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How did the experience of autocratic government inform the way in which politicians developed new policies in Germany, France and Italy after the end of the Second World War? What conclusions did politicians draw from their past experiences with totalitarianism? Did a new 'generation' of leaders with shared democratic ideas acquire the leading positions of these countries? Did any kind of exchange, transfer or international collaboration exist or did politicians act exclusively within their particular national context? Finally: Was the experience with totalitarian regimes kept alive in public memory and did people try to develop and implement progressive, forward-thinking ideas of social organisation? Taking these central questions as a starting point, specific issues can be raised about each respective country, which will reflect the contrast between the occupied and collaborating states of France and Italy on the one hand and Nazi Germany on the other. Covering the period between 1945 and 1960, the workshop aims to provide some initial answers to these questions from a comparative point of view. It also strives to analyse whether the year 1945 should be regarded as a break with the past or as the beginning of a phase of continuity in Germany, France and Italy in terms of how they envisioned a democratic society.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
04/18/2012 14:00 - 04/19/2012 13:30
Event venue:
Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom
Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma
Via Aurelia Antica, 391
00165 Rom
Italy
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
History / archaeology, Politics
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
04/11/2012
Sender/author:
Gesche Schifferdecker
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event39333
Programme 
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