Guest: Prof. Michael Bernhard
Host: Prof. Violeta Davoliūtė
Is the past alive in the present? How have different European countries dealt with their past, and what implications have these approaches had on the state of their societies in the present? How can the recent U.S. elections affect memory regimes and the state of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe?
The EUROPAST project lead, Prof. Violeta Davoliūtė, discussed these questions with Michael Bernhard, a professor in democratisation and development at the University of Florida, for the EUROPAST podcast. He is the inaugural holder of the Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science at the University of Florida, and he has longtime experience teaching at Penn State University, University of Warsaw and Harvard University.
In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.
We invite you to listen to the most recent episode of the EUROPAST podcast. Enjoy!