #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Climate, democracy, and grassroots power—Stephen Milder shows how radical environmentalists transformed politics in Europe. Author of Greening Democracy, he connects past activism to our climate future. Hear him speak this Tuesday! #GreeningDemocracy #StephenMilder #HistoriansOnDemocracy
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Till van Rahden brings deep insight into the fragile roots of democracy and pluralism in modern Europe. From moral conflict to civic equality, his work reminds us why democracy must be defended. Join him on the panel this Tuesday. #TillVanRahden #GermanHistory #HistoriansOnDemocracy #TuesdayPanel
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Historians On Democracy @democracyhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I am getting my popcorn ready in anticipation of speaker Marion Kaplan, a leading historians of Jewish life and gender in modern Europe. Her work uncovers the everyday experiences of women during the Holocaust and beyond. #genderhistory #civilsociety #historiansondemocracy
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