Debating Issues of Democracy from a Transatlantic Perspective

Memory Politics

We need to know the past in order to understand the here and now. European and North American perspectives on commemorating and addressing past injustices.

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Experts Database

Comprehensive database of scholars and practitioners working on issues of Democracy and Memory Politics as well as other EU and European-related issues (primarily) in Canada

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Mnemonic Democracy

New SSHRC Project – Democracy is not sustained by institutions alone. It depends on how societies remember their past, transmit democratic values across generations, and engage citizens in shaping their collective future.

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Latest News and Events

New SSHRC Project: Mnemonic Democracy: Collective Memory, Civic Education, and Democratic Engagement

SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (2026–2028)
Mnemonic Democracy
Collective…

July 22, 2026/by Beate Schmidtke

Humboldt Research Award for Oliver Schmidtke: Strengthening Germany–Canada Research Networks on Migration and Democracy

Humboldt Research Award for Oliver Schmidtke: Expanding Germany–Canada…

November 26, 2025/by Beate Schmidtke

ECSA-C 2026 Biennial Conference – May 14-16, 2026

ECSA-C 2026 Biennial Conference:
“Canada and Europe Carrying…

November 1, 2025/by Beate Schmidtke

Antisemitism in Germany and the Politics of Blame

The politics of blame: Accusing immigrants won’t solve Germany’s…

June 15, 2025/by Beate Schmidtke

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Public Outreach

We connect scholars with wider public audiences through public events, video interviews, media alerts, blogs, policy memos, and an open access database.

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Scholarly Expertise

Our scholars share their knowledge in debates, conferences, interviews, blog posts, and media engagements.

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Youth Engagement

Students have opportunities to write blog posts, interview scholars, write policy recommendations, participate in workshops, field schools, and more.

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Learning Tools

In collaboration with schools, we develop new tools for teaching students in the field of democracy, populism, and memory politics.

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Transatlantic Networks

Through the transatlantic collaboration we intend to establish lasting networks between Canada and Europe.

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Comparative Analysis & Publications

Our scholars provide comparative transatlantic perspectives and contribute to scholarly debates in Canada and Europe.

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Expert interviews

Canada Eyes Europe: A Bold New Path for Trade and Democracy? Radio Interview

As Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister, Mark Carney is taking…

March 21, 2025/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics and Democracy- Interview with Dr. Peter J. Verovšek

Dr. Peter J. Verovšek is assistant professor at the University…

January 2, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics in Liberal and Illiberal Democracies – Interview with Dr. George Soroka

Dr. George Soroka is Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies…

January 1, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics in Poland – Interview with Dr. Beata Halicka

Dr. Beata Halicka is professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University…

January 1, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Recent Webinars

Webinar: Defining Pro-Russian and Anti-Western Narratives in the Black Sea region

Defining Pro-Russian and Anti-Western Narratives in the Black…

January 21, 2025/by Beate Schmidtke

Memory Politics in a Regional Perspective: Towards a new East-West Divide?

The Jean Monnet Network European Memory Politics (EuMePo) featured…

October 3, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Webinar Jan 12th 2023 : Beyond Anti-fascism? The rise of Giorgia Meloni and the transformation of national memory in Italy

VIDEO
In late 2022, Giorgia Meloni emerged as Italy’s new…

January 4, 2023/by Beate Schmidtke

Dec 14th – Online Round Table – Launch of the Digital Booklet on Memory Politics

Online Round Table: Round table discussion with the authors of…

November 29, 2022/by Beate Schmidtke

Policy Recommendations

Debating Issues of Democracy from a Transatlantic Perspective

Memory Politics

Experts Database

Mnemonic Democracy

Latest News and Events

New SSHRC Project: Mnemonic Democracy: Collective Memory, Civic Education, and Democratic Engagement

Humboldt Research Award for Oliver Schmidtke: Strengthening Germany–Canada Research Networks on Migration and Democracy

ECSA-C 2026 Biennial Conference – May 14-16, 2026

Antisemitism in Germany and the Politics of Blame

Our Activities

Public Outreach

Scholarly Expertise

Youth Engagement

Learning Tools

Transatlantic Networks

Comparative Analysis & Publications

Expert interviews

Canada Eyes Europe: A Bold New Path for Trade and Democracy? Radio Interview

Memory Politics and Democracy- Interview with Dr. Peter J. Verovšek

Memory Politics in Liberal and Illiberal Democracies – Interview with Dr. George Soroka

Memory Politics in Poland – Interview with Dr. Beata Halicka

Recent Webinars

Webinar: Defining Pro-Russian and Anti-Western Narratives in the Black Sea region

Memory Politics in a Regional Perspective: Towards a new East-West Divide?

Webinar Jan 12th 2023 : Beyond Anti-fascism? The rise of Giorgia Meloni and the transformation of national memory in Italy

Dec 14th – Online Round Table – Launch of the Digital Booklet on Memory Politics

Policy Recommendations

Antisemitism in Germany and the Politics of Blame

Collective Memory and Democratization – Policy Memo

Strengthening Holocaust Education – Policy Memo

Media and Collective Memory – Policy Memo

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