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News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)
Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024
“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.
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News from the GHI WashingtonGHI hosts Symposium “Trust in Museums: Potential, Challenges, and Societal Importance”
As a part of the BMBF’s “German Science Year 2024 – Freedom,” the German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington hosted a symposium together with the German Embassy focusing on public trust in museums with a particular focus on research museums and how this relates to a broader trust in science.
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News from Freie Universität BerlinCitizens of the World – Celebrating the 60th anniversary of JFK’s programmatic speech at FU Berlin
In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin. To commemorate this event, the university hosted the event “Citizens of the World. The Historical Roots and Future of Academic Freedom”.
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News from the University of FreiburgOldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
An international team of researchers including the University of Freiburg identifies engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled building plans in human history.
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News from the GHI WashingtonGerman Historical Institute Launches New Edition of Its Award-Winning Website GHDI
The GHI is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website German History in Documents and Images (GHDI), a collection of primary sources and supplementary essays presenting the history of Germany and the German-speaking lands from the early modern era to the present day offered in both German and English.
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