The new book now has a cover. The Myths of 1989: Origins, Realities, and Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Eastern Europe rethinks the free-market turn through thirteen country case studies uncovering its contested intellectual and political origins.

Out early 2027 with Purdue University Press

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Today on the #KWIBlog: "Live Not by Post-Truth"
Former KWI Fellow @martinbabicka.bsky.social explores the complex connections between the contemporary ‘post truth’ phenomenon and Eastern European socialist historiography.

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In a few weeks in Erfurt, we'll be looking back at the wild debates of the 1990s Science Wars from a fresh, global perspective–to better understand how science, politics, and public life got so tangled. Check the programme:
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