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Federalist thought in mid-20th century Central-Eastern Europe: Contributions from the Slovak region

Alcide de Gasperi Seminar

Add to calendar 2023-06-15 15:00 2023-06-15 16:00 Europe/Rome Federalist thought in mid-20th century Central-Eastern Europe: Contributions from the Slovak region Sala del Torrino and online via zoom Villa Salviati, Via Bolognese 156 YYYY-MM-DD
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When

15 June 2023

15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Where

Sala del Torrino and online via zoom

Villa Salviati, Via Bolognese 156

Marián Sekerák presents work in progress from his research stay as an HAEU Visegrad grant recipient.

In this Alcide de Gasperi seminar, Dr Marián Sekerák, a 2022 recipient of the International Visegrad Fund Research Grant at the HAEU, will present his work on federalisation projects in Central Europe in the mid-20th century, focusing especially on the contribution of intellectuals, publicists, politicians and diplomats, either of Slovak origin or born in the territory of the (current) country. In his paper, he analyzes their views as well as the broader theoretical and geopolitical context of the Central European political developments at the time from a historical and political-theoretical perspective. 

In the first part of the paper, he presents an overview of federal concepts of Central (and Eastern) Europe. He subsequently provides a conceptualisation of Slovak emigration, since many thinkers emigrated from Czechoslovakia after WWII. The main focus is on the concepts of the 1940s and 1950s as offered by several federalist thinkers with different ideological and personal backgrounds: M. Hodža, J. Ursíny, J. Lettrich, Š. Osuský, F. Durcanský, K. Sidor, P. Prídavok, Š. Polakovic, J.A. Mikuš, J. Kirschbaum, J. Šramek, J. Géci, A. Grébert, and L. Gestetner.

Scientific Organiser(s):

Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre

Speaker(s):

Marián Sekerák (AMBIS College, Prague)

Discussant(s):

Pavel Szobi (Charles University, Prague)

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