Beschreibung
Higher education and academia have been central pillars of
the modern state in creating a new political and social
elite. In Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, these
new elites were first educated in the big European centers
of higher education, in particular Germany and the Habsburg
monarchy. Over time, new national centers of higher
education emerged, often with the role to to strengthen the
new nation states. Contributions in this book explore
ruptures and continuities of higher education in the
countries of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. They
focus on academic migration, the impact of the nation state
on the academia, as well as the Communist legacies and
challenges of transition.
Florian Bieber is a Professor of Southeast
European History and Politics at the University of Graz and
Director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies.
Harald Heppner is a Professor of Southeast European History
at the University of Graz and Director of the Department of
History.
