Professor Dr. Carlos Reijnen

Biography

Carlos Reijnen is an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam specializing in East-West relations and European integration. His academic work focuses particularly on Central and Eastern European history and politics with a strong inclination towards questions regarding the accessibility of information and data, alongside the logistical dimensions of research and education. His current research interests include the construction of the European public sphere, Czech perceptions of Europe, and the impact of Stalinist nationalism on Czech societies. His dissertation, 'At the Threshold of Europe: Czechs and Europe in the Twentieth Century' (Leiden, 2005), received distinction and reflects his focus on the complexities of European integration and identity. Reijnen's projects investigate competing memories of the European past and the cultural and intellectual exchanges that define Europe in the post-Cold War era.

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