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Mikkel Dack

@mikkeldack.bsky.social
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Historian of violent extremism and de-radicalization; @hfguggenheim fellow; book on Everyday Denazification (CUP, 2023): tinyurl.com/4rmrjk2y

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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My research on denazification and Holocaust memory has been cited in the Chicago Tribune! A couple weeks ago, I was interviewed by author Fern Schumer, who wrote a short op-ed on family reckoning with Nazi pasts (gift link below): www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/o...
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Fern Schumer Chapman: From Nazi Party membership records to family lineages, databases reveal hidden histories
Locating a family member’s name in the database can upend identity. In that moment, nothing will ever be the same.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The building where Adolf Hitler was born has been turned into a police station in an attempt by the Austrian government to deter the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers. nyti.ms/4vM3bgJ
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Hitler’s Birthplace in Austria Is Now a Police Station
The government repurposed the 17th-century building in hopes of preventing the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
CNN interviewed me about the digitization of Nazi Party membership records! www.cnn.com/2026/06/28/e...
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Germans are researching their Nazi past as the far right urges them to move on | CNN
Newly accessible online archives revealing Nazi party membership are reshaping many Germans’ understanding of their own family histories.
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Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Excited to share the cover of "Racism and Antiracism in Divided Germany," a forthcoming book I co-edited with Lauren Stokes. A history of racism and antiracist activism in East, West, and unified Germany—and why it matters today. 30% off from Cornell UP with code 09BCARD: tinyurl.com/RADGcornell
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Historians: I'm looking for an accessible book for students on the history of peace and democracy in the modern world. Historical interpretations preferred... the more global the better. Any thoughts?
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Kicking off our conference on “Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective” at The Toulouse School Of Economics - hosted by @victorgayeco.bsky.social
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Woke up to some exciting news: Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany, has been awarded the Council for European Studies Silver Book Award. I'm deeply honored by this recognition and grateful to everyone who supported the project councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
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European Studies Book Award — 2026 Winners – Council for European Studies
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
For the past 6 months, I’ve been interviewing scholars, practitioners, and policymakers working to counter and prevent far-right political extremism as part of a pilot project at Rowan University's RCHGHR. I’ve met some incredible people doing deeply important work: www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-...
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Interview Series
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
For those interested in #denazification in postwar #Austria, I have a new (open source) article out with @jaustamerhist.bsky.social: "Improvised Liberation: Allied Planning for the Denazification and Democratization of Austria" scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/austria...
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Improvised Liberation: Allied Planning for the Denazification and Democratization of Austria
Abstract. This article reexamines western Allied planning for the denazification of Austria, arguing that the campaign’s limitations were not merely the result of Cold War geopolitics or the “victim’s...
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@thegsa.bsky.social is accepting submissions for the Barclay Book Prize competition (for monographs published in 2025). I'm on this year's committee. The deadline for nominations is May 30. Please spread the word! www.thegsa.org/grants-prize...
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barclay book prize | German Studies Association
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Is there a Nazi in your family? www.zeit.de/wissen/2026-...
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NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei: War Ihre Familie in der NSDAP? Recherchieren Sie in neuen Dokumenten
Die ZEIT hat ihr Recherchetool noch einmal verbessert. Millionen weitere Akten der Mitgliederkartei sind nun durchsuchbar. Spüren Sie Ihrer Familiengeschichte nach.
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CENFAD at Temple University @cenfad.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
‼️TOMORROW‼️
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If you haven't already heard, the U.S. National Archives is making most of its microfilmed Nazi membership records (16 million digital objects) available online free of charge. It's not the cleanest of collections, but still an incredible resource for historians, students, and genealogists.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/03/2026
Jürgen Habermas, a philosopher and public intellectual who was one of the most influential and cited thinkers in postwar Germany, died on Saturday. He was 96.
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Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers
In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best way to redeem democratic society.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Walter Pohl is currently talking Archaeogenetics @rowanuniversity.bsky.social!!
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Some exciting news: Everyday Denazification has been shortlisted for the Council for European Studies 2026 First Book Award (winner announced in May). It's encouraging to learn that my research on political de-radicalization continues to gain traction. councilforeuropeanstudies.org/uncategorize...
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Announcing the Shortlist for the European Studies First Book Award – Council for European Studies
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
My latest book review for @historians.org is of "Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts Its Nazi Past" by Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann - academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
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Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann. Illustrated by Liz Clarke. Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts its Nazi Past.
Within the dense historiographical landscape of Holocaust studies, unexplored topics continue to come into focus alongside methodological innovations, the
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Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies @botstiberinstitute.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
UC Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program seeks a Visiting Professor to teach the 5-week Botstiber Compact Seminar in Spring 2027. Topics on Austrian lit, history, or culture welcome. For More Information, see the Link Below: ies.berkeley.edu/austrian/bot...
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
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At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Wait, what? wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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Central European History Society/Central European History @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
PhD and recent postdocs in Central European History, CEHS @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social is accepting applications until December 1, 2025 for its Emerging Scholar Program. This year's program will support panels for the 2027 AHA Meeting in New Orleans. Details at: tinyurl.com/4y6n4rhz
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Emerging Scholar Program – Central European History Society
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'll be watching the new #Nuremberg film tonight. Trying to keep an open mind. My wife has made me promise not to whisper any historical commentary (or criticism). Totally fair.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Our Phi Alpha Theta chapter made the main page of the national website. This is what “unlocking your historical potential” looks like…
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Vote, New Jersey! www.nj.gov/state/electi...
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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🚨 Job Alert! We're recruiting a part-time freelance managing editor to join the CEH editorial team. Applications are due by 30 November 2025. Full details and application process here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Managing Editor – Call for Applications
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Jen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Thrilled with the evening event. @milleridriss.bsky.social was brilliant, we had 200+ folks, and there were tons of good, difficult questions about misogyny and hate and the far right extremist pipeline.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Very excited to share Federico Marcon's "Fascism: The History of a Word" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social, 2025) with my students next semester. This book surprised and impressed me throughout.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
A few weeks back, I spoke with Dr. Paul Jackson (Northampton) about his new research on fascism and the history of emotions. This is the first episode of the “De-Radicalization & Democracy” series from #RCHGHR @rowanuniversity.bsky.social. Have a read! www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-...
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Dr. Paul Jackson
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
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Mikkel Dack @mikkeldack.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Important conference alert: "Fascism at the Ballot Boxes" - November 12-14, 2025. My colleague @victorgayeco.bsky.social will present some early findings from our "Who Became Nazi?" project. Program: danslesurnes.hypotheses.org
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Victor Gay @victorgayeco.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered. Please apply! Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
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