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Transformations in Central & Eastern Europe and beyond. Labor, migration, reform politics, social movements, and culture. Proud part of Uni Vienna.

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The Entangled Histories of Poles and Yugoslavs in Vienna in the 1980s and 1990s In 1988, Maciej Scholz submitted his diploma thesis at Vienna University of Economics and Business for which he had conducted a survey amongst Poles living in Austria who had been granted refugee stat...

New RECET Transformative Blog Post: Our Researcher Daniel Jerke writes about the entangled histories of Polish and Yugoslav migrants in 1980s and 1990s Vienna.
www.recet.at/blog/detail/...

05.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Transformative Podcast | Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET) [en]

Listen now through recet.at/podcast or wherever you get your pods!

18.02.2026 11:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

through exploration and fusion of various culinary traditions coming from its numerous member states. In this episode, he reflects on Naan-Aligned Cooking and, with @jelenadj.bsky.social (RECET), explores the tradition of non-alignment through food and cooking.

18.02.2026 11:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New #TransformativePodcast out โ€“ What does the Non-Aligned Movement look like on a plate? Starting with a series of informal dinners in Rijeka and expanding into various events and workshops, Kevin Kenjar (University of Rijeka) pays homage to the Non-Aligned Movement โ€ฆ

18.02.2026 11:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A. Shekhovstov: Russia against Ukraine. Russian Political Mythology & the War on Ukrainian Identity
A. Shekhovstov: Russia against Ukraine. Russian Political Mythology & the War on Ukrainian Identity YouTube video by RECET Vienna

Watch today's Transformative Seminar with @shekhovtsov.substack.com on "Russia against Ukraine. Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_w3...

29.01.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 75: 1989 and the Great Transformation

Find out more about this podcast episode and the handbook:
www.recet.at/podcast/deta...

28.01.2026 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ฆ transformation processes that resulted from a historical perspective. It takes the events of that momentous year as a pivot to explore longer-term processes of economic, social, political, and cultural transformation linked to the rise of neoliberalism and globalization.

28.01.2026 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In the newest episode of the #TransformativePodcast, our researcher Rosamund Johnston discusses the @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook of 1989 and the Great Transformation with co-editor @japvie81.bsky.social. This cutting-edge collection of essays analyzes the pivotal year of 1989 and the โ€ฆ

28.01.2026 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book Presentation: Russia against Ukraine. Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity Russiaโ€™s political leadership โ€“ echoed by some external voices โ€“ often claims its invasion of Ukraine was driven by national security concerns over NATO expansion. However, this narrative does not wit...

Find out more about this event:
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27.01.2026 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us this Thursday for a #TransformativeSeminar on "Book Presentation: Russia against Ukraine. Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @shekhovtsov.substack.com

27.01.2026 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jimmy Carter and China | Columbia University Press In the late 1970s, with relations between the Soviet Union and the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China strained, the Carter administration saw an opening. The Unite... | CUP

Find out more about the book and pre-order it here:
cup.columbia.edu/book/jimmy-c...

27.01.2026 13:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can now pre-order the newest book by our researcher Dr. Sheng Peng on "Jimmy Carter and China. Multilateral Competition in the Global Cold War" (forthcomng in March 26 with @columbiaup.bsky.social).

27.01.2026 13:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Zbig Wojnowski: The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business
Zbig Wojnowski: The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business YouTube video by RECET Vienna

You can now watch yesterday's #TransformativeSeminar with Zbig Wojnowski (@ox.ac.uk) on "The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business: Profit, Professional Pride, and Responsibility" on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vddl...

16.01.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kristen Ghodsee & Magdalena Baran-Szoล‚tys: What Has Socialism Done For Women?
Kristen Ghodsee & Magdalena Baran-Szoล‚tys: What Has Socialism Done For Women? YouTube video by RECET Vienna

Passend dazu @magdalenabaran.bsky.social's Kommentar bei unserem letzten Transformative Salon mit Prof. Kristen Ghodsee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-P...

15.01.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Die unvollendete Emanzipation Was Sozialismus, Systembruch 1989 und Arbeitszeitpolitik รผber Macht, Gender und Freiheit verraten

Unsere Forscherin @magdalenabaran.bsky.social mit einem Beitrag fรผr den @derstandard.at Eastblog โ€“ "Die unvollendete Emanzipation. Was Sozialismus, Systembruch 1989 und Arbeitszeitpolitik รผber Macht, Gender und Freiheit verraten" โ†“
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

15.01.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business: Profit, Professional Pride, and Responsibility This seminar traces the history of entrepreneurship in late Soviet music industry. Show business offers a prism for understanding how Soviet professionals engaged with economic reform in the late twen...

Drop by if in Vienna!
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12.01.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us on Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, for this year's first #TransformativeSeminar with Zbig Wojnowski (St Antony's College, Oxford) on "The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business: Profit, Professional Pride, and Responsibility"

12.01.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆand, yes, the end of 2025 saw the release of this volume! The collaborative team effort Hรผbner by @recetvienna.bsky.social with @japvie81.bsky.social, Rosamund Johnston, @philippther.bsky.social and many more!

08.01.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At @historians.org, we met new and old friends. EU-GUNS & GlobArms have been collaborating, among others, with the @recetvienna.bsky.social Linking Arms project.

The PI of that project, Rosamund Johnston, was there to talk about it.

Find out more about the project at: www.recet.at/research/pro...

10.01.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 74: From Triumph to Humiliation and Back: Chinaโ€™s Everchanging History of WWII

You can find the podcast on our website or wherever you get your pods!
www.recet.at/podcast/deta...

07.01.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The new year starts with a new #TransformativePodcast episode! Our Scientific Director @japvie81.bsky.social talks to Markรฉta Bajgerovรก Verly about China's Everchanging History of WWII!

07.01.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tu felix Austria musiziere! Wie die Habsburger mit Mรคrschen und Walzern regierten Der Wiener Historiker Philipp Ther analysiert in "Der Klang der Monarchie" die Durchdringung von Politik und Musik anhand von Beethoven, StrauรŸ und Militรคrkapellen

Unser Grรผndungsdirektor @philippther.bsky.social analysiert in "Der Klang der Monarchie" die Durchdringung von Politik und Musik anhand von Beethoven, StrauรŸ und Militรคrkapellen (via @derstandard.at):
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

18.12.2025 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kristen Ghodsee & Magdalena Baran-Szoล‚tys: What Has Socialism Done For Women?
Kristen Ghodsee & Magdalena Baran-Szoล‚tys: What Has Socialism Done For Women? YouTube video by RECET Vienna

Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-P...

18.12.2025 16:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You missed our December Transformative Salon with Prof. Kristen Ghodsee and @magdalenabaran.bsky.social on "What has Socialism Done for Women?"? Find it on YouTube!

18.12.2025 16:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dwie Stocznie - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdaล„skiego Dwie Stocznie. Budowa statkรณw od socjalizmu do Unii Europejskiej W latach 90. XX wieku paล„stwa Europy ลšrodkowo-Wschodniej przeszล‚y radykalnฤ… transformacjฤ™ โ€“ od gospodarki socjalistycznej i systemรณw j...

Find out more on the publisher's website:
wydawnictwo.ug.edu.pl/ksiegarnia-o...

09.12.2025 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glad to see a Polish translation of the Shipyard's Collective (@philippther.bsky.social et al.) "In the Storms of Transformation. Two Shipyards between Socialism and the EU" ("In den Stรผrmen der Transformation") come out with Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdaล„skiego.

09.12.2025 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Transformative Podcast | Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET) [en]

โ€ฆ on the post-Soviet transformation in Ukraine. Listen to this episode wherever you get your pods or through recet.at/podcast

03.12.2025 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆ the legacies of communism, the role of elites and what is happening in this sphere in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Chernii reflects on the legacies of the Soviet system in football, illuminating bottom-up perspectives โ€ฆ

03.12.2025 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What does football tell us about Ukraine's political and economic transformations after the collapse of the Soviet Union? In this episode of our Transformative Podcast, Kateryna Chernii (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) tells @jelenadj.bsky.social (RECET) about football in the Soviet Union and Ukraine, โ€ฆ

03.12.2025 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wyล‚om w systemie? Firmy polonijne w PRL - Scholar

You can find more information about the book as well as the table of contents on the publisher's website:
scholar.com.pl/en/glowna/89...

02.12.2025 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0