My research on denazification and Holocaust memory has been cited in the Chicago Tribune! A couple weeks ago, I was interviewed by author Fern Schumer, who wrote a short op-ed on family reckoning with Nazi pasts (gift link below): www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/o...

Fern Schumer Chapman: From Nazi Party membership records to family lineages, databases reveal hidden histories

Locating a family member’s name in the database can upend identity. In that moment, nothing will ever be the same.

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The building where Adolf Hitler was born has been turned into a police station in an attempt by the Austrian government to deter the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers. nyti.ms/4vM3bgJ

Hitler’s Birthplace in Austria Is Now a Police Station

The government repurposed the 17th-century building in hopes of preventing the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers.

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CNN interviewed me about the digitization of Nazi Party membership records! www.cnn.com/2026/06/28/e...

Germans are researching their Nazi past as the far right urges them to move on | CNN

Newly accessible online archives revealing Nazi party membership are reshaping many Germans’ understanding of their own family histories.

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Excited to share the cover of "Racism and Antiracism in Divided Germany," a forthcoming book I co-edited with Lauren Stokes. A history of racism and antiracist activism in East, West, and unified Germany—and why it matters today. 30% off from Cornell UP with code 09BCARD: tinyurl.com/RADGcornell

Historians: I'm looking for an accessible book for students on the history of peace and democracy in the modern world. Historical interpretations preferred... the more global the better. Any thoughts?

Kicking off our conference on “Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective” at The Toulouse School Of Economics - hosted by @victorgayeco.bsky.social

Woke up to some exciting news: Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany, has been awarded the Council for European Studies Silver Book Award. I'm deeply honored by this recognition and grateful to everyone who supported the project councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...

For the past 6 months, I’ve been interviewing scholars, practitioners, and policymakers working to counter and prevent far-right political extremism as part of a pilot project at Rowan University's RCHGHR. I’ve met some incredible people doing deeply important work: www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-...

For those interested in #denazification in postwar #Austria, I have a new (open source) article out with @jaustamerhist.bsky.social: "Improvised Liberation: Allied Planning for the Denazification and Democratization of Austria" scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/austria...

Improvised Liberation: Allied Planning for the Denazification and Democratization of Austria

Abstract. This article reexamines western Allied planning for the denazification of Austria, arguing that the campaign’s limitations were not merely the result of Cold War geopolitics or the “victim’s...

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@thegsa.bsky.social is accepting submissions for the Barclay Book Prize competition (for monographs published in 2025). I'm on this year's committee. The deadline for nominations is May 30. Please spread the word! www.thegsa.org/grants-prize...

Is there a Nazi in your family? www.zeit.de/wissen/2026-...

NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei: War Ihre Familie in der NSDAP? Recherchieren Sie in neuen Dokumenten

Die ZEIT hat ihr Recherchetool noch einmal verbessert. Millionen weitere Akten der Mitgliederkartei sind nun durchsuchbar. Spüren Sie Ihrer Familiengeschichte nach.

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‼️TOMORROW‼️

CENFAD at Temple University@cenfad.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Peace in the Age of Forever Wars Symposium Temple University (Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor, Global Studies Lounge) April 3-4, 2026. This event will be held in person only. Full program available here: liberalarts.temple.edu/research/lab...

If you haven't already heard, the U.S. National Archives is making most of its microfilmed Nazi membership records (16 million digital objects) available online free of charge. It's not the cleanest of collections, but still an incredible resource for historians, students, and genealogists.

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Jürgen Habermas, a philosopher and public intellectual who was one of the most influential and cited thinkers in postwar Germany, died on Saturday. He was 96.

Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers

In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best way to redeem democratic society.

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Walter Pohl is currently talking Archaeogenetics @rowanuniversity.bsky.social!!

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Some exciting news: Everyday Denazification has been shortlisted for the Council for European Studies 2026 First Book Award (winner announced in May). It's encouraging to learn that my research on political de-radicalization continues to gain traction. councilforeuropeanstudies.org/uncategorize...

My latest book review for @historians.org is of "Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts Its Nazi Past" by Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann - academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann. Illustrated by Liz Clarke. Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts its Nazi Past.

Within the dense historiographical landscape of Holocaust studies, unexplored topics continue to come into focus alongside methodological innovations, the

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UC Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program seeks a Visiting Professor to teach the 5-week Botstiber Compact Seminar in Spring 2027. Topics on Austrian lit, history, or culture welcome. For More Information, see the Link Below: ies.berkeley.edu/austrian/bot...

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo

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Wait, what? wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

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PhD and recent postdocs in Central European History, CEHS @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social is accepting applications until December 1, 2025 for its Emerging Scholar Program. This year's program will support panels for the 2027 AHA Meeting in New Orleans. Details at: tinyurl.com/4y6n4rhz

I'll be watching the new #Nuremberg film tonight. Trying to keep an open mind. My wife has made me promise not to whisper any historical commentary (or criticism). Totally fair.

Our Phi Alpha Theta chapter made the main page of the national website. This is what “unlocking your historical potential” looks like…

Vote, New Jersey! www.nj.gov/state/electi...

🚨 Job Alert! We're recruiting a part-time freelance managing editor to join the CEH editorial team. Applications are due by 30 November 2025. Full details and application process here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thrilled with the evening event. @milleridriss.bsky.social was brilliant, we had 200+ folks, and there were tons of good, difficult questions about misogyny and hate and the far right extremist pipeline.

Very excited to share Federico Marcon's "Fascism: The History of a Word" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social, 2025) with my students next semester. This book surprised and impressed me throughout.

A few weeks back, I spoke with Dr. Paul Jackson (Northampton) about his new research on fascism and the history of emotions. This is the first episode of the “De-Radicalization & Democracy” series from #RCHGHR @rowanuniversity.bsky.social. Have a read! www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-...

Important conference alert: "Fascism at the Ballot Boxes" - November 12-14, 2025. My colleague @victorgayeco.bsky.social will present some early findings from our "Who Became Nazi?" project. Program: danslesurnes.hypotheses.org