The Dayton Agreement. 25 years later

by EUROM | Oct 26, 2020

November 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, best known as the Dayton Agreement, which ended the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the deadliest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. The agreement...

Controversial memories and heritage. Uses and abuses of the recent past

by EUROM | Oct 20, 2020

The 6th Internacional Conference Walter Benjamin will be held online from November 19 to 21; The conference aims to address the tension between the rigorous transmission of historical knowledge and the heritagization trends that sometimes stray into commercializing...

Masters and Slaves. Labor, rebellion and trade in transatlantic slavery

by EUROM | Oct 5, 2020

The Faculty of History and Geography of the University of Barcelona holds an international seminar to discuss the history of transatlantic slavery; The opening lecture will be delivered by Myriam Cottias, director of the Centre International de Recherches sur les...

The world today. From historical Fascisms to postmodern reactionarism and new populisms

by EUROM | Oct 17, 2019

The challenges of memory policies A group of 28 experts will gather in Barcelona and Portbou from November 27 to 30 to debate the concepts of fascism, new reactionism, authoritarianism and populism by analyzing political projects that have taken or are taking this...

Taking Stock of European Memory Policies 2019

by EUROM | Sep 15, 2019

Memory is a value that contributes to increasing the quality of democracy in our societies; The fragility and vulnerability of its uses in the present make us believe that the processes of transmission and interaction must be constantly done together with the...