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Foundation EDITORIAL ...... 3 Heinrich Böll Foundation, CONTRIBUTIONS Warsaw Office...... 28 Ziemer, K.: Poland and Germany: What Foundation Past, What Future? ...... 4 Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Social Science Research Connections Warsaw Office...... 29 between the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Funds (WZB) and Poland...... 10 Polish-German Academic Society...... 30 Copernicus Award...... 30 GERMANY Journal description Scientific institution Orbis Linguarum...... 31 German Poland Institute...... 12 Journal description Scientific institution Polish-German Yearbook...... 31 Herder Institute...... 13 Recent publications...... 31 Scientific institution Online publications ...... 32 Polonicum at the University of Mainz...... 14 Scientific institution CONFERENCES ...... 32 Junior Professorship for Poland and DATA ...... 33 Ukraine Studies ...... 14 Scientific institution INTERNET...... 34 Polish Studies (Polonistik) University of Bremen, Integrated European Studies.... 15 Journal description Transodra ...... 15 Journal description Welttrends ...... 17 Journal description Inter Finitimos...... 17 EDITORIAL Journal description ernst+gladiola netzwerk für interkulturelle Dear Readers, kommunikation ...... 18 Journal description From May 2005 till May 2006 the German- OST-WEST. Europäische Perspektiven.. 19 Polish Year, a project of the German and Polish Research projects...... 19 governments aiming to consolidate und deepen Recent publications...... 21 the bilateral relations, will make a framework for Online-publications ...... 21 numerous initiatives in the field of culture, art, POLAND civil society and science. The idea of the Ger- Scientific institution man-Polish year dates back to November 2003 Scientific Centre of the Polish Academy of when Polish-German intergovernmental consul- Sciences (PAN), Berlin Office...... 21 tations ended in the signature of an agreement Scientific institution concerning the project, which was developed Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and earlier by the Polish minister of culture and the Administration, Polish-German Center for German government’s commissioner for culture Banking Law...... 22 and media. During the German-Polish Year Scientific institution hundreds of projects will reflect various com- Collegium Polonicum...... 22 mitments and foreground the intellectual di- Scientific institution mension of the relations between both coun- German-Polish Documentation and Media tries. Centre...... 23 Scientific institution On this occasion in the current issue of our Warsaw University, Faculty of Modern newsletter, we would like to present both Polish Language, Institute of German Studies... 24 and German institutions as well as journals, Scientific institution recent publications and interesting internet sites Adam Mickiewicz University, Collegium which focus either on the neighbouring country Europaeum...... 25 or on the German-Polish relations and coopera- Scientific institution tion. As an introduction into the topic of the is- Wroclaw University, Willy Brandt Center. 25 sue we are glad to present two contributions Scientific institution reflecting on the German-Polish relations by Germany and Northern Europe Institute . 26 Klaus Ziemer, the director of the German His- Scientific institution torical Institute in Warsaw, and on German- Center for International Relations ...... 27 Polish research cooperation at the Social Sci-

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 3 ence Research Centre Berlin (WZB) by Georg ONTRIBUTION Thurn. C

In this context, it seems to us important to point Poland and Germany: What Past, out to hitherto existing Polish-German higher What Future?1 education cooperation in the field of broadly understood social sciences. We would like to By Klaus Ziemer draw your attention to the extent of the cooperations in several selected disciplines. The On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the data stem from the database of the German Warsaw Uprising, Germany’s Chancellor Rectors´ Conference on the international co- Gerhard Schröder delivered a memorable operations of German higher education institu- speech in Warsaw. Ten years after the Presi- tions: dent of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ro- http://www.hochschulkompass.de/kompass/xml/index_ man Herzog, asked Poles to forgive Germans koop.htm the harms done by Germans to Poles during In most cases, these co-operations are based World War II, the symbolic meaning of the prob- on agreements between the higher education lem has narrowed down for Chancellor institutions and universities which were con- Schröder. Although his description of the War- cluded in the 1990s: saw Uprising as “a Polish pride and a German shame” was considered correct by the general Economics 164 public in Poland, the actual expectations of the Social Sciences 58 Polish public opinion focused on what Ger- Legal Sciences 54 many’s Chancellor would say about controver- Pedagogics 42 sial issues of the property lost in the aftermath Political Science 27 of World War II, which were discussed emo- Cultural Studies 19 tionally several months earlier. Schröder’s as- Psychology: 17 sertion that the government of the Federal Re- Area Studies 7 public of Germany would not support the claims (Retrieved in Dec. 2005) for compensation filed by German citizens with Polish or international courts, was viewed in On the 25th of July 2005 in Frakfurt (Oder), the Poland as a step in the right direction. However, German-Polish scientific cooperation was it was not regarded as a settlement of the dis- strengthened by allocation of 55 million euros pute concerning the potential return of proper- and by signing of the joint declaration of both ties, situated in the areas that belonged to the countries. German Reich before the war, to their previous owners. In response to the announcements We wish you merry Christmas and a successful made by Preußische Treuhand (Prussian New Year 2006. Claims Society, an organization that is virtually unknown in Germany and probably has as few Your editorial team as 100 members), that the German expellees would file claims for compensation for the private property Germans lost following World War II, resolutions calling for recalculating the war damages and losses caused by Germans were passed in some large Polish cities, including Warsaw. On 12 September 2004 the Sejm (Par- liament) passed almost unanimously, with one abstention, a resolution urging the Polish government to start negotiations with the German government regarding war reparations. The seemingly carefree atmosphere in Polish- German relations from the 1990s was thus finally destroyed. What was left of the repeatedly stressed Polish-German community of interests? What are Polish-German relations like now? The following reflections are the first attempt at finding answers to two groups of questions: First, how can current political, economic,

1 This is a shortened version of the article, under the same title, which was first published in The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs, 2005, no. 1, pp. 50-68.

4 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 military, cultural, etc. relations between these programme, later multilateral (a Polish-German- two countries be characterized? Second, why Danish corps was formed in Szczecin), and has the positive spirit of Polish-German rela- from 1999 on within NATO. Just a couple of tions been disturbed ever more frequently over years earlier it seemed difficult even to imagine the last three or four years, casting doubt on anything like that. Nowadays most of problems many of the achievements in the field of rap- in Polish-German relations will be regulated prochement and cooperation between Poland through the European Union and all the in- and Germany, and what does this mean for fu- volved parties will gradually become aware of ture bilateral relations? that. Nevertheless, bilateral issues are still important, and matters concerning the EU and Political, Economic and Cultural Relations NATO require bilateral discussions and ar- between Poland and Germany rangements as well. Meetings at the senior political level are arranged quite frequently. How- Polish-German political relations – in spite of ever, unexpected initiatives such as the Polish tense atmosphere occurring from time to time prime minister’s signature of the so-called “let- over the last years – are based on very solid ter of eight” that the German side learned about foundations. From the time when Poland re- only post factum, or the Sejm resolution con- gained complete independence and the two cerning reparations, passed on 10 September Germanies reunited, the interests of both states 2004, show that this cooperation has its limita- coincided in so many respects, that it has be- tions. come justified to talk about a Polish-German On the other hand, economic cooperation is “community of interests” in the 1990s. The fact definitely based on solid grounds. Trade turn- that a strong political and socio-economic posi- over increases year after year. Germany is the tion of Poland is now in the interest of Germany, destination for nearly one-third of Polish ex- proves how much our relations have changed, ports, and without doubt is Poland’s key trade not only in comparison to Cold-War relations, partner at present. The volume of trade with but also in comparison to the inter-war period. Poland amounts to only 3% of the total German The former Federal Republic of Germany foreign trade, but it can increase considerably, (which was largely dependent on exports) was especially since the structure of Polish export surrounded by predictable partners in the north, has changed significantly over the last 15 west and south, but now the united Germany years. Not only natural resources and agricul- has a chance to build similarly stable relations tural products, but also technologically ad- in the east as well. It has been in the past, and vanced goods are exported from Poland. is even more now in the widely understood in- Therefore, the trade between Poland and Ger- terest of Germany to extend the zone of eco- many is becoming ever more complementary. nomic and political stability also to the East. Poland’s accession to the European Union will Aside from deliberations on historical right- further contribute to its growth and diversity. eousness, it explains why the Federal Republic Euroregions have been created and operate of Germany supported Poland’s integration with successfully on the Polish-German borderland Western structures, above all NATO and the from the Baltic to the border with the Czech European Union, more strongly than any other Republic. Their advantages have been appreci- country. Thanks to the generally successful po- ated, especially by Poles, though at first they litical and socio-economic transformation – in were viewed sceptically. Also, the scope of co- spite of certain minor problems – Poland has operation in the field of culture and education become an anchor of stability in Central and has widened. Contacts between universities, Eastern Europe. It is also a model for countries schools and other educational institutions are such as Ukraine and Belarus, which will not be more frequent than ever before. The number of able to transform their societies equally suc- Polish-German sister cities has long since ex- cessfully in the nearest future. However, Poland ceeded the number of such agreements con- can be an example demonstrating that such a cluded between German and French cities. The transformation is possible. Therefore, Poland number of people visiting the neighbouring plays a key role in the stabilization process in country increases every year. In 2004 about the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Not 150,000 young people from both countries met only the Federal Republic of Germany, but the within the German-Polish Youth Office whole European Union (even if its individual (Deutsch-Polnisches Jugendwerk). Opinion member states in a various degree) are inter- polls conducted among political, economic and ested in Poland playing this role as effectively cultural elites reveal that both parties are as possible. guided by a very similar system of values and Issues concerning the future come to the fore attach considerable importance to their coun- ever more in bilateral relations. Military coop- terparts across the border. However, both par- eration was initiated in the 1990s, at first it was ties recognize that their neighbours know too bilateral or within the Partnership for Peace

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 5 little about each other2. Thus, Polish-German press. How can this be explained? The reasons relations have acquired a notable dimension in include above all objective problems and sec- terms of scope and intensity. ondly the problems associated with mutual perceptions. Which Factors Determine Polish-German There is no doubt that an objective asymmetry Relations? exists between Polish and German societies: Germany has twice the population of Poland, Various cases of turbulence in Polish-German Germany’s economy is stronger and German cooperation in recent years proved that the de- society enjoys a higher standard of living. This piction of bilateral relations was often simplified. asymmetry is bound to influence bilateral rela- If in spite of such favourable conditions, some tions for years to come. It is always present in tension or frictions occurred from time to time the subconscious and can create an image of and there must have been some reasons for unequal partnership on both sides of the border that. It appears that the dialogue taking place in with negative consequences for bilateral rela- the 1990s was too superficial. Joint efforts to tions. Germans can show disrespect for Poland achieve Poland’s accession to Western struc- and treat it with disdain as an unequal partner, tures of cooperation, memorable gestures of whereas Poles can be even more tempted to reconciliation such as the speech delivered by stress equality and independent actions. It is Federal President Roman Herzog on the occa- possible that the Polish prime minister’s signa- sion of the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Up- ture of the “letter of eight,” which extremely irri- rising or the speech delivered by Polish Minister tated Germans, stemmed from this very reason. of Foreign Affairs Władysław Bartoszewski in An analysis of current relations reveals a strik- Bundestag on the occasion of the 50th anniver- ing difference in the attitude of Polish and Ger- sary of the end of World War II, all seemed to man political elites to bilateral relations. Ger- show that the interests of both parties coincide mans tend to draw conclusions from the current to a great extent and reflect great harmony. geopolitical situation. They can draw upon dec- However, the developments observed in the ades of experience in the process of European last three or four years prove that there are still integration. Poles, on the other hand, view certain problems in Polish-German relations these relations to a much greater extent from and that the partners frequently fail to notice the perspective of history. them or tend to ignore them, even though these Few, if any, in Germany understood Polish in- problems play a significant role in politics. dignation at the news that Erika Steinbach and After the breakthrough in Poland and the reuni- others had established a foundation whose fication of Germany the elites defined both am- main objective was to create the Centre against bitious common goals and the strategy for Po- Expulsions in Berlin. The key objective of this land’s integration with the European Communi- centre is to preserve the memory of Germans 3 ties . It was them who were responsible for the expelled from their homes after World War II. following dynamics of bilateral relations. The Poles have objections both regarding the presi- contacts between the two civil societies were dent of the Federation of Expellees, who was quite modest then. Over decades the Federal born in Rumia near Gdańsk during World War II Republic of Germany has created strong links as the child of a German occupation policeman with societies of the West thanks to an open from Hesse (and in 1990 voted in the dialogue with Western partners. Creating similar Bundestag against recognition of the current links with Poland was not possible with the Pol- German-Polish border), and the very concept ish People’s Republic because the Polish for such a centre by an organization that until United Workers’ Party controlled all foreign con- quite recently behaved as if World War II had tacts. However, over the last 15 years such con- begun when the Red Army approached the tacts have developed very dynamically, exerting borders of the Reich and as if the events since a favourable influence on the bilateral relations. 1939 had never taken place. When the idea to On the other hand, numerous misunderstand- create the Centre was announced, it caused ings have occurred in the relations of elites over fears that history would be treated selectively recent years, what has been reflected in the and one-sidedly. However, Erika Steinbach was virtually unknown in Germany. Paradoxically, she has be- 2 D. Eberwein, M. Ecker-Ehrhardt, Deutschland und Polen. come widely-known mostly thanks to the inter- Eine Werte- und Interessen- gemeinschaft? Die Eli- ten-Perspektive, Opladen, 2001. est she aroused in Poland. The debate about 3 Art. 8(3) of the Treaty between the Republic of Poland and plans to create the Centre against Expulsions the Federal Republic of Germany on Good- developed absolutely asymmetrically in Poland neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation of 17 June and Germany. In Poland the project was widely 1991. At that time no other member state of the Euro- discussed and perceived as an attempt to view pean Communities was prepared to make such far- fetched commitments to support Poland’s aspirations German guilt in relative terms, whereas in Ger- to join the European Communities. many this problem attracted the interest of only

6 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 a narrow minority and hardly anyone took no- result of various anniversaries (e.g. the battle of tice of the heated debate in Poland. When the Stalingrad) and the upcoming 60th anniversary Prussian Claims Society was established in of the end of World War II. More distanced ob- Germany, hardly anyone noticed it because this servers noticed that the current wave was akin group was simply too small and too insignificant to a third stage in perceptions of the World War to attract attention. In Poland, on the other II period. During the first stage, attention fo- hand, it seemed to be of great importance, be- cused on the war criminals, during the second cause it was seen as an attempt, nearly 60 stage on the victims who suffered because of years after World War II, to revise its results, the Germans. Now German victims, too, are which obviously caused great indignation. In taken into account, which can be considered a response, Polish organizations such as the Pol- normal phenomenon, provided that it is not for- ish Claims Society (Polskie Powiernictwo) or gotten why those Germans suffered8. In the Greater Poland Claims Society (Powiernictwo long run, the taking into consideration the rea- Wielkopolskie) were established. They will be sons and effects of the suffering inflicted by just as ineffective as the Prussian Claims Soci- Germans as well as the suffering of German ety, but all will contribute to deterioration of at- victims, can lead to a more balanced assess- mosphere in bilateral relations. ment. The idea to build the Centre against Expulsions A certain irritation with the change in attitudes to and the establishment of the Prussian Claims World War II observed in Germany predomi- Society was viewed in Poland within the context nates in Polish media, both in statements by of a tendency, observed in Germany over past journalists and politicians. However, a closer few years, to “discover” Germans as victims of look at the German public discourse reveals the World War II,. Crabwalk4 by Günter Grass, pub- actual predominance of voices stressing that no lished in 2001, which describes the sinking of revision of the history of that war has taken the Wilhelm Gustloff and the difficult fate of place. None of those who raise the issue of German fugitives, triggered a wave of publica- German suffering questions German guilt and tions (mostly popular-science articles for the responsibility9. However, the accounts focusing general public), which found out ever new on German suffering attract much more atten- groups of German victims, apart from fugitives tion in Poland. and expellees, raped women, victims of bomb- The famous slogan “Nice or death,” promoted ings5, etc. It created the impression in Poland by a prominent opposition politician during dis- that Germans are gradually rewriting the history cussions on the future constitution of the Euro- of World War II, presenting themselves as the pean Union, strongly appealed to many Poles victims of this war and trying to blur the line be- and put the Polish government in an awkward tween the perpetrators and the victims. Some position. The government did not want to be Poles wondered what would happen when the less “patriotic” than the opposition and therefore generation that had survived the war passed had a limited number of options in Brussels. away and what picture of the war would prevail This slogan met with a complete lack of under- within the next generations. They argued that a standing in Germany. It was viewed as a proof “battle for memory” was being fought and that that Polish politics is structurally incapable of Poles were losing it6, that German filmmakers, reaching compromises and as a statement from journalists and politicians who talked about a completely different era. In the European Un- German victims had entered territory which was ion, where it is common that adversaries with previously reserved for neo-Nazis7. very different stands try to reach an agreement, Indeed, a certain “wave of memory” can be ob- a compromise is not considered a defeat but an served in the media, including TV, partly as a indispensable mechanism of solving problems. Those who give in and agree to compromise today know that they can count on their part- 4 G. Grass, Im Krebsgang: eine Novelle, Göttingen, 2001. Polish edition: Idąc rakiem, Warszawa, 2002. English ners’ concessions tomorrow. However, the old title: Crabwalk, Orlando, Fla., 2002 and London, members of the European Union had decades 2004. to get used to these rules of the game, whereas 5 The book by J. Friedrich entitled Der Brand: Deutschland the new members will probably have to get fa- im Bombenkrieg 1940–1945, München, 2003 and the album published by the same author, Brandstätten: Der Anblick des Bombenkriegs, München, 2003, be- 8 W. Pięciak, “Dyskusje historyczne i ich rola w pamięci came bestsellers. zbiorowej i stosunkach polsko-niemieckich,” in: A. 6 Not only in Polish nationalist right press. Cf. P. Wolff-Powęska, D. Bingen (eds.), Polacy–Niemcy. Jendroszczyk, K. Zuchowicz, “Polska przegrywa Sąsiedztwo z dystansu, Poznań, 2004, pp. 377–409. bitwę o pamięć. Przekonać Niemców do This volume was published in German as well under historycznych racji,” Rzeczpospolita, 15 December the title Nachbarn auf Distanz. Polen und Deutsche 2004. 1998–2004, Wiesbaden, 2005. 9 See, inter alia, the interview with the German Foreign 7 F. Ganczak, “Lekarstwo na pamięć,” Newsweek Polska, Minister Joschka Fischer in Rzeczpospolita of 3 De- 13 February 2005, p. 38. cember 2003.

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 7 miliar with the EU decision-making customs in a promoting nationalist i.e. implicitly and explicitly much shorter period. anti-German slogans12. The Sejm resolution of 10 September 2004, “a Poles were also irritated by reports that from black day for Germany and Poland”10 is yet an- 2003 the Federal Ministry of Finance confirmed other example of a misunderstanding, in this in numerous official letters to expellees and re- case dating back to the past. This Sejm resolu- located to Germany that Germany did not re- tion, passed with one abstention, urged the nounce individual property claims and that government of the Republic of Poland to initiate these people could file claims with international negotiations with the German government re- courts or courts of the country in question to garding reparations for the harms done by regain the right to their property13. The Ministry Germany during World War II. The assessment of Finance no longer issues such letters, which of this situation from the standpoint of interna- were contradictory to the intentions expressed tional law seems to be unambiguous. The Sejm by the Chancellor in Warsaw and by Federal resolution, which met with great irritation in President J. Rau in Gdańsk in 2003. One ques- Germany, has been rejected by the Polish gov- tion remains – why were such letters sent at ernment. Polish-German evaluation and as- all? sessment of this by professors Barcz and Concerning further steps, first of all the prob- Frowein is unambiguous and even in Poland lems which stem from the past should be only a few people still consider the possibility of solved. Regarding the financial claims on both negotiations regarding reparations11. The reso- sides of the border, it is difficult to imagine any lution provoked an argument between the Sejm other solution than the “zero option.” This and the Polish government, which rejected the means that 60 years after the war ended, no resolution. The President of the Republic of Po- party should count on receiving any compensa- land did so, too. After all, questioning Poland’s tion or fear having to pay for anything. The cur- renouncement of further reparations from Ger- rent situation should be maintained. This could many in 1953 on the grounds that the then Pol- be achieved by means of political actions on the ish government was not sovereign would mean basis of a Polish-German agreement. However, opening a Pandora’s box. Fortunately, the in this case the German government would Bundestag came to the conclusion that this have to be prepared for a wave of claims filed resolution was targeted at a local rather than a by the expelled Germans. Until now the official foreign recipient and simply did not respond. stand of all German governments was that the Moreover, Germany was surprised by the fact eastern border of Germany was moved west that the Polish parliament dealt with a small or- after World War II, but that this fact did not af- ganization, virtually unknown in Germany, and fect the legal status of private property left in thus elevated it to the position of a partner for the former German territory. No German gov- discussion, while the German government and ernment after 1990 had the courage to tell the all parties represented in the Bundestag, includ- expellees that after the Two-Plus-Four Agree- ing the President of the Federation of Expellees ment was concluded, they should give up any Erika Steinbach herself – even if rather late – hope of regaining their property or receiving distanced themselves from it. With the history of adequate compensation. Only the refusal of all Poland well remembered, combative voices of courts to deal with the claims filed by the expel- even such insignificant associations as the lees or the rejection of such claims by all courts, Prussian Claims Society cause uncertainty will finally persuade the “hard core” expellees among millions of concerned Poles, who feel that the problem of property losses as a result that 60 years after the end of World War II their of the territorial changes in the wake of World property still is not legally protected. Such fears War II has been finally regulated. One can only are currently used and abused in political ar- hope that the claims of the Prussian Claims So- guments in Poland in order to gain votes by ciety will be filed as soon as possible in the competent courts and that the matter will be settled once and for all.

10 Cf. B. Kerski, “Ein schwarzer Tag für Deutschland und 12 The Polish right wing recorded these anti-German argu- Polen,” Internationale Politik, (10) 2004, pp. 107–112. ments during a meeting of the Sejm Committee for 11 One example is J. Sandorski, “Zrzeczenie się w 1953 r. Foreign Affairs on 3 March 2005. Germany is said to przez Polskę reparacji wobec Niemiec w świetle be preparing to “gain hegemony in Europe,” and “is prawa międzynarodowego,” in: Problem reparacji, striving to weaken transatlantic links.” Moreover, “the odszkodowań i świadczeń w stosunkach polsko- support for neo-Nazis is on the increase” and even “a niemieckich 1944–2004, vol. I, Warszawa, 2004, pp. pact” between Germany and Russia which threatens 123–155. However, in the conclusion of his delibera- the “demise of Poland” is mentioned. W. Szacki, tions Sandorski points out the significance of the “Niemieckie lęki,” Gazeta Wyborcza, 4 March 2005. Federal Republic of Germany’s attitude to the legal- No comparable anti-Polish slogans can be heard in property situation in post-war Poland in the context of the Bundestag. potential reparation claims. 13 B. Kerski, op. cit., pp. 108 ff.

8 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 It seems that the Polish-German “community of the one built in the 90s, when both sides strived interests and values” from the 1990s achieved to achieve long-term goals such as Poland’s its key strategic objectives when Poland joined accession to NATO and the European Union, is NATO and the European Union and has now clearly lacking now. Poland and Germany had problems of defining new mutual objectives with quite divergent stands with regard to the poli- a similar scope. This has become evident with cies on Iraq and some problems concerning the regard to the issues concerning the future of the future European Constitution. As far as the European Union. Before a common Polish- European Union issues are concerned, this German stand can be defined, it should be situation will continue till Poland makes some made clear what the Polish objectives regarding decisions concerning its future objectives in the the European Union actually are and what the EU. future constitutional outlook of the European Realistically speaking, there is no chance of a Union preferred by Poland is. A lot depends on “strategic partnership” in Polish-German rela- this choice. Another basic question involves tions right now, especially since parliamentary transatlantic relations. What role is to be played elections are approaching in both countries as by the United States in Europe in the future? well as presidential election in Poland. Never- Poland and Germany differ fairly considerably theless, it is important to stabilize the Polish- in this respect, which is a result of different po- German relations so that they at least develop litical experiences of Polish and German deci- towards “pragmatic cooperation”16. Both coop- sion-makers over the last decades. eration within the European Union and bilateral Polish opinions on these issues vary consid- cooperation (in the borderland regions for ex- erably. Some people criticize the fact that Polish ample), contribute to strengthening the basis for “policy-makers refuse to give up the old geo- a common future-oriented policy. The fears as- politics” and base their views on thinking origi- sociated with Poland’s accession to the EU felt nating from the Cold-War era, calling for an by both Poles and Germans (that Germans adequately strong European orientation in Pol- would buy out Polish land and that cheap Polish ish politics14. Others warn that Poland’s attitude workforce would flood the German labour mar- to the Polish-German relations is too idealistic ket, increasing an already high unemployment and assume that there are fundamental differ- rate) have proved unjustified. An assessment of ences of interests between Poland and Ger- gains and losses after almost a year from the many in terms of Realpolitik15. Sceptical voices date when Poland joined the EU is rather posi- predominate in Polish public opinion, which is tive. What prevents Poland and Germany from basically connected with the problem of mutual close cooperation in the future, regarding the perception and trust. Different historical experi- EU policies towards Ukraine for example? The ences lead to different perception of each other, Polish-German team could play a similar role in a fact that the partners are not always aware of. the integration of Central and Eastern Europe There seems to be an “invisible glass wall” be- as that played by the German-French team in tween them, as a result of which Poles look at the integration of Western Europe. In order to Germany and its current policies and political revive the “community of interests” of the 90s, plans with a hidden or open distrust, while Poland and Germany could, as an example, Germans look at Poland with surprise and in- develop a common European policy towards comprehension. The experiences of the last their eastern neighbours, which would create three or four years show that we are still far prospects for Ukraine, as well as policies to- away from “normality” in this respect. Looking at wards Belarus and Moldova and, last but not the past, on the other hand, we have to ask the least, the “European modus of partnership with question: Have we ever had “normal” Polish- Russia”17. German relations to which we could return? Therefore, an intense Polish-German dialogue Looking at the Polish-German antagonisms is still needed. Members of Polish and German from the first half of the 20th century, one can parliaments and governments should hold regu- notice how much these relations have changed. lar talks. The appointment of coordinators for Current Polish-German cooperation is based on bilateral relations is a first step in the right direc- solid foundations. A strategic partnership, like

16 Cf. convincing argumentation in K.-O. Lang, “Pragmati- 14 R. Kuźniar, “Europeizacja polskiej geopolityki,” Polska w sche Kooperation statt strategische Partnerschaft. Zu Europie, (3) 2004, pp. 5–16. Stand und Perspektiven der deutsch-polnischen Be- 15 M. A. Cichocki, “Polska-Niemcy—co dalej?” Więź, (12) ziehungen,” SWP-Aktuell 48, October 2004. 2004, pp. 88–94. Cichocki presents a very sceptical 17 Cf. D. Bingen, “Die deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen view and argues that Poland and Germany “were nach 1945,” Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 31 Janua- guided by different motives and reasons and strived ry 2005, pp. 9–17. Bingen also mentions “common in- to achieve completely different goals: a partnership terest in a Union capable of solidarity and effective compensating for their own weakness (in the case of actions” and “common interest in the Common For- Poland) and self-treatment of their own inhibitions and eign and Security Policy and Common European Se- neuroses (Germany)” in their dialogue, pp. 91 ff. curity and Defence Policy.”

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 9 tion. The dialogue can concern history as well, Social Science Research Connec- but it should not be carried out only by histori- tions between the Wissen- ans from both sides of the border, especially since there are no significant disagreements schaftszentrum Berlin (WZB) and Po- between them. An honest, wide dialogue involv- land ing the whole civil society is needed18. It is important to discuss openly the problems, differ- By Georg Thurn ences in opinions and different perceptions of the same issues. As a result, better understand- Under the general research theme of “Devel- ing between political leaders and media from opmental trends, problems of adaptation, and both countries will also be possible later on. possibilities for innovation in modern societies”, Increasing integration within the European Un- the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (Social Sci- ion and awareness of mutual benefits can con- ence Research Centre, Berlin - WZB) has, tribute to more relaxed Polish-German rela- since 1989, increasingly addressed issues re- tions. Political frameworks for a positive devel- lated to the development of post-socialist socie- opment of Polish-German relations are good. ties and to pathways of European cooperation. How they will actually develop depends on the ability to understand each other. Poland and Following the general mission of WZB to con- Germany have still a long and difficult way to duct “problem-oriented basic research”, a large go, but this is certainly an achievable task. number of comparative studies have grown out of and become integrated in the longer-term research programs of the WZB research units. Under different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, projects have been undertaken on problems of work organization and labour market institutions (e.g. employment systems, industrial reconstruction and management, international migration and global di- vision of labour), on social structure and welfare development (coping strategies of private households, processes of professional and economic mobility, transformation of socio- economic and political elites etc.), on changes in the political systems (e.g. political, social, cultural preconditions for liberal democracy, political parties and voting behaviour, documentation of the first free elections), or on protest movements, on the structure of scientific institutions, on systems of public health etc. In these projects, Poland, with its “cases” of social, economic, cultural, political development, has been an object of cross-nationally comparative research, and at the same time, Polish social scientists have been active as agents of this research, working together with fellows from WZB (and other institutions of different countries) in international cooperation. Research contacts and exchange fellowships with Polish partners have included sociologists, economists, political scientists, and historians from the Universities in Krakow, Warsaw, Torun and Wroclaw, from the Institutes for Political Studies and for Public Affairs in Warsaw, and from the Instytut Zachodni in Poznan. The most immediate and best-developed partnership, however, is with the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (IFiS) of the Polish Academy of Sci- 18 Cf., inter alia, A. Wolff-Powęska, “Ideowe i polityczne ences (PAN) in Warsaw, an institute of out- przesłanki ewolucji stosunków polsko- -niemieckich,” standing tradition in theoretical and empirical in: Polacy-Niemcy. Sąsiedztwo z dystansu, Poznań, social science research. WZB has entered into 2004, pp. 13–33.

10 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 formal cooperation agreements with IFiS (Direc- racy (“Mokrzycki Symposia”; Warsaw, 2003 and tor: Professor Henryk Domanski) as well as with 2004). In 2006 and 2007 the series will continue the Centre for Social Studies (CSS), which is with workshops to be organized in Berlin, War- connected with the Graduate School for Social saw and Bratislava. Research (Director: Professor Andrzej In the course of the well-developed contacts Rychard), both affiliated with IFiS, offering between the social research institutes in War- graduate and doctoral training programs. saw and Berlin, and with the trust growing from These agreements, in addition to collaborative reliable cooperation and mutual recognition of research projects, provide for the exchange of interests, competences and operating contexts, researchers, for research training fellowships, IFiS, CSS, and WZB have regularly been con- for scientific conferences and workshops, and sulting and assisting each other in matters of for joint activities to foster and support policies social science policy making and research pri- for international social science communication orities, be it in relation to national agencies and and cooperation. Senior researchers as well as foundations, be it in connection with European junior fellows and doctoral students from War- programmes. As a joint activity, focusing on the saw have come to WZB for a period of between structural conditions and the advancement of two and eight weeks (about three person- social science research capacities to the east of months per year in the average of the past eight our countries, a program is being designed for years) to work with WZB research units in the research training workshops and internships to context of existing or potential future projects. be offered to young social scientists in Ukraine In recent years, collaboration between col- in 2006 and 2007, following an initiative from leagues from IFiS / CSS and WZB has increas- sociologists and political scientists at the Uni- ingly become focused on projects and networks versity of Kharkov and the Institute of Sociology funded by the European Union (within the 5th of the Academy of Sciences in Kiev (particularly and the 6th EU framework programmes) and O. Kutsenko). This program, combining the coordinated at WZB, e.g. on “Transitional La- specific abilities and the limited resources of the bour Markets”, on “Living Conditions and Qual- Polish and German partners in the attempt to ity of Life in Europe”, on “European Public build bridges between European research cul- Sphere”, or on “European Civil Society”. As a tures and traditions beyond the membership of consequence, the partners plan to develop joint the European Union, is meant to be the initial project proposals addressing relevant sections stage of a project for which the partners plan to of the 7th EU framework programme currently prepare funding applications in the context of under preparation. 7th framework programme of the EU. From 2000, a series of (meanwhile five) work- Similar forms of cooperation, though not as in- shops and conferences on problems of trans- tensively developed, are being entertained with formation and European perspectives of former social scientists in other countries. Interested socialist countries has been conducted, leading persons are requested to consult the WZB web to publications in successive issues of “Sisy- site (www.wz-berlin.de) and to establish con- phus”, the English language journal published tacts directly with the relevant WZB research by IFiS, and to additional books and articles. units. These conferences, bringing together social scientists from many Central and Eastern Euro- Contact: For more general questions of research pean as well as Western European countries to policy and international cooperation, please ad- discuss the results and the future design of dress Georg Thurn at the Office of the Presi- comparative research projects, were conceptu- dent of WZB ([email protected]) or Nicola ally prepared by leading researchers from IFiS Fielk ([email protected]). (notably W. Adamski as series coordinator, A. Rychard, M. Federowicz) and CSS (E. Mokrzy- cki, S. Eliaeson), in correspondence with senior fellows at WZB (D. Soskice, W. Zapf, H.D. Klingemann, B. Wessels) and, in two cases, with colleagues in other countries: Czech Re- public (P. Machonin) and Ukraine (E. Golo- vakha, O. Ivashchenko). Thematically, they have dealt with Governance Structures (Berlin, 2000), Social Structure and Modernization (Prague, 2001), Social Dynamics and Institu- tional Change: Ukraine in Comparative Per- spective (Kiev, 2001), Civil Society and Democ-

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 11 ERMANY German Poland Institute in Darmstadt) G comprise biographies, documentations and treatises concerning political, historic, social, cultural and literary topics; Scientific institution • Yearbooks Ansichten (Views) (published since 1990) have been offering topical arti- German Poland Institute cles concerning numerous aspects of Ger- Mathildenhöhweg 2 man-Polish relations. Sophisticated essays D-64287 Darmstadt deal with questions concerning Polish culture, politics and society, while the literary Tel.: +496151 420 211 part presents German extracts from hitherto Fax: +496151 420 210 unpublished works of Polish authors. E-mail: [email protected] Chronicles about developments in the fields Internet: http://www.deutsches-polen-institut.de/ of literature, the arts, music, theatre and film as well as detailed bibliographies re- Management: Bingen, Dieter Prof. Dr. (director) cord important events and new publications Founding members: DPI was founded at the initia- on the German and Polish book market; tive of Karl Dedecius and countess Marion • The schoolbook Polish Literature and Ger- Dönhoff. man-Polish literary Relations (Polnische Year of foundation: 1979 Literatur und deutsch-polnische Literatur- Staff: 12 beziehungen) offers assistance for teachers Financing: The institute was established in coop- of German at Gymnasium. In 2006 a similar eration with the city of Darmstadt, the Länder volume for teachers of history will appear; Hessen and Rhineland-Palatinate and the Fed- • The volume Deutsche und Polen. Ge- eration. Since 1987, sponsorship has been ex- schichte – Kultur – Politik (Germans and tended to the conference of the ministers for Poles. History – Culture – Politics), C.H. cultural affairs. Private foundations have a sub- Beck critically compares in short articles stantial share in the realization of the aims of relevant aspects of the cultural, social and the institute. the political life, of the mentality, the tradi- Main fields: The Deutsches Polen-Institut (DPI) is tions and transformations in the two coun- a center of research, information and events to tries. promote Polish culture, history, politics, society Events: Scholarly conferences organized by the and the German-Polish relations in the context institute pick up topical questions of the Ger- of the European integration. DPI contributes to man-Polish relations (2002: A European Centre the mutual understanding of Poles and Ger- Against Expulsions, 2004: History Regained, mans. It meets these tasks through research, 2005: The Destruction of Dialogue). Since 1997 publications and activities such as conferences the German Poland-Institute has arranged and discussions, through cooperation and con- German-Polish panel discussions on political, tact with people and institutions that serve simi- social or cultural questions. Since early 2000 lar purposes and through information and ex- twice a year a small group of experts of pert advice. The Institute establishes contacts Kopernikus-Gruppe and representatives from with a wide circle of people, especially the elites both countries have been debating politically and multipliers in politics and culture, in the and socially relevant problems and suggested administration, the media, and in business. It action to be taken to solve them in German- wants to raise interest in Poland and help cre- Polish relations. In the German-Polish project ate a stable network of German-Polish rela- Germany-Poland-Eastern Europe the institute tions. organizes a series of conferences (Darmstadt Publications/ papers: 2000, Brussels 2001, Leipzig 2003, next • The Polnische Bibliothek, a joint project of planned for 2005). DPI, Robert Bosch Foundation and Co-operations: Close cooperation with the Robert Suhrkamp Publishing House, was com- Bosch Foundation serves as an outstanding pleted in 2000. It presents to the German example for the DPI’s outreach to external part- public outstanding works and developments ners. DPI cooperates with the following Polish of Polish literature from the middle ages to institutions: German Historical Institute (War- today. saw); Polish universities (among others Torun, • Das Panorama der polnischen Literatur des Wroclaw, Poznan, Warsaw, Cracow, Lublin), 20. Jahrhunderts (Panorama of 20th Cen- The Institute for Western Affairs (Poznan), Cen- tury Polish Literature) offers a general sur- tre for Eastern European Studies (Warsaw), vey of one hundred years of poetry, prose Willy Brandt Centre for German and European and short forms from Poland. Studies (Wroclaw); Centre for International Re- • Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Polen- lations (Warsaw). Instituts Darmstadt (Publications of the

12 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Library: The library of the institute is a special- In order to support junior researchers the ized library of Poland and the German-Polish Herder Institute offers a graduate programme. relations in past and present. It comprises Young scientists wishing to do a PhD can apply about 50.000 volumes. and pursue their own research projects within Archive: The newspaper archive of the DPI the period of five years and, in the same time, comprises files on about 13000 Polish authors they are actively involved in the work on the and information material concerning the Ger- institute and can use its extensive infrastruc- man-Polish relations. The „documentation Po- ture. land Information“ comprises 50.000 clippings Current dissertation projects at the Herder Insti- from more than 250 German sources from the tute: years 1970-2001. The archive stores more than • Schutte, Andrea: The mystery of salvation 900 videos (feature films, documentations) and is called remembrance - the Shoah in about 170 sound recordings (radio plays, fea- Czech and Slovak literature tures, interviews), which have been listed in a • Wauker, Marco: Prussia’s East - Polish database. West – antagonism of the competing "Volksgeschichten". German and Polish historiography between 1918 and 1939 in Scientific institution comparison (working title) • Rohrer, Wiebke: Vikings or Slavs? The Herder Institute 'normannistic' theories on the origin of the Gisonenweg 5-7 Polish Piast empire – history and new inter- 35037 Marburg pretation Publications/ papers:

• the “Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa- Tel.: +4964 21 184 0 forschung” (Journal of Research on East Fax: +4964 21 184 139 Central Europe) plays a central role as a E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.herder-institut.de medium of international academic discourse; Management: Mühle, Eduard Dr. (director) • series “Ostmitteleuropa in Vergangenheit Year of foundation: 1950 und Gegenwart” (East-Central Europe in Staff: 49 the Past and Today) published by Böhlau Financing: The Herder Institute is sponsored by Publishers, including more comprehensive the federal government and all sixteen federal works containing fundamental research re- Länder, this non-university institution (member sults; of the Leibniz Association) operates as a centre • series “Materialien und Studien zur Ostmit- for research and academic services. teleuropa-Forschung” (Materials and Stud- Main fields: Herder Institute carries out research ies on East-Central Europe Studies) com- in the field of humanities and social sciences prising studies on more specific subjects, with special focus on the historic German terri- especially dissertations, and different kinds tories in East-Central Europe (especially Po- of materials; land, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia • series „Tagungen zur Ostmitteleuropa- and Lithuania). The core tasks of the Institute is Forschung“ (Conferences on East-Central the support of the research on the East-Central Europe Studies) with the results of confer- European countries and people in European ences and workshops; context via institute’s collections and as a forum • series „Quellen zur Ostmitteleuropa- for scientific discussion. The Herder Institute Forschung“ (Sources on East-Central edits and publishes volumes with historical Europe Studies) containing historical sources and bibliographies as well as scientific sources; series and journals. It encourages and stimu- • series “Bibliographien zur Ostmitteleuropa- lates international discussion in the field of his- Forschung” (Bibliographies on East-Central torical East-Central Europe studies as well as Europe Studies) comprising bibliographical an experience exchange among scientists from data; Germany and abroad. It holds scientific confer- • series “Sammlungen des Herder-Instituts ences and awards scholarships. zur Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung” (Collec- Research: Herder Institute is one of Germany's tions of the Herder Institute on East-Central principal centres for historical research on East- Europe Studies) contains inventories of in- Central Europe. dividual collections or parts of collections at Research projects: Project of individual staff the Herder Institute; member: • series “Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler im • Kreft, Wolfgang: Historical-topographical östlichen Mitteleuropa” (Building and art atlas of Silesian cities

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 13 monuments in East Central Europe) in- and Culture for students of all study subjects. cludes works in the field of art history; Mainzer Polonicum belongs to the Institute of • Herder Institute publishes also individual Slavic Studies at the University of Mainz. The publications, some produced in cooperation courses offered by Polonicum are obligatory for with other publishers. the students of students of Polish philology. Events: • "From national Minority to modern nation: The Poles in German Empire 1870-1918" – Scientific institution a German-Polish Workshop, 16.- 19.05.2005; • World War II in Central Eastern Europe: Junior Professorship for Poland and Remembrance Policy. Continuities and Dis- Ukraine Studies ruptions 23.-24.05.2005; Europa-Universität Viadrina • Places of Remembrance and Myths in Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften Europe. The example of Silesia. Young Re-

searchers Conference organized by Herder Postfach 1786 Institute Marburg and Willy Brandt Centre 15207 Frankfurt (Oder) for German and European Studies, Univer-

sity Wroclaw, 27.-30.09.2005. Tel.: +49335 55 34 22 02 Co-operations: The Insitute cooperates, among Fax: +49335 55 34 22 86 others, with: German Historical Institute, War- E-mail: [email protected] saw; Willy Brandt Centre, Wroclaw; Institute for Central European Studies, Lublin; State Archive Management: Ther, Philipp Dr. Wroclaw; Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute Year of foundation: 2002 of History, Cracow; Centre for Silesian and Bo- Staff: 4 hemian Studies, Wroclaw. Supporting institution: European University Library: Institute’s library comprises 360.000 Viadrina volumes and an extensive collection of photos Research: Comparative nationalism studies, mi- (520.000) among others on the cultural history gration history; violent nationality conflicts and of Central and Eastern Europe, a collection of forced migrations in the 20. century; social his- maps (34.000) and documents as well as a tory of Germany and Poland during the post- press archive (including Central European war period; cultural history and German and newspapers archived since 1952). Eastern European music history in the 19. and Services: The users can search the library mate- 20. century; history of Polish-Ukrainian rela- rials via an integrated system of (currently 18) tions. online databases. The Herder Institute offers Research projects: specialised country portals among others on • Oral History Project – Germans in Georgia Poland: http://www.herder-institut.de/ – survivors of the communist tyranny. historicum/polen/index.html • The victims of societal change – the music culture of the European metropolises during the "long" 19. century – international re- Scientific institution search project, supported by Volkswagen Foundation 2005-2008 Polonicum at the University of Mainz • Emancipation through culture. Opera thea- Institute for Slavic Studies of the Johannes tre in Germany and East Central Europe Gutenberg-University Mainz 1814-1914 Publications/ papers: Saarstraße 21 Philipp Ther, Tomasz Krolik, Lutz Henke (eds.), 55099 Mainz Das polnische Breslau als europäische Metro- pole. Erinnerung und Geschichtspolitik aus dem Tel.: +496131 392 49 89 Blickwinkel der Oral History (Polish Breslau as Fax: +496131 392 51 01 a European metropolis. Remembrance and his- E-mail: [email protected] tory policy from the oral history perspective), Internet: http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Philologie-III/ Wroclaw: Verlag Atut, 2005. slavistik/polonicum.htm Jürgen Danyel und Philipp Ther (eds.), Flucht und Vertreibung in europäischer Perspektive Management: Schultze, Brigitte, Prof. (head) (Flight and expulsion in European perspective), Staff: 5 in: Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, Heft Supporting institution: University of Maiz 1/2003. Financing: public Philipp Ther und Holm Sundhaussen (eds.), Main fields: Each semester the Mainzer Poloni- Regionale Bewegungen und Regionalismen in cum offers a basic course of Polish language europäischen Zwischenräumen seit der Mitte

14 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 des 19. Jahrhunderts (Regional movements studies ‘Polish Studies’ is not understood as a and regionalisms in European in-between philological subject, but rather as a cultural- spaces since the 19. century), Marburg: Verlag historical and social science studies of Poland’s Herder-Institut, 2003. history and society, its new and old institutions Constantin Goschler und Philipp Ther (eds.), and mentalities. The comparative aspect is of Raub und Restitution. Arisierung und Rücker- special importance: as an East-Central Euro- stattung des jüdischen Eigentums in Europa pean country, Poland – its developmental path (Deprivation and restitution. Arisation and resti- and its present state – is being studied in com- tution of Jewish property), Frankfurt a.M.: parison to Western countries, especially Ger- Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 2003. many, as well as East-European countries, in Teaching: The junior professorship offers courses particular Russia. At the same time, parallel de- in Eastern European history, social and cultural velopments in other East-Central European history and cultural studies. countries – Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia Lectures/ Seminars: – are also of interest. • Oral History Seminar - Polish Breslau as a Research: The interdisciplinary orientation of Pol- European metropolis ish Studies in Bremen characterises not only • Lecture series - Historische Grenzen und the teaching, but research as well. Main re- Grenzüberschreitungen im mittleren und search focus lies on the investigation of con- östlichen Europa temporary political culture, history of the politi- • Lecture series - Coexistence and Conflikt. cal thought and on the sociological analysis of Multicultural history of Central and Eastern the current changes in Polish society. In this Europe and its present heritage way, sociological and political science perspec- • Trilateral Oral History Seminar on transna- tive is combined with a cultural studies ap- tional history of Kaliningrad proach. Events: Summer University Kaliningrad 2005 Research projects: Immigration of Poles of the example of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Teaching: Integrated European Studies (B.A.) Scientific institution with course priorities: Poland, Russia, Western Europe; European Studies and Cultural History Polish Studies (Polonistik) of Eastern Europe (Magister). Polish Studies University of Bremen, Integrated European (minor field of study). Studies Co-operations: Centre for East European Studies, Bremen; Human Science Centres Berlin e.V/ Klagenfurter Str. 3 Centre for Literary Studies; Polish Academy of 28359 Bremen Sciences; University of Gdansk; Technical Uni-

versity St. Petersburg, Russian State University Tel.: +49421 218 21 05 for Humanities, Moscow. Fax: +49421 218 20 23 E-mail: [email protected] bremen.de Journal description Internet: http://www.kultost.uni-bremen.de/pol.htm

Management: Krasnodebski, Z. Prof. Dr. (head) Transodra Year of foundation: 1994 Place of publication: Potsdam Historical development: In 1994, a professorship Publication dates: since 1993 for Polish Studies in the sense of a cultural history of Poland was established. In 1996, a posi- Published by: German-Polish Society Branden- tion for research assistant was opened for this burg research area, which was filled by a political Friedhofsgasse 2 scientist. Furthermore, seminars on the political 14473 Potsdam culture and literature of Poland were offered. Tel.: +49331 280 45 73 Staff: 7 Fax: +49331 280 45 74 Supporting institution: University of Bremen E-mail: dpg.brandenburg@snafu.de Financing: public Editor- in-chief: Ruth U. Henning Faculties/University departments/chairs: Faculty of Subject area: German-Polish relations Social Sciences, Integrated European Studies Headings: Articles Main fields: ‘Polish Studies’ can be chosen by students as a minor field of study. The aim is to The journal appears in Polish and German. It stay abreast of post-1989 heterogeneity in contains an Polish and German list of contents. East-Central Europe and to place especially Transodra appeared regularly from 1993 till Poland – as the biggest country in the region – 2002. Due to the lack of financial support the and the new important neighbour of Germany in issues in the years 2002-2005 could not be focus of the research interest. The minor field of

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 15 published. A new issue is planned for the year • Crime and remembrance, discussion at the 2006, which will be devoted to the project of the editorial office of Rzeczpospolita German Polish Society Brandenburg "Netzwerk • Bikont, Anna: We from Jedwabne (Gazeta Spurensuche - Alte, neue, fremde Heimat" Wyborcza) (Network Seeking Traces - old, new, foreign • Michnik, Adam: The shock of Jedwabne Heimat) in the German-Polish border region. (Gazeta Wyborcza/New York Times) • Majcherek, Janusz A.: The dark sides of the Contents of volume 23 / 2002 on “Jedwabne De- Polish history (TP) bate in the Polish press” as an example: • Janecki: Stanisław; Jerzy Sławomir Mac: Editorial Our guilt (Wprost) Calendarium • Zyciński, Józef: Banality of barbarianism Articles: (Więź) • Gutman, Israel: Introduction: Cry and si- • Darewicz, Krzysztof: Five minutes before lence (Więź) the fire (Rzeczpospolita) • Kaczyński, Andrzej: Burnt Offering • Bikont, Anna; Przechodzk: The satan came (Rzeczpospolita) to Jedwabne (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Kaczyński, Andrzej: Thou shall not kill • Swida-Ziemba, Hanna: The short- (Rzeczpospolita) sightedness of the "cultivated" (Gazeta Wy- • Willma, Adam: The beard of my son (Ga- borcza zeta Pomorska) • Paradowska, Janina; Kieres, Leon: Even if • Zakowski, Jacek; Szarota, Tomasz: Devil it hurts (Polityka) details (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Paliwoda, P. ; Chrostowski, W.: Who makes • Zakowski, Jacek: Each neighbour has a the dialogue difficult? (Zycie) name (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Paradowska, J.; Arnold, A.: This counting of • Gross, Jan T.: An "understandable" Mur- the skeletons (Polityka) der? (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Gebert, Konstanty: One mustn’t tolerate • Nikitorowicz, Zbigniew: A mine field (Kurier racism! (Głos Szczeciński) Poranny) • Nossowski, Zbigniew: Indifference, enmity • Beylin, Marek: Let us say "I" and "we", and and ... (Więź) not "they" (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Musiał, Stanisław: We ask You, help us be • Jasiewicz, Krzysztof: Unexplored better! (Gazeta Wyborcza) neighbours (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Stola, Dariusz: A monument of words • Andrzej Zbikowski: There was no command (Rzeczpospolita) (Rzeczpospolita) • Tomczyk, Paweł; Lemański, Wojciech: • Bugaj, Ryszard: Historical truth and "Forgive!" (Rzeczpospolita) material interests (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Graczyk, Roman: Lack of prophetic spirit • Tokarska-Bakir, Joanna: Innocence (Gazeta Wyborcza) obsessed (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Jarmusiewicz; Tych: History must be based • Isakiewicz; Strzembosz, T.: The gallows upon truth (Rzeczpospolita) and the swing (Gazeta Polska) • Kubaszewski; T. Czyżewski, K.: The debate • Strzembosz, Tomasz: The concealed on the future (Kurier Poranny) collaboration (Rzeczpospolita) • Krół, Marcin; Spiewak, Paweł; Zaleski, • Bortnowska, Halina: When the neighbour Marek: Memory and history (Res Publica has no name (Gazeta Wyborcza) Nowa) • Gontarczyk: Piotr: Gross contra facts • Strzembosz, Tomasz: The unconscious (Zycie) anti-Semitism? (Tygodnik Solidarność) • Zalesiński; Kaczynski; Szarota: Smoke over • Strzembosz, Tomasz: Professor Gutman Jedwabne (Dziennik Bałtycki) into the family album (Więź) • Gross, Jan T.: The pillow of Mrs. Marx (Ty- • Gutman, Israel: A reply to professor godnik Powszechny) Strzembosz, (Więź) • Oniszczuk, Jan: "Neighbours" – Are Poles • Chwin, Stefan: Is an anti-Semite our guilty of genocide? (Kontakty) "Next"? (Gazeta Wyborcza) • MJO: Different versions of crime (Kurier • Janicka, Elżbieta: How to write on anti- Poranny) Semitism? (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Krasnodębski, Zdzisław: The mob in Jed- • Chwin, Stefan: How to help anti-Semites wabne (Znak) helfen? (Gazeta Wyborcza) • Wierzbicki, Marek: Selective source proc- • Tokarska-Bakir, Joanna: The fall of a pre- essing (Tygodnik Solidarność) mature forgiveness (Gazeta Wyborcza

16 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 • Nowak, Andrzej: Westerplatte or Forum: Unemployment and Growth Jedwabne? (Rzeczpospolita) with articles by Flassbeck, Heiner; Straubhaar, • Machcewicz, Pawel: Westerplatte and Jed- Thomas; Döhrn, Roland; Kessing, Sebastian wabne! (Rzeczpospolita) and Konrad, Kai • Lesser: Gabriele: The "Jedwabne discus- Greatpowering Germany? sion" in anti-Semitic and extreme-right me- • A Debate on Germany's Foreign Policy dia With a response by Gunther Hellmann Further Articles • Buras, Piotr: Poland and the Year 1945 Journal description • Lorenz, Astrid: Belarus - Political Culture and Systemic Change Welttrends

Place of publication: Potsdam Journal description Publication dates: quarterly, since 1993 Published by: Universitätsverlag Potsdam, Zeit- Inter Finitimos. Jahrbuch zur deutsch- schrift WeltTrends, c/o Universität Potsdam polnischen Beziehungsgeschichte (Inter Fi- Dr. Raimund Krämer nitimos. Yearbook on History of German- Postfach 900 327 14439 Potsdam Polish Relations) Tel.: +49331 977 454 0 Place of publication: Osnabrück Fax: +49331 977 469 6 Publication dates: once a year E-mail: [email protected] Published by: fibre Verlag Internet: http://www.welttrends.de Edited by: Białkowski, Błażej; Bukowski, Walde- Editor- in-chief: Krämer, Raimund Dr. mar; Fischer, Peter; Basil Kerski; Krzoska, Mar- Subject area: political science, foreign policy, in- kus; Röskau-Rydel, Isabel; Traba, Robert ternational relations Martinistr. 37 Headings: Scientific Articles, Book Reviews, An- 49080 Osnabrück notations, New Publications in IR and Com- Tel.: +49541 431 838 parative Politics, Conferences, Summaries Fax: +49541 432 786 E-mail: [email protected] and The journal appears in German. It contains an [email protected] Polish, German and English list of contents and Subject area: Contemporary History, Cultural English abstracts. Studies, Political Science, International Rela- tions Contents of number 47, vol. 13 Summer 2005 as Headings: In the focus; Research Projects; Por- an example traits; Book Reviews; Annotations; Conference Editorial Reports Articles Subject: European Work Policy The journal appears in German. Articles can • Ulrich, Peter: From the "Tyranny" of Labour also be publishes in Polish language. It con- Markets Towards a World of Work tains an German list of contents. Polish internet • Menez, Raphael: Labour in the Internet site of the yearbook is in preparation. Economy Contents of volume 2/2004 as an example • Schmid, Josef: Labour in the Internet Econ- In focus - Perspectives of the historical Poland omy studies • Springer, Stefanie: Labour in the Internet • Bömelburg, Hans-Jürgen: German-Polish Economy research cooperations along the transna- • Büchs, Milena: The EU Employment Strat- tional paradigmas egy - Effective and Democratic? 41-54 • Kersken, Norbert: German medieval Poland • Kindelberger, Kilian: The EQUAL-Project studies: traditions, topics, trends INCLUSION • Pickhan, Gertrud: Perspectives of the his- • Poleschner, Annerose: The EQUAL-Project torical Poland studies in Germany: from the INCLUSION national history to the history of multiethnic- • Rehder, Britta: Participation in Competition ity and interculturality for Investments • Ziemer, Klaus: Historical Poland studies in • Trampusch, Christine: Social Politics in the European framework – state of the art Post-Hartz Germany and future prospects • Deimer, Klaus: Low Wages and Social In- • Friedrich, Klaus-Peter: Polish contemporary surance historiography in face of old and new chal-

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 17 lenges. Commentary to the 17th Polish His- • Czaja, Roman: The Torun scientific confer- torians` Meeting in Cracow ences on the Research into the history of In focus – World War II in Poland the order of knighthood „Ordines Militares – • The debate about the collaboration in Po- Colloquia Torunensia Historica“ land during the World War II • Ruciński, Robert: German-Polish confrence • Which Uprising, what kind of remem- cycle on source editions brance? The Warsaw Uprising 60 years af- Book reviews and documentations ter Book reviews Essays • Identity change and the national mobilisa- • Schmitz, Walter: Is Europe a remembrance tion (Isabel Röskau-Rydel) community? Middle European reflections • Poland and the Reich during the Middle • Ruchniewicz, Krzysztof: Enlargement and Ages (Markus Krzoska) deepening. Poland, Germany and the future • Christian Pletzing: From Spring of Nations of the project ‘Europe’ to the national Conflict (Markus Krzoska) • Tantzscher, Monika: What a day, what a • Oliver Steinert: „Berlin – Polish train staiti- beautiful day... An international football on!“ (Markus Krzoska) match and its aftermaths • Germans – Jews – Poles. Festschrift for Projects Hubert Schneider (Viktoria Pollmann) • Schlachta, Astrid von: Silesia during the • Glaciographia Nova. Festschrift for Dieter confessional age – the expulsion of the Pohl (Markus Krzoska) Schwenckfelder in 1730s • „Ja, samotny więźień…“ Prison fate of • Struck, Bernhard: The comparability of the Bogumił Mielcark in letters and documents incomparable. France and Poland in the (1940-1942) (Isabel Röskau-Rydel) German travel literature (1750-1850) Annotations • Boysen, Jens: „Warthelager“: the army in • Important books published in 2003/2004 Prussian Eastern provinces and the relationships to Polish minority 1815-1918 • Schattkowsky, Ralph: Church and nation. Journal description Nationalisation processes and religious change in East-Central Europe between ernst+gladiola netzwerk für interkulturelle Spring of Nations and World War I. A re- kommunikation gional comparison between West Prussia, Place of publication: Potsdam and Cracow Galicia and Bukovina. Publication dates: since 2005 • Biel, Urszula: The cinematography of the Tel.: +49331 201 218 83 German part of Upper Silesia between Fax: +49331 201 218 84 1918 and 1939 against the background of E-mail: [email protected] the German-Polish relations Internet: http://www.ernst-gladiola.de/index.html • Mix, Andreas: The Warsaw Concentration Subject area: Contemporary History, Culture, camp German Polish-Relations • Osiński, Wojciech: Between rapprochement and Distance: Witold Gombrowicz’s image ernst+gladiola is a topic oriented editorial proof Germany ject based in Potsdam and Cracow addressing • Paluszek, Agata: The Eastern German art- German-Polish questions. It provides insights ists as an opposition. Cultural and political into younger Polish-Germany history and ex- impact of the work of the translator and plores societal change in both countries with writer Henryk Bereska in the DDR the focus on the presence and the common fu- • Gerhardt, Sebastian: „Polish Eastern policy“ ture of both countries. The first German-Polish – foreign policy of the Polish government publication by ernst+gladiola is entitled since 1989 towards Poland’s neighbour ‘BLUEHN 1 in Germany and Poland: stories + states (Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine) photography’. It presents young photography • Svyetlov, Oleksandr: Polish migration to from Germany and Poland and attempts to ap- Germany in the 1990s: constrained to sec- proach contemporary Poland and Germany with ondary labour markets essays, reportages and stories. Portraits • Schmitz, Walter: The Middle Europe Centre at the Technical University Dresden • Dmitrów, Edmund: The Scientific Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Berlin Conferences

18 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Journal description Research projects

OST-WEST. Europäische Perspektiven Recent and ongoing projects focusing on Poland and German-Polish cooperation Place of publication: Mainz from the FORIS database Publication dates: Quarterly • Rewolucja papierowa. The Polish Samizdat Published by: Matthias-Grünewald Verlag GmbH during late Cold War - a Study into the Redaktion “ost-West. Europäische Perspekti- Change of the Public(s) (1975-1991) ven” Renovabis Author: Genest, Andrea Donberg 27 Supervision: Lindenberger, Thomas, 85354 Freising Priv.Doz. Dr. Tel.: +49 8161 53 09 70 Contact: Genest, Andrea (Tel. +49331 289 Fax: +49 8161 53 09 44 911 6, Fax: +49331 289 916 0, e-mail: Editor- in-chief: Albert, Gerhard, Dr. [email protected]) Subject area: Politics, Society, Church and Relig- Research institution: Centre for Contemporary ion History Research e.V. Potsdam Headings: Articles, Interviews, Portraits, Country Type of Research: state sponsored Information Start: 2004-01; End: 2005-12 • The Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego as a The journal appears in German. Polish state bank promoting economic development Contents of vol. 6, No. 4, 2005 Special Issue “Po- Author: Korsinski, Janusz Aleksander, Dipl.- land and Germany – Neighbours in Europe”. Kfm. Articles Supervision: Friedrich, Peter, Prof.Dr.Dr.h.c. • Weclawski, Tomasz: Has the work of John Contact: Friedrich, Peter (Tel. +4989 600 442 Paul II essential theological relevance? 27, e-mail: Peter.Friedrich@unibw- • Müller, Klaus: Pontificate with idea policy. muenchen.de) John Paul II and the philosophy Research institution: University of • Poniewierski, Janusz: An attempt of taking Bundeswehr Munich, Faculty of Economics stock of the pontificate: John Paul II – a and Organisation Science politician or a prophet? Start: 2004-04; End: 2005-01 • Hummel, Karl-Joseph: Separate past – • Competence acquisition in subsidiaries of common future? Polish and German Catho- international companies: the case of Polish lics car industry Author: Winter, Johannes, Dipl.-Geogr. • Grycz, Wolfgang: Commemoration of the Supervision: Fuchs, Martina, Prof.Dr.phil. 40th anniversary of the exchange of letters: Contact: Fuchs, Martina (Tel. +49221 470 When I think of Poland and Germany ... 772 9) • Schwan, Gesine: From the Weimar Triangle Research institution: University of Freiburg, to the united continent. The role of the Philosophical Faculty, Historical Seminar, European University Viadrina in the con- Chair of Newer and Eastern European His- ciliation process of the EU tory • Dehnert, Gunter: New beginning for history Type of Research: state sponsored • Koltan, Jacek: Between West and East Start: 2004-11; End: 2006-11 • Steffen, Katrin: Country in the transition • New Europeans? The biographical conse- stage quences of the Poland’s EU-accession for • Zielinska, Kamila: Life and study in Ger- Polish female emigrants in Germany many Author: Boldt, Dorothea, M.A. • Country information Poland (Martin Busch- Supervision: Rosenthal, Gabriele, Prof.Dr. ermöhle) Contact: Boldt, Dorothea (Tel. +49551 503 • Raising understanding for the neighbour at 347 7, e-mail: [email protected]) school. An interview with Dr. Matthias Kneip Research institution: University of Göttingen, • Michael Hirschfeld: Veritatem facere in cari- Social Science Faculty, Centre for Social tate – Portrait of the Archbishop Alfons Science Research Methods Nossol Type of Research: dissertation Start: 2004-10; End: 2007-10 • Social capital and the dynamics of transna- tional migration movements Author: Will, Gisela Supervision: Kalter, Frank, Prof.Dr.; Massey, Douglas S.

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 19 Contact: Will, Gisela (Tel. +49341 973 566 1, Contact: Schultz, Helga (Tel. +49335 553 e-mail: [email protected]) 422 42, e-mail: hschulz@euv-frankfurt- Research institution: University of Leipzig, o.de) Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Research institution: European University Institute for Sociology, Chair of Sociology Viadrina, Frankfurt Institute for Transforma- and Study of Methods tion Studies -F.I.T- Type of Research: state sponsored Type of Research: dissertation Start: 2003-01; End: 2005-12 • Structural change and options for the health • The world view and the concepts of econ- sector in the German-Polish border region omy of the Polish right populism Author: Müller, Margitte, Dipl.-Kff. Author: Lapinski, Dariusz, Dipl.-Pol. Supervision: Ribhegge, Hermann, Prof.Dr. Supervision: Aleksandrowicz, Dariusz, Contact: Ribhegge, Hermann (Tel. +49335 Prof.Dr. 553 422 28, e-mail: ribhegge@euv- Contact: Lapinski, Dariusz (Tel. +49335 553 frankfurt-o.de) 428 54, e-mail: [email protected]) Research institution: European University Research institution: Europe University Viadrina, Frankfurt Institute for Transforma- Viadrina, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, tion Studies -F.I.T- Chair of Philosophical Foundations of Cul- Type of Research: researcher’s own project tural Studies Analysis • Location factors in the German-Polish bor- Type of Research: dissertation der region for transborder enterprise coop- Start: 1998-04; End: 2004-03 eration • Nationalism and cultural memory: Poland Author: Osiecka, Agnieszka before Eastern Enlargement of the Euro- Supervision: Kötzle, Alfred, Prof.Dr. pean Union Contact: Osiecka, Agnieszka (e-mail: euv- Author: Wagner, Gerhard, Prof.Dr.; Gost- [email protected]) mann, Peter, Dr.rer.soc.; Djakowski, Paul, Research institution: European University M.A.; Adamczyk, Gregorcz, Dr.rer.soc. Viadrina, Frankfurt Institute for Transforma- Contact: Wagner, Gerhard (e-mail: tion Studies -F.I.T- [email protected]) Type of Research: researcher’s own project Research institution: University of Frankfurt, • Communication and mutual perception of Institute for Methodology, Chair of Sociol- young adults in the German-Polish border ogy region Type of Research: state sponsored Author: Jurk-Sarrach, Nadine, Dipl.- Start: 2004-01; End: 2006-01 Kult.Wiss. • The EU accession negotiations with Po- Supervision: Pollack, Detlef, Prof.Dr. land. Strategies, results and conceivable Contact: Jurk-Sarrach, Nadine (Tel. +49335 implementation problems 553 428 60, e-mail: [email protected]) Author: Quaisser, Wolfgang, Dr.; Rep- Research institution: European University pegather, Alexandra Viadrina, Frankfurt Institute for Transforma- Contact: Quaisser, Wolfgang (Tel. +4989 998 tion Studies -F.I.T- 394 43, e-mail: [email protected] Type of Research: researcher’s own project muenchen.de) • The impact of privatisation with foreign in- Research institution: Institute for Eastern volvement on the restructuring process of Europe Munich the Polish sugar industry • The perception of the border region in Author: Iwan, Cezary, Dipl.-Kfm. Frankfurt/Oder and construction of local Supervision: Wagener, Hans-Jürgen, Prof.Dr. identity (working tilte) Contact: Wagener, Hans-Jürgen (Tel. Author: Keifenheim, Barbara, Priv.Doz. Dr. +49335 553 424 94, e-mail: wagener@euv- Contact: Institution (Tel. +49335 553 426 44, frankfurt-o.de) Fax: +49335 553 426 45, e-mail: Research institution: European University [email protected]) Viadrina, Frankfurt Institute for Transforma- Research institution: European University tion Studies -F.I.T- Viadrina, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Pro- Type of Research: dissertation fessorship for comparative Culture and So- • Implementation and efficiency of the EU cial Anthropology support programmes concerning admini- Start: 2003-10; End: 2004-04 stration and infrastructure in Poland in the • Remembrance cultures in the divided city perception of the EU authorities, Polish el- Görlitz-Zgorzelec 1945-2000 ites as well as the population in the Ger- Author: Opilowska, Elzbieta, M.A. man-Polish border region Supervision: Schultz, Helga, Prof.Dr. Author: Hofmann, Ulrich Supervision: Schwarz, Anna, Prof.Dr.

20 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Contact: Hofmann, Ulrich (e-mail: [email protected]) Franzke, Jochen (Ed.), 2003: Das moderne Po- Research institution: Europe University len. Staat und Gesellschaft im Wandel (Con- Viadrina, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Pro- temporary Poland. State and society under fessorship for comparative Culture and So- change) cial Anthropology Berlin: Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag. - 208 p.

Type of Research: dissertation Rudolph, Andrea, Scholz, Ute (ed.), 2002: Ein Start: 2002-01; End: 2005-12 weiter Mantel. Polenbilder in Gesellschaft, Poli- tik und Dichtung / Obszerna polska peleryna (A Recent publications vast coat. Images of Poles in society, politics and poetry) Dettelbach: Röll. - (Kulturwissenschaftliche Beiträge. Quel- Wolff-Poweska, Anna; Bingen, Dieter (eds.), len und Forschungen; 1) 2005: Nachbarn auf Distanz. Polen und Deut- sche 1998-2004. (Neighbours at a distance. Eberwein, Wolf-Dieter; Kerski, Basil (eds.), Poles and Germans 1998-2004) 2001: Die deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, - 496p. 1949-2000. Eine Werte- und Interessen- gemeinschaft? (The German-Polish Relations Ziemer, Klaus, 2005: Das politische System 1949-2000. A value and interest community?) Polens (The political system of Poland) Opladen: Leske C.W. Verlag + Budrich GmbH Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, - 250p.

Ruchniewicz, Krzysztof, 2005: Zögernde Annähe- Online-publications rung. Studien zur Geschichte der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen im 20. Bingen, Dieter, 2005: Deutsch-Polnische Be- Jahrhundert (Hesitating rapprochement. Studies ziehungen (German-Polish relations) on the history of German-Polish Relations in the http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/0117168222480146228 4671266039564,0,0,Deutschpolnische_Beziehungen.ht 20th century) ml Dresden: W.E.B. Universitätsverlag .- 337p. (Mitteleuropa- Studien ; 7) Kosmala, Beata, 2001: Polenbilder in Deutsch-

land nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg (Images of Polen und Deutsche – Nachbarn in Europa Poles in Germany after the World War II) (Neighbours in Europe) Bonn: Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (Informationen Freising: Renovabis. - Ost-West Europäische Perspektiven zur Politischen Bildung ; 271) Vol.6, 2005, H. 4 http://www.bpb.de/popup/popup_druckversion.html?gu id=01244848513925469544395877870355 Löw, Andrea; Robusch, Kerstin; Walter, Stefanie (eds.), 2004: Deutsche - Juden – Polen (Ger- Lempp, A.: West-Östliche Bilder (Western- mans – Jews – Poles) Eastern images) Bochum: Campus Verlag. - 276p. http://library.fes.de/fulltext/asfo/01013002.htm

Makarska, Renata; Kerski, Basil (eds.), 2004: Die Ukraine, Polen und Europa. Europäische POLAND Identität an der neuen EU-Ostgrenze (Ukraine, Poland and Europe. Identity on the new EU eastern border) Osnabrück: FIBRE. - 320p. Scientific institution

Wiaderny, Bernard (ed.), 2004: Die Katholische Scientific Centre of the Polish Academy of Kirche in Polen 1945-1989 (The catholic church Sciences (PAN), Berlin Office in Poland 1945-1989) Berlin: VWF. - 280p. Majakowskiring 47 13156 Berlin Gießmann, Hans J.; Ruchniewicz, Krzysztof Tel.: +4930 486 285 41 (eds.), 2003: Deutschland, Polen, Europa Fax: +4930 486 285 52 (Germany, Poland, Europe) Baden-Baden: NOMOS. - 153p. E-mail: [email protected]

Management: Cezary Król, Eugeniusz Dr. (head) Lawaty, Andreas; Orlowski, Hubert (eds.), 2003: Year of foundation: 2001 Deutsche und Polen. Geschichte – Kultur – Staff: 5 Politik (Germans and Poles. History – culture - Supporting institution: Polish Academy of Sci- politics) ences Munich: Ch. Beck. - 584p. Financing: public

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 21 Main fields: The Centre’s aim is the popularisa- Scientific institution tion of the achievements of Polish science in Germany as well as the assistance in partner Collegium Polonicum search and establishing contacts between Pol- ish and German research institutions interested ul. Kosciuszki 1 in bilateral cooperation. It supports Polish re- 69100 Slubice searchers during their stays in Germany. The Centre organisers conferences, symposia, lec- Tel.: +4895 759 24 00 tures, exhibitions and other scientific events, Fax: +4895 759 24 55 and in so doing, it contributes to the promotion E-mail: [email protected] of Polish science and culture and knowledge on Internet: http://www.cp.euv-frankfurt-o.de/en/index.html

Polish economy and politics. Year of foundation: 1998 Events: th Historical development: On the 6 of September • Warsaw Uprising. Unsolved problems – open questions, 5 October 2004 1991 the Minister of National Education of the Polish Republic, Robert Glebocki, and the Min- • Genius Loci. On the traditions of the Polish ister of Science, Research and Culture of the Academy of Sciences. European roots of Federal German State of Brandenburg, Hinrich the Polish science, November 2003 (to- Enderlein, signed a „Joint Declaration of Coop- gether with an exhibition on the same topic) eration” making joint institutions, such as the Co-operations: Polish Embassy in Berlin, Polish Collegium Polonicum. On the 20th of December Culture Institute, German-Polish Association, 1991 the Vice-Minister of National Education, German Research Council, DAAD, German Prof. Roman Duda, confirmed the Consultation Historical Institute Warsaw, Max Plank Associa- Council’s resolution for the founding of the Col- tion, European liaison office of the German re- legium Polonicum in Slubice. On the 12th of Oc- search organisations (KOWI) etc. tober 1998 the inauguration of the academic Services: The Scientific Centre of the PAN has 5 year 1998/1999 took place. guest rooms for Polish researchers staying in Supporting institution: European University Berlin. Viadrina and Adam Mickiewicz University Fi- nancing: public Scientific institution Main fields: The Collegium Polonicum is a cross- border, academic institution which was jointly Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and brought into being and is being maintained by the European University Viadrina and the Adam Administration, Polish-German Center for Mickiewicz University. Against the background Banking Law of an expanding Europe, it will develop into an academic and cultural meeting place between ul. Bracka 12, suites 203-207 Poland and Germany open to teachers and 30119 Cracow students from all over Europe. Collegiums main long term activities comprise: Tel./Fax: +4812 422 09 08 • Promotion and consolidation of the idea of E-mail: [email protected] a United Europe -Academic meeting place Internet: http://www.transformacje.pl/eng-contact.htm between Poland and Germany; • Transfer of knowledge from Poland to Management: Spyra, Marcin (executive director). Western Europe and vice versa; Year of foundation: 2000 • Promotion of the surrounding border region Founder members: It was established in 2000 as well as studies of border region s thanks to the grant from Volkswagen Bank Pol- throughout the world; ska. At present it is financed mainly from the copyrights for works created by its members • Investigation of communication processes (listed on your left). between Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe; Organization: A not-for-profit but self-financing institute for international research and teaching • Comparison of constitutions and legal sys- of business law, secured transactions, capital tems; markets, bankruptcy, corporate law, consumer • Modern language courses with the main protection, cyber law. he Center is affiliated by emphasis on Polish, German and English. Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiel- Publications/ papers: Collegium Polonicum pub- lonian University in Krakow, Poland. lishes a scientific series ‘Thematicon’. Recent publications in the series: Grenze – Granica; Europas Mitte Mitteleuropa Europaische Iden- tität; The Experiences of the 1995 Enlargement.

22 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Teaching: The following courses are offered at • Perspectives of the European integration: the Collegium Polonicum as supplementary societies – groups of interest - political el- studies of the EUV and the AMU: ites – media, 5-6.02.2004 Degree courses: Library: The library contains an attractive collec- • Bachelor and Master of German and Polish tion of books, specific to major fields of study Law and is interesting for readers of the region. Cur- • Political Science rently, there are 22 thousand volumes and 550 • Environmental Protection periodic titles gathered in the library. • Management of urban development • Polish Studies • Computer Science Scientific institution • Master of European Political Studies • Master of European Studies German-Polish Documentation and Media • Preservation of European Cultural Assets Centre • Part-time MBA Program „Management for Deutsch-Polnisches Dokumentations- und Me- Central and Eastern Europe” dienzentrum • Master’s degree in European Management • Master’s degree in Environmental Man- Collegium Polonicum, ul. Kosciuszki 1 agement 69100 Slubice • Master's Study Course on the Protection of the Environment: Hydrobiology & Water Tel./Fax: +4895 759 24 53 Protection E-mail: [email protected] Since 1/10/2000 the international and interdis- Internet: http://www.ewz.euv-frankfurt-o.de/DPDMZ/ ciplinary fellowship PhD program ‘Europe Fel- lows’, financed by the BMBF (Federal Ministry Management: Kwiatek-Mack, Celina (Librarian, of Education and Research), started its second specialist in dokumentation und information phase on 1/10/2003 at the Collegium Poloni- services) cum. The group of 37 PhD students, composed Year of foundation: 2002 of young German and Polish researchers, as Staff: 3 staff members well as of students from the Czech Republic, Supporting institution: Collegium Polonicum, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Australia, covers Viadrina a wide range of scientific topics structured into Financing: Interreg (EU) and the European- four topical groups: Politics and Economy in the University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) New Europe; Human Environment; Identity, Dif- Organization: The German-Polish Documentation ference, and Alterity in Europe; Legal and Eco- and Media Center (DPDMZ) is an integrated nomic Reorganization and Development. component of the European Research and De- Events: velopment Centre, which was developed as an • Polish-German Symposium: The informa- Interreg-Project dealing with the cross border tion needs in the Polish-German coopera- cooperation between the European University tion, 15-17.09.2005 Viadrina (EUV) in Frankfurt (Oder) and the • Conference: Seduction techniques – how to Adam-Mickiewicz-University (UAM) in Poznan. create an image of Poles abroad, 13.- Main fields: The DPDMZ is an information and 14.05.2005 documentation facility that is not limited to being • Conference: Enemies became Friends, a source of information for teaching and re- 04.03.2005 search work in various disciplines related to • International conference: German-Polish German and Polish issues at the Collegium economic relations – practical legal ques- Polonicum and European University Viadrina. tions, 19-21.11.2004 Its documentation base is maintained in cooperation with various partners. This means that • Trans-Uni. Problems of the Management of the DPDMZ can access the book and media the international higher education coopera- resources of the university library (EUV) in tion in the border region, 12-14.11.2004 Frankfurt (Oder), the information of the Euro- • Symposium: Social policy for the disabled pean Documentation Centre (EDZ), as well as in the Euro-region, 09.10.2004 the libraries of the Collegium Polonicum (CP) • International Conference: The concept of and the Adam-Mickiewicz University (UAM) in the neighbour languages in the border re- Poznan. Through documentation activities and gion in European comparison, 27- information material produced by the DPDMZ, 29.08.2004 this documentation base is being continually • City - Border - River. Double cities on the expanded. new EU-border, 29-30.04.2004

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 23 Through its documentation and information col- Tel: +4822 55 20 931; 55 20 936; lections, the DPDMZ fulfils three basic func- Fax: +4822 55 20 914 tions: E-mail: [email protected] • Archive Internet: http://www.germanistyka.uw.edu.pl/ The archive comprises a collection and docu- Management: Kolago, Lech Prof. (director) mentation of information, literature, and other Year of foundation: 1960 media related to the disciplines taught at the Staff: In the academic year 2005/2006, the Insti- EUV and the CP as well as to the main issues tute of German Studies employs 46 lecturers, connected to German-Polish relations. including visiting professors and lecturers from • Information Assistance Centre Germany. The DPDMZ offers advising and assistance to In addition, there are 65 post-graduate students its users’ in the area of problems and the need involved in teaching. for specialized information. Furthermore, the Departments: The Institute of German Studies DPDMZ participates in the exchange of Ger- has six departments: man-Polish specialized thematic information. Its • Department of Practical German Language information service supports German-Polish Teaching cooperation in the border region, as well as German-Polish contacts, initiatives, and coop- • Department of the Literatures of the Ger- eration in different areas of everyday life. man-Speaking Area • The DPDMZ offers on-the-job training for • Department of German Linguistics those who wish to work in the areas of docu- • Department of Cultural Studies for the mentation and specialized information. German-Speaking Area Services: The collection and information services • Department of German Language Teaching of the centre are open to the public, especially Methodology to the students and staff of both institutions (CP, • Department of Dutch Studies EUV), pupils and teachers in the border region, Research: German Studies, German philology, to the staff of German-Polish projects and initia- Letters, Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Compara- tives, journalists, administrators, businesses, tistic Studies in Letters, Arts, and Politics, Politi- and representatives of culture in the region. The cal Ideas, German History. focal point of the collection service is so called Publications/ papers: "Studia Niemcoznawcze - “grey literature”. The formal and professional Studien zur Deutschkunde" (since 1978) processing of the documents conforms to the Teaching: The Institute of German Studies offers standards of the library system of the European four types of degree courses: University Viadrina (EUV). The advantage of • first degree courses - 6 semesters, leading connecting the documents with the library of the to the degree of licencjat (following the EUV and the CP lies in the integration of the submission and examination of a disserta- documents onto the German library net, which tion); contributes to the enhancement of the online • M. A. courses in German, with a basic availability of the collections to a broader audi- component course of 6 semesters, followed ence. by 4 semesters of a specialised course The information materials of the DPDMZ that do which is completed on submission and ex- not belong to the collection areas of the libraries amination of an M.A. dissertation; of the EUV or CP have recently been compiled • M. A. courses in Dutch Studies, with a basic in a separate database and in the future, they component course of 6 semesters, followed will be available to the users of the website of by 6 semesters of a specialised course the centre. The professional connection of which is completed on submission and ex- these information materials will be enhanced amination of an M.A. dissertation; through topic words which belong to a German- • in combination with any of the above three Polish index. This index is developed by the • courses, students may elect to take a DPDMZ and is fitted to the special needs of the teaching qualification course, with 330 con- centre. It allows the users to perform searches tact hours of classes (lectures and semi- in both German and Polish language. nars) and 150 hours of teaching practice (classroom observation and teaching). Graduates of German Language Teacher Train- Scientific institution ing Colleges are offered a three-year M.A. course (extra-mural, fee-paying) which is com- Warsaw University, Faculty of Modern Lan- pleted on submission and examination of an guage, Institute of German Studies M.A. dissertation. All the above programmes of studies include both a compulsory and an elec- ul. Browarna 8/10 tive element; there is also teaching practice for 00311 Warsaw those taking the teaching qualification.

24 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 The compulsory courses in the basic pro- • Commemorating a historical meeting be- gramme for all degree courses (6 semesters) tween Otto III and Boleslaw Chrobry, as a sym- are as follows: bol of peaceful cooperation, partnership and co- • practical language classes (with an exami- existence between Poland and Germany. nation at the end of the first, second and • Developing research on the ideas of unified third years), Europe in a historical context, with particular • three courses in Linguistics, each followed emphasis put on Polish- German relationships. by an examination, • Facilitating an extensive access for the • a two-semester lecture in German History group of international researchers to the collec- (examination), tion of manuscripts and incunabulums in • a one-semester lecture in Cultural Studies Gniezno, containing Polish- German cultural for the German-Speaking Area, which must heritage. be attended before the examination in Cul- • Educating students in the field of European tural Studies can be taken. culture, in its comprehensive meaning. Library: The Institute has at its disposal: • Supporting integration of Central European • a modern library with large holdings (84,545 countries with EU, emphasizing the role of volumes, of which 10% are in the reference Germany as the promoter of this process. section; special collections: microfilm, au- • The unification of Europe on the basis of dio-visual materials, CD-ROM, periodicals), common cultural heritage, taking into consid- • a language laboratory with 12 cabins, eration the example of Central Europe perme- • audio-visual equipment, photocopiers, ated with cultures of West and East. • a computer room with 9 internet-connected Research: computers. • Developing research on European culture comprising: Polish- German coexistence, multi-cultural dialogue, a doctrine of political Scientific institution unity of Europe in history. • Research on ancient tradition, the founda- Adam Mickiewicz University, Collegium Eu- tion of Europe’s cultural identity: universal- ropaeum ism of ancient Greek culture, Imperium Romanum as the model of economic, politi- Kostrzewskiego 5/7 cal and cultural integration, European cul- 62200 Gniezno ture against Mediterranean tradition. • Research on Christian universalism, an Tel.: +4861 423 70 00, 425 44 43 element consolidating Europe: the role of Fax: +4861 423 70 02 Western Church in creating Latin culture of E-mail: [email protected] Europe, the role of Orthodox Church in Internet: http://www.amu.edu.pl/old/europ.html or http://www.ceg.amu.edu.pl/?newlang=eng shaping culture and awareness of the nations in Central and Eastern Europe, ecu- Management: Mikołajczak, A. W. Prof. (head) menical dialogue and its unifying role; Departments: European Culture Information Cen- • The Holy Roman Empire of the German ter, Publishing Center, European Library Nation as a carrier of the idea of European Main fields: The Europaeum is a educational and universalism; research centre in the field of European culture • Research on economic, political and legal and of ideas of unified Europe in a historical conditions of European integration and dis- context, with particular emphasis put on Polish- integration in history, with particular empha- German relationships. Collegium Europaeum sis on Polish- German neighbourhood. will help to strengthen knowledge about Polish- German relationships of many centuries, perceived as a component of European homoge- Scientific institution neity. While promoting European integration, Collegium will also contribute to reducing Pol- Wroclaw University, Willy Brandt Center ish- German prejudices. It will help to benefit ul. Straznicza 1-3 from Polish- German cultural heritage while 50206 Wroclaw building the ties of understanding and integration between EU member states and countries Tel.: +4871 327 93 61; 328 70 31 applying for the EU membership. Implementa- Fax: +4871 327 93 61 tion of a project will help to tighten both scien- E-mail: [email protected] tific and cultural bonds of Polish and German Internet: http://www.wbz.uni.wroc.pl/ societies. Objectives of project are the following: Management: Ruchniewicz, Krzysztof, Dr. (director)

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 25 Year of foundation: 2002 tute, Lüneburg, Polish Academy of Sciences, Supporting institution: Supporting institution: Berlin Branch; Centre for Contemporary History DAAD and University of Wroclaw. Research, Potsdam. Financing: The Centre is financed to an equal degree by the University of Wroclaw and Ger- man Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Scientific institution Main fields: Willy Brandt Centre is an interdisciplinary institution, which aims at fostering the Germany and Northern Europe Institute academic debate between Germany and Po- ul. Marii Skłodowskiej 4 land in a growing Europe. It carries out applied 71332 Szczecin research and offers an opportunity of gaining intercultural communicative competence during E-mail: [email protected] postgraduate studies and PhD courses. Re- Internet: http://www.iniep.org.pl/ search: Research topics: Polish-German relations, German and European studies, European Management: Bach, Jan (chairman of the board) policy. Research projects in 2003: institutional Year of foundation: 1999/2000 factors of the development of the national Supporting institutions: Higher School of Public economy in the internationalisation and global- Administration, Szczecin, the Castle of Pom- isation processes: economic aspects; national eranian Dukes and Szczecin University discourse in the writings of Joseph Roth and Financing: public Jozef Wittlin; regional role of Poland. The im- Main fields: plementation and effects of the EU Eastern • development of specialist knowledge about Enlargement; dynamics of the integration proc- modern Germany and Northern Europe: esses in Europe: mechanisms of rapproche- Denmark, Sweden and Norway and the de- ment or marginalisation; Polish and German velopment of Poland's relations with these collective symbolism; relations between Poland countries in the context of the European in- and German Democratic Republic. Teaching: tegration processes; The Centre offers postgraduate studies and • development of knowledge concerning se- PhD courses in Polish-German relations. Ser- curity issues, the role of Poland, Germany vices: The centre offers consultancy services and Northern Europe in the security system supporting cooperation between Poland and and the role of Euro-Atlantic cooperation; Germany, especially in the fields of economy • civil and political education concerning for- and law. eign affairs policy, European integration and Publications/ papers: Beata Ociepka: Dla kogo Poland's relations with its neighbours telewizja? Model publiczny w through organising conferences and public postkomunistycznej Europie Srodkowej (Who is discussions, open lectures for groups of the television for? Public model in the post- professionals such as teachers, social communist Central Europe), Wroclaw 2002; workers, etc.; Michael Fleischer: Konstrukcja rzeczywistosci • public debates concerning European inte- (Construction of the reality), Wroclaw 2002; gration and Poland's relations with its Krzysztof Ruchniewicz: Warszawa-Berlin-Bonn. neighbours, particularly with Germany and Stosunki polityczne w latach 1949-1958 Northern Europe through contacts with ra- (Warszawa-Berlin-Bonn. Political relations in dio, television and press the years 1949-1958), Wroclaw 2003. • development of good neighbourhood con- Co-operations: The Willy Brandt Centre co- tacts at the Polish/German border and rais- operates with the following institutions: Ameri- ing awareness of this cooperation in Po- can Institute for Contemporary German Studies, land. Washington, Centre de Recherches Interdisci- • progress of European integration proc- plinaires sur l'Allemagne, Paris, BMW Center esses; for German and European Studies, Washing- The Institute’s main activities include: ton, Columbia University in the City of New York • Organisation of training courses for teach- Institute for the Study of Europe, German His- ers of West Pomerania torical Institute, Warsaw, German Poland Insti- • Works on launching post-diploma studies tute, Darmstadt, Geisteswissenschaftliches on Polish/German cross-border relations Zentrum Geschichte und Kultur Ostmitteleu- • Continuation of the following projects: pub- ropas, Leipzig, German Historical Institute, His- lic discussions titled Poland Germany Fo- torical Institute of the University of Wroclaw, rum, sessions of Copernicus Group and the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw, conference of chief editors Institute for Peace and Security Studies at the • Preparing further volumes of the Polish- University of Hamburg, Central Europe Centre German Library in Szczecin for State, Economic and Culture Studies of the Dresden Technical University, North-East Insti-

26 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 • Active participation in promoting the Euro- Scientific institution pean Union Projects: Center for International Relations • Poland-Germany Forum project – the cycle of public debates and discussions during Emilii Plater 25 sessions held at the castle of Pomeranian 00688 Warsaw Dukes, subsidised by Robert Bosch Foun- dation. Tel.: +4822 646 52 67; 646 52 68 • Copernicus Group project - a series of Fax: +4822 646 52 58 meetings of Polish and German experts E-mail: [email protected] evaluating the level of our mutual relations. Internet: http://www.csm.org.pl/en/indexen.htm The project has been implemented in coop- Management: Reiter, Janusz (president); Podol- eration with Deutsches Polen-Institut in ski, Antoni (director) Darmstadt and financed by Robert Bosch Year of foundation: 1995 Foundation and the Foundation of Polish Main fields: The Center for International Rela- and German Cooperation. The latest Co- tions (CIR) is an independent, non- pernicus Group session was held in Poznan governmental establishment dedicated to the on 17-18 January 2003. study of Polish foreign policy as well as those • Polish and German Conference of Chief international political issues, which are of cru- Editors project - a series of regularly held cial importance to Poland. The Center’s primary meetings of chief editors of Polish and objective is to offer political counselling, to de- German papers. scribe Poland's current international situation, Publications/ papers: In cooperation with he and to continuously monitor the government's Higher School of Public Administration and foreign policy moves. The CIR prepares reports Joint federation of German-Polish Associations and analyses, holds conferences and seminars, (Berlin) the institute publishes a series on Ger- publishes books and articles, and carries out man-Polish relations and German-Polish his- research projects and supports working groups. tory. The Center has built up a forum for foreign pol- Events: The Institute has several times taken icy debate for politicians, MPs, civil servants, part in the organisation of seminars on current local government officials, journalists, academ- issues concerning Polish and Ukrainian rela- ics, students and representatives of other tions as well as Polish-German relations: NGOs. The CIR is strongly convinced that, • “Current Issues Concerning Polish and given the foreign policy challenges Poland is Ukrainian Relations and their Historical facing today, it ought to support public debates Background” Szczecin, 9-10 November on international issues in Poland. 2000 The Center's programs are: • “Two Borders. German-Polish Border Ex- • Migration and Homeland Security Program periences and the Future External Border of (development of the European area of free- the European Union - the Polish/Ukrainian dom, security and justice and Poland’s role Border” Szczecin, 15-16 December 2000 within it as an EU border state). • “Poland - Germany - Eastern Europe. • European Program (The Constitutional Questions about Common European East- Treaty and the ratification process in the ern Policy” Summer school for NGOs rep- member states; Coalitions of states in the resentatives from Poland, Germany and EU; Political consequences of the EU Eastern Europe, Szczecin and Warsaw 1-9 enlargement; Future EU enlargements; Pol- July 2001 ish-German relations; The Polish position • Beyond European Union - The Need for an towards EU reform; The Common Foreign European Perspective of Eastern Europe and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Euro- (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), Brussels 26 pean Security and Defence Policy) June 2001 • Transatlantic/Security Program (Polish for- Co-operations: The Institute cooperates with eign policy and ‘atlanticism’; German – German-Polish Institute in Darmstadt, and the American relations; The future of NATO; The International Cooperation Office of the City German and Polish policies towards Hall of Szczecin. Ukraine, Belarus and Russia; American foreign policy – the Central and East Euro- pean perspectives) • Eastern Program (Poland’s relations with Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus and other states of the former Soviet Union, with EU and NATO policies towards this region, and with Polish regional policy.)

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 27 Publications/ papers: rity. Gender democracy, understood as a rela- Mazur-Rafał, M.; Forbrig, J. (eds.), 2002: Po- tionship between men and women without land and Germany in a Changing World: From domination is a guiding principle, which has th the Discussions at the 10 Polish-German Fo- been systematically incorporated in the Foun- rum. Conference Materials (in English and dation’s program areas. Establishing the German) Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Warsaw office in Fulltext: April 2002 during the final phase of accession http://www.csm.org.pl/en/files/DeutchlandPolenineiner Welt.pdf negotiations between the European Union and Events: Conferences: candidate countries was a logical step towards • “Free Movement of Labor Forces after EU building on the Heinrich Böll Foundation´s ac- Enlargement – the case of Poland and tivities in the region of Central Europe. Germany” (International conference in co- The goals of the Böll Foundation, Warsaw Of- operation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung), fice include: 9-11.12.2004 • supporting democracy in Central and East- • “The Polish-German Agenda in an Enlarged ern European Countries through strength- EU. Common and Differing Interests”, (co- ening involvement of civil society in political organiser Konrad Adenauer Foundation and processes important for the region; German-Polish Society), 29-30.09.2003 • supporting societies of Central and Eastern Seminars: European Countries in taking advantage of • ”Polish-German strategic talks. Common the existing instruments and opportunities and Contradictory Interests”, 24-26.06.2004 for realizing postulates and socio-political • “Challenges to National Migration Policies interests in the enlarged European Union; in the EU Context. Polish and German Ex- • supporting socio-political dialogue which periences”, 11.09.2003 promotes “green” values such as respect • VII Polish-German Meeting of Editors-in- for human rights, including women’s rights, Chief (in collaboration with the Robert protection of the natural environment and Bosch Foundation), 22.10.2004 sustainable development. Co-operations: The Center cooperates on a regu- Projects: lar basis with: the Konrad Adenauer Founda- • “Women’s Politics and Empowerment in tion, Poland (CIR's partner); Robert Bosch Central Europe” Stiftung, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Poland; The program provides long-term funding to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, feminist partner organizations in Poland, the Berlin (Germany); The Institute for German Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and organ- Studies of the University of Birmingham (U.K.); izes joint activities promoting networking, the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik in Berlin formulation of common strategies, and the ex- (Germany) and the Institute of Public Affairs. change of expertise among women’s organizations throughout the region. In addition, the Foundation sponsors an annual Small Grant Foundation Competition that provides funding for small projects directed towards strengthening the posi- Heinrich Böll Foundation, Warsaw Office tion of women in Central European societies. • “Our New Europe” ul. Podwale 13, lok. 210 In order to address the complexities of Euro- 00252 Warsaw pean enlargement and integration processes, the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Warsaw office Tel.: +4822 831 63 56 organizes conferences and seminars focusing Fax: +4822 635 79 23 on key aspects of European integration. Doing E-mail: [email protected] so, the Office promotes dialogue, seeking in Internet: http://www.boell.pl/ particular to strengthen the involvement of Cen- Management: Rochon, Agnieszka (director) tral European civil society actors in shaping a Year of foundation: 2002 new Europe. Staff: 9 • “Our Neighbours in Europe” Financing: private The program aims at developing civil society, Main fields: Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, promoting gender equality, integrating Ukraine the Heinrich Böll Foundation is a political non- with the European system of norms and values, profit foundation affiliated with the party of Alli- building good neighbourly relations on the new ance 90/The Greens. The main tasks of the Ukraine–EU border, developing in the Ukrainian Foundation include developing civil society, fos- society attitudes connected with the protection tering sustainable development, promoting hu- of the natural environment and an ecological man rights, as well as introducing and discuss- attitude to natural resources. To achieve these ing an expanded concept of international secu- goals, the Foundation provides institutional and

28 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 program support to three long-term partner or- Foundation ganizations in Ukraine. Through organized meetings and conferences, the Heinrich Böll Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Warsaw Of- Foundation participates actively in socio- fice political debates in Ukraine. • “Integrated Development of Rural Areas” – ul. J. Dąbrowskiego 56 scholarship program 02561 Warsaw The Warsaw office seeks to contribute to the Tel.: +4922 84 53 89 4 development and practical implementation of Fax: +4822 84 85 43 7 integrated rural development concepts and to E-mail: [email protected] strengthen the public discussion of such issues. Internet : http://www.kas.pl/ For this reason, the Foundation has established Management: Raabe, Stephan (head) a scholarship program to support university Year of foundation: 1989 students who write their Master thesis on this Staff: 7 topic. Besides monthly financial support, the Financing: private program consists of special academic semi- Main fields: The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation is nars, workshops and opportunities to gain prac- related to the Christian Democratic movement. tical experience with rural development pro- Having emerged from the 'Society for Christian jects. Through the program, the Heinrich Böll Democratic Education Work' founded in 1956, it Foundation wants to prepare young people for was named after the first Chancellor of the future work in the field of sustainable develop- Federal Republic in 1964. The Konrad- ment of rural areas. Adenauer-Foundation offers political education, Publications/ papers: “Ukraine after the Orange conducts scientific fact-finding research for po- Revolution. Strengthening European and litical projects, grants scholarships to gifted in- Transatlantic Commitments” - publication sum- dividuals, researches the history of Christian marizing two conferences in Kiev held by The Democracy and supports and encourages German Marshall Fund and The Heinrich Böll European unification, international understand- Foundation Events: ing and development-policy cooperation. The • Conference “Europe of Citizens. The politi- activities of the Adenauer-Foundation in Poland cal architecture of Europe and the Citizens' focus mainly on Poland’s integration into the influence on its Shape”, organized in coop- European Union, the Polish-German relations eration with the Information Office of the as well as on Poland’s social and economic Council of Europe, 14 May 2005, Warsaw transformation. In order to support reforms, the • Expert meeting "Ukraine and the Euro- Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation is offering know- Atlantic Community: A Strategic Dialogue", how in political, legal and economic matters. It organized in cooperation with the German organises conferences, seminars and regular Marshall Fund of the United States, 24-25 meetings of political and economic elites. The September 2004, Kiev; Foundation also works together with NGOs, research centres, academic institutes and the • Conference "A Europe of Citizens", organ- church. The Warsaw office is currently intensify- ized in cooperation with the Information Of- ing the engagement of the Adenauer- fice of the Council of Europe Foundation in Belarus. 25 May 2004, Warsaw; Publications: • Conference "Joining the EU to Make • Zygmunt Berdychowski: Podsumowanie Change: The Green Future of an Enlarged konferencji z dnia 6 listopada 2004 na European Union", 24-26 April 2003, War- temat "Polityka wschodnia wystawiona na saw. próbę. Wybory na Ukrainie i Białorusi." Co-operations: The Heinrich Böll Foundation co- (Summary of the conference „Eastern Pol- operates with the following partners: eFKa icy challenged. The Ukrainian and Belaru- Women’s Foundation, Cracow; Gender Studies sian Elections“, 6. Nov. 2004) Center, Prague; Aspekt Women’s Association • Miroslav Karas: Podsumowanie konferencji and Feminist Cultural Magazine), Bratislava; z dnia 6 listopada 2004 na temat "Polityka The Independent Cultural Journal “Ї”, Lviv; Eco- wschodnia wystawiona na próbę.Wybory na club, Rivne; Krona, Kharkiv. Ukrainie i Białorusi." (Summary of the conference „Eastern Policy challenged. The Ukrainian and Belarusian Elections“, 6. Nov. 2004) • Europa - vereint oder entzweit? (Europe – united or disunited?) 2004

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 29 Events: • Semester-long scholarships for German • European Union as a global actor. The fu- undergraduate students and graduates to ture of the Common Foreign and Security take part in an intensive Polish-language Policy in times of crisis, 4 September 2005, course in Cracow or to study in Poland Warsaw; • Semester-long scholarships offered by co- • Between religion and culture in Europe. operating institutions to Polish undergradu- Christianity - Islam – laicism (V international ates and graduates (together with Coperni- conference in the series "Role of the catho- cus e.V. Society and Toepfer Foundation) lic Church in the process of European Inte- • Intensive two-week-long courses in the Pol- gration"), 9-11 September 2005, Cracow; ish language and culture; Visiting Profes- • "From Solidarność to Freedom", interna- sorships for German scholars at the Jagiel- tional conference, 29-31 August 2005, War- lonian University; Seminar on Interpretation saw-Gdańsk; of Vocal Literature; • Europe after the Enlargement, international Publications/ papers: Since 1995, PNTA has ed- conference, 8.-9. April 2005, Warsaw. ited the "Pontes" information bulletin which con- Co-operations: The Polish Robert Schuman tains reports on the completed programmes, Foundation; The Gdansk Institute for Market comments of students about their research Economics; Center for International Relations, stays and information on the planned pro- Warsaw. grammes. Up to January 2001, eight issues of the bulletin had been published. Events: In addition, PNTA organizes many Funds smaller-scale events: seminars, conferences, cultural events, lectures. Polish-German Academic Society Co-operations: It has a partner association, ul. Bronowicka 58/5 Deutsch-Polnische Akademische Gesellschaft 30091 Cracow e.V., which was founded in Kiel in April 1995, the inspiration of former German PTNA grant- Tel.: +4812 638 08 69; +4812 661 40 30 or holders. 661 40 31 Fax: +4812 638 36 70 Copernicus Award E-mail: [email protected] As a rule, the award is jointly conferred every Internet: http://www3.uj.edu.pl/PNTA/index.en.html two years to two researchers, one in Germany and one in Poland Management: Guczalski, Krzysztof, Dr. (presi- Purpose: The prize is awarded for outstanding dent) contributions to German-Polish research coop- Year of foundation: 1993 eration, in particular for promoting young re- Organization: Its executive committee consists of searchers. The prize money of €50,000 is do- young academics from the Jagiellonian Univer- nated in equal shares by the DFG and the sity, while its members are largely former Polish Foundation for Polish Science (Fundacja na and German PTNA grant-holders. Rzecz Nauki Polskiej). The award is divided Main fields: The Society has the following statu- equally among the recipients and is awarded for tory aims: a maximum of five years. Prize-winners may • promoting scholarship as well as academic use the money for any scientific purpose that is and educational exchange and cooperation within the scope of the funding programmes of between Poland and Germany and other both organisations. Funds should be used to countries; further advance research cooperation or the • contributing to learning the language, coun- promotion of young researchers. try and culture and to the development of Use of prize funds by the German partner is contacts and cultural exchange between subject to the DFG's usage guidelines for pro- people of Poland and Germany and other ject funding. Use of prize funds by the Polish countries; partner is subject to the applicable Polish regu- • contributing to strengthening ties between lations. the Polish nation and other European na- Researchers in Germany and Poland who work tions and supporting European integration. at universities or research institutions are eligi- These aims are pursued under the following ble to nominate candidates. They will be made programmes: aware of the prize by a public call for nomina- • Scholarships for undergraduate students, tions. In addition, all previous laureates and re- doctoral students and Polish teaching as- search institutions that are devoted to the Ger- sistants to stay in Germany - semester-long man-Polish cooperation are invited to submit and monthly scholarships for a library re- nominations. search stay.

30 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Candidates will be evaluated according to scientific excellence and the success associated Contents of 2003 like example therewith, which the laureates have achieved in Articles German-Polish cooperation, in particular for the Tomala, M.: Community of Polish-German in- joint promotion of young researchers. terests or only individual Polish and German Award Ceremony The award ceremony will take interests? place alternately in Poland and in Germany. It Matelski, D.: Restitution of polonica form Ger- will be held in a ceremonial setting, appropriate man Democratic Republic to the occasion. Lipnicki, M.: The Debate of the Alliance for Germany and PDS in the People’s Chamber over the role of the GDR heritage in the process Journal description of German unification Popielinski, P.: The origin of the German minor- Orbis Linguarum ity youth organisations activities Lysakowski, P.: Polish-German youth coopera- Place of publication: Wroclaw tion – ten years of work for the rapprochement Publication dates: since 1994, irregular between Poland and Germany. A conclusion Edited by: Institute for German Philology attempt from the Polish perspective pl. Bp. Nankiera 15 Pysz, P.: Stabilisation policy since 1990 – what 50140 Wroclaw is genuinely Polish to it? Tel.: +4871 375 28 67 Documents and Materials Fax: +4871 375 28 62 Madajczyk, P.: Expulsion of Germans from Po- E-mail: [email protected] land in the documents of the Soviet authorities Internet: http://www.orbis-linguarum.net/ in Germany’s Soviet occupied zone Editor- in-chief: Edward Białek Jarzabek, W.: Talks of minister Stefan Ol- Subject area: German Studies (linguistics and szowski during his visit on the 13th and 14th of literature), Cultural Science, German-Polish September 1972 in Bonn relationship. Kaczmarek, T.T.: Marshall Plan and its role for Headings: History of Literature; Linguistics; Mis- the post-war Europe. Vision of global world cellaneous; Literature (texts); Books Centkowski, J.: Political education and Euro- pean integration The journal appears in German. Orbis Lingua- Bruns, Ch.: An example of a cross-border inter- rum has a print and an online version as well as regional cooperation: the Hanseatic Passage a discussion forum. programme

Journal description Recent publications

Polish-German Yearbook Józef M. Fiszer, Jerzy Holze (ed.), 2004: Rezeption der Ostpolitik in der Bundesrepublik Rocznik Polsko-Niemiecki Deutschland und den Ländern des kommu- nistischen Blocks - Polen, UdSSR, DDR, Place of publication: Warsaw Tschechoslowakei, Ungarn (Reception of the Publication dates: yearly since 1991 Eastern Policy in the Federal Republic of Ger- Published by: Institute of Political Science of Pol- many and the countries of the communist block, ish Academy of Poland, USSR, DDR, Czechoslovakia, Hun- ul. Polna 18/20 gary) 00625 Warsaw Warsaw: F.-Ebert Foundation; Institute of Political Studies of Tel.: +4822 825 52 21 Polish Academy of Sciences

Fax: +4822 825 21 46 Kątny, Andrzej (ed.), 2003: Deutsch-polnische E-mail: [email protected] Wechselbeziehungen in Sprache und Kultur Internet: (German-Polish mutual relations in language http://www.isppan.waw.pl/Ksiegarnia/rpn11.htm and culture) Editor- in-chief: Jerzy Holzer Gdańsk: Studia Germanica Gedanensia 11 Subject area: Bilateral relations, Polish-German Co-operation Kosman, Michał, 2004: Zjednoczone Niemcy w Headings: Articles, Documents and materials, procesie integracji europejskiej (1990-2002) Reviews (Germany in the process of European integration) The journal appears in Polish. Occasionally, Poznan: Adam Marszalek. - 205p. articles appear in German language.

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Sakson, A.: Crisis or Normalcy? Reflections on Institutions and Development: At the Nexus Contemporary Polish-German Relations of Global Change http://www.sprawymiedzynarodowe.pl/yearbook/2000/a ndrzej_sakson_crisis_or_normalcy_reflections_on_con Date: January 19-21, 2006 temporary_polish_german_relations.html Conference site: St. Petersburg, Russia Organiser: Global Development Network (GDN) Tomasz Grzegorz Grosse, 2004: Die Zusam- Topics: The Conference will examine the crucial menarbeit zwischen polnischen und deutschen role of institutions in the development process. Regionen in der Perspektive der europäischen The key sessions will include the following top- Integration (The cooperation between Polish ics: institutions and global development, institu- and German regions in the perspective of the tional reforms in transition and developing European integration) countries, poverty alleviation and sustainable Warsaw: F.-Ebert Foundation; Institute of Political Studies of development: the role of institutions. Polish Academy of Sciences http://www.feswar.org.pl/2/activities_d.htm (German More detailed information can be obtained directly from version) the organiser Global Development Network; Second Floor, West Wing, ISID Complex, Vasant Vihar Institu- CONFERENCES tional Area, New Delhi 110 070, INDIA E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.gdnet.org/activities/ annual_conferences/seventh_annual_conference/ announcement

Frauenorganisationen in Polen und announcement Deutschland The European and National Management of Date: January, 2006 Immigrants' Exclusion and Integration - Conference site: Potsdam, Germany EUROFOR Marie-Curie Conference 5 Organiser: Heinrich Böll Foundation Date: March 9-12, 2006 More detailed information can be obtained directly from Conference site: Ljubljana, Slovenia the organiser Organiser: European Migration Centre Berlin Heinrich Böll Foundation, Annekatrin Velasquez Topics: The conference will spotlight new ap- Hackesche Höfe, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41 proaches, theories and policies that deal with 10178 Berlin, Germany the integration of ”strangers” and cultural mi- Tel.: +4930-28-53-40 norities. An international perspective will shed E-mail: [email protected] light on the politics of racism and integration in Internet: http://www.boell.de/ different social contexts. Special focus will be accorded to the management of integration and exclusion in the new EU member states. announcement More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser Freundschaftstheater. Polnisch-ostdeutsche EMZ, Schliemannstr. 23, 10437 Berlin histoire croisée 1945/49-1990 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.emz-berlin.de/konf_e/ Date: January 13–14, 2006 eurofor_conferences/ek_E.htm Conference site: Warsaw, Poland Organiser: German Historical Institute Conference language: German announcement

More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser VII International Scientific Conference DHI Warsaw "Modernization of Economy and the State" Aleje Ujazdowskie 39 Date: April 4-6, 2006 00540 Warsaw Conference site: Moscow, Russia Tel.: +48-22-525 83-00, -02 Organiser: The State University - Higher School Fax: +48-22-525 83 37 of Economics with participation of the World E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.dhi.waw.pl/de/aktualnosci/ Bank and International Monetary Fund. konferencje/index2.php?nr_art=168 Topics: Workshops and round tables of the Conference will be devoted to following priority problems: State, Public Governance and Civil

32 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 Society; Institutions and Demand for Law; Viera Wallnerova, NISPAcee Project Manager, Education, Science, Innovations and Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Tel: +421-2-6428 Modernization of Economy; Social Processes 5558. and Social Policy; Political Economy of E-mail: [email protected] Reforms; Economic Development and the Internet: Influence of State; Economic and Social http://www.nispa.sk/_portal/files/conferences/2006/Call_ for_Papers_2006.pdf Cooperation between Business and Public Authorities; Effectiveness, Efficiency and Modernization of State Institutions. The announcement organizers invite Russian and foreign specialists in the field of modernization of Forth International Conference "Hierarchy economy and modernization of state to and Power in the History of Civilizations" participate in the conference. Conference fee: Expenses of invited paper givers Date: June 13-16, 2006 from the CIS and Eastern Europe might be par- Conference site: Moscow, Russia tially covered by the World Bank Office in the Organiser: Center for Civilizational and Regional Russian Federation, Moscow. Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences Topics: The conference discusses civilizational More detailed information can be obtained directly from and evolutionary models of socio-political de- the organiser velopment, especially hierarchy, net structures, E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.hse.ru/temp/2006/04_04- and interactions in history, cultures, and civiliza- 06_conf_eng.shtml tions. Cultural and socio-biological foundations and factors of dominance in human societies are also examined by looking at power strate- announcement gies and ideology and legitimation of power in different civilizational contexts. Other topics re- Prague Conference on Political Economy lated to hierarchy and power, such as violence (PCPE) in the history of political institutions, the economy, access to information, or forms of socio- Date: April 21-23, 2006 political organization are addressed, too. Conference site: Prague, Czech Republic More detailed information can be obtained directly from Organiser: Austrian School of Economics a Poli- the organiser tical Economy of Freedom Anastasia Banschikova, Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies, More detailed information can be obtained directly from Russian Academy of Sciences, the organiser Jozef Zdechovan, University of Economics, Tel.: 30/1 Spiridonovka St., 123001 Moscow, Russia +420776294443 (mobile). E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Internet: Internet: http://pcpe.libinst.cz/pcpe06/ http://civreg.ru/english/conf/hierarchy2006.html

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Public Administration and Public Policy in Emerging Europe & Eurasia: For Profes- sionalism, Impartiality and Transparency. DATA The 14th NISPAcee Annual Conference Date: May 11-13, 2006 Empirical data on German-Polish Relations Conference site: Ljubljana, Slovenia Organiser: The Network of the Institutes and • Deutschland – Polen: Die Kluft ist noch Schools of Public Administration in Central and groß. Umfrage im Auftrag von GEO Special Eastern Europe (NISPA) belegt ein schwieriges Nachbarschafts- Topics: The NISPAcee Conference provides a verhältnis, Hamburg, 30. Juli 2004 forum to encourage the exchange of informa- http://www.geo.de/GEO/static/presse_info/geo_speci al_polen_umfrage.pdf tion and developments in the theory and prac- • Xymena Dolińska, Mateusz Fałkowski: tice of public administration and public policy. Polen und Deutschland. Gegenseitige The Conference addresses experts, scholars Wahrnehmung vor der Osterweiterung der and practitioners who work in the field of public Europäischen Union. Institute of Public administration in Central and Eastern Europe. Affairs, Warsaw. More detailed information can be obtained directly from http://www.ifg.uni.wroc.pl/dbase/polen- the organiser deutschland.pdf

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 33 • Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt: Werte, Interes- tory. sen, Gemeinschaftssinn? Ergebnisse der http://www.deutsche-und-polen.de „Deutsch-Polnischen Elitestudie“. Wissen- • The portal on Poland - maintained by schaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung Herder Institute - which is to serve as an in- Januar 2001. WZB - Papers, P 01 – 301. formation platform on Polish history and http://skylla.wz-berlin.de/pdf/2001/p01-301.pdf historical research concerning Poland. • Ecker, Matthias: 'Political Boundary Making' http://www.herder-institut.de/historicum/ toward Poland: Social Identities and polen/index.html Interest-Formation in German Elite • Goethe Institute, Warsaw Reasoning. WZB - Papers, P 99-307. http://skylla.wz-berlin.de/pdf/1999/p99-307.pdf http://www.goethe.de/ms/war/deindex.htm • Spohn, Willfried: European East-West • Goethe Institute, Cracow http://www.goethe.de/ms/kra/deindex.htm Integration, Nation-Building and National Identities - The Reconstruction of German- • German culture international http://deutsche-kultur-international.de/home/ Polish Relations. Frankfurt: Frankfurter index.html?dir_id=0&lang=en§ion= Institut für Transformationsstudien 2002. • Germany Info: Culture and Life http://fit.euv-frankfurt-o.de/Veroeffentlichungen/ http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/culture/ Discussion%20Papers/PDF-Format/05-02Spohn.PDF culture.html • “Germany and Poland” – Information from Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS), Federal Foreign Office Warsaw (Poland) : http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/de/ • The attitudes toward other nations. January eu_politik/aktuelles/zukunft/d_pl_zusammenarbeit/ 2005 index_html http://www.cbos.com.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2005/K_001_ • Robert Bosch-Stiftung 05.PDF http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/foerderung/ • Self-Identifications and national Pride of the voelker2/fr_02040000.html?/02040100.html Poles, October 2004 • Friedrich Ebert Stiftung http://www.cbos.com.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2004/K_162_ http://library.fes.de/library/netzquelle/deutsch- 04.PDF polnisch/index2.html • Opinions about the Polish-German Rela- • „Polenbild“ Auswahlbibliographie http://www.bkge.de/10778.html tions and War Reparations, 2004 http://www.cbos.com.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2004/K_169_ • Verbundkatalog Östliches Europa 04.PDF http://www2.herne.de/voe/ • Do the Poles like other nations? January2003 Poland http://www.cbos.com.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2003/K_001_ 03.PDF • The Poles' Attitude to other Nations. August Polish institutes of German Studies 2001 • University Opole, Faculty of Philology, Insti- • Poles about the Reconciliation with tute of German Philology Germans and Ukrainians. July 2001 http://www-ifg.uni.opole.pl/pl/indexpl.htm • Attitudes to the Free Market and • University of Rzeszow, Faculty of Philoso- Democracy in Poland and Germany. April phy, Institute of German Philology 2001 http://www.univ.rzeszow.pl/eng/inst_phil_ger.php • University of Gdansk, Faculty of Philology • The Attitude to other Nations in Poland, the and History, Institute of German Philology Czech Republic, Hungary and Lithuania, http://monika.univ.gda.pl/~sekger/ November 2000 http://monika.univ.gda.pl/~sekger/de/fremdkomm.h tml • University of Szczecin, Faculty of Humani- ties, Institute of German Studies INTERNET http://germ.univ.szczecin.pl/ang/index.html • Copernicus University, Faculty of Philology, Chair of German Studies Deutschland http://www.ger.uni.torun.pl/ • Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of • The official website of the German-Polish Modern Languages and Literature, Institute Year 2005/2006. of German Philology http://www.de-pl.info/de/ http://www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~ifguam/ • The site maintained by Berlin-Brandenburg • Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Philology, Broadcasting, providing access to important Institute of German Philology http://www.filg.uj.edu.pl/ifg/ events, maps, newspapers, persons, places • University of Wroclaw, Institute of Interna- and topic related to the Polish-German his- tional Studies, German Studies Department http://www.ism.uni.wroc.pl/zniemcye.htm

34 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, December 2005 • Warsaw University, Faculty of Modern Lan- guages, Institute of German Studies http://www.germanistyka.uw.edu.pl/ • University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies http://www.wsmip.uni.lodz.pl/niemcy_pliki/niemcy. htm • University of Zielona Gora, Faculty of Hu- manities, Institute of German Studies http://www.ifg.uz.zgora.pl/

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of German Studies http://www.isppan.waw.pl/zaklady/niemcy.htm

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