Call for Papers: 15th Annual International Student Conference of the Cold War History Research Center, Budapest

The Cold War History Research Center at Corvinus University of Budapest is now accepting proposals for its 15th Annual International Student Conference to be held on May 27–28, 2025.

15th Annual International Student Conference of the Cold War History Research Center, Budapest

CALL FOR PAPERS
From BA, MA, and doctoral students

The Cold War History Research Center is now accepting proposals for its 15th Annual International Student Conference to be held at Corvinus University of Budapest on May 27–28, 2025.

The conference will take place in Budapest, Hungary, and organized in collaboration with the Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington D.C.

As in previous conferences, this year’s event will focus on the Cold War era in general and the post-Cold War period.

Possible topics may include (but are not limited to):

  • East Central Europe in the Cold War and its Aftermath
  • Hungary in the Cold War
  • Western Europe and the Cold War
  • The Soviet Union and the United States in the Cold War
  • Asia and Africa in the Cold War and its Aftermath
  • International Relations during the Cold War
  • International Relations in the post-Cold War era

Please send an abstract on any of the above topics. Abstracts should be approximately 3000–5000 characters long and should be sent in Word format via email to:
Research Coordinator, PhD candidate Renata DRAVUCZ: coordinator@coldwar.hu.

Deadline for Proposal Submission: March 30, 2025.

Selected participants will be invited to make a 20-minute presentation at the conference; a written paper is not required.

About the Cold War History Research Center

The Cold War History Research Center is a virtual research center based in East Central Europe, established in 1998. Through its English-language website (http://coldwar.hu), established in 2000, the Center provides free online materials on the history of the former Soviet Bloc countries. The Center offers numerous articles, documents, chronologies, bibliographies, and finding aids, making it an indispensable resource for international scholars and students studying the Cold War, Communism, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Bloc.

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